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Preface |
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The Routledge Essentials of Online Learning Series |
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Introduction to This Guide |
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i.1 A Unique Guide for Online Course Design |
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i.2 Who Are the Guide and Website For? |
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i.3 What Do Online Students Need? |
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i.4 A Standards-Based Approach |
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i.5 Organization of the Book |
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i.7 This Guide as a Model |
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1 Orientation to Online Teaching and Learning |
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1.1 Online Learning Today |
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1.2 Asynchronous Learning |
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1.3 Online Course Delivery |
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1.4 Features of a Learning Management System |
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1.5 Time: On-Site vs. Online |
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1.6 Summary and Standards |
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2 Elements of an Online Course: A Tour |
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2.2 Features of a Learning Management System (LMS) |
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3 Language and Writing Style |
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3.1 Rationales for Clear, Concise Writing |
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3.7 Writing Instructions and Announcements |
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3.9 Language in Audio, Video, and Multimedia |
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3.11 Summary and Standards |
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4 Visual Design Basics |
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4.1 Rationales for Good Visual Design |
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4.6 Visual Design with Audio, Video, and Multimedia |
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4.7 Visual Design and Mobile Devices |
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4.9 Summary and Standards |
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5 Engaging the Online Learner |
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5.2 Student Learning Abilities/Preferences |
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5.3 Roles of Participants in an Engaged Learning Process |
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5.4 Collaborative Learning |
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5.5 Summary and Standards |
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6 Activities and Tools: Working Collaboratively and Independently |
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6.1 Class Participation and Discussions |
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6.2 Online Journaling Activities |
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6.3 Shared Knowledge Base |
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6.6 Summary and Standards |
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7 Resources that Engage |
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7.1 Text-Based Supplemental Resources |
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7.2 Images: Photos, Screenshots, Charts, Graphs, and Illustrations |
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7.4 Varying Voices and Perspectives |
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7.5 Experiences from the Field |
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7.8 Summary and Standards |
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8 Assessment and Feedback |
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8.1 Assessing Learning Outcomes |
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8.2 Ongoing and Varied Assessment |
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8.4 Other Types of Feedback |
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8.5 Setting Learner Expectations |
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8.6 Assessment of Activities |
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8.7 What about Exams and Testing? |
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8.8 Summary and Standards |
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9 Building the Course Foundation: Outcomes, Syllabus, and Course Outline |
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9.1 The Critical Importance of Learning Outcomes |
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9.3 Using the Course Outline as the Framework for Your Online Course |
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9.4 Groundwork for Lessons |
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9.5 Summary and Standards |
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10 Structuring the Course Content: The Online Presentation |
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10.1 Designing Engaging Content |
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10.2 The Presentation: Introducing and Reinforcing Knowledge |
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10.4 Building the Course in the LMS |
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10.5 Summary and Standards |
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Appendix A: Writing Learning Outcomes |
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A.1 Learning Outcomes Support Online Course Development |
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A.2 Outcomes vs. Objectives |
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A.3 Rationales for Writing Learning Outcomes |
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A.4 How to Write Clear, Concise Learning Outcomes |
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Appendix B: Using the Standards Checklist |
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B.2 Ease of Communication |
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B.3 Pedagogical and Organizational Design |
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B.6 Learning Interactions and Community |
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B.9 Evaluation and Grading |
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References |
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Index |
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