Authors: Monolescu, Catherine Schifter (Editor), Linda Greenwood
ISBN-13: 9781591401209, ISBN-10: 1591401208
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: IGI Global
Date Published: September 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)
The Distance Education Evolution: Case Studies addresses issues regarding the development and design of online courses, and the implementation and evaluation of an online learning program. Several chapters include design strategies for online courses that range from the specific to the universal. Many authors address pedagogical issues from both a theoretical and applied perspective. This diverse compilation of contributions by Temple University administrators and faculty gives a comprehensive overview of the distance education experience that can serve as a guide to others interested in providing quality distance education.
Foreword and Preface | ||
Ch. I | Creating an Online Program | 1 |
Ch. II | Faculty Participation in Distance Education Programs: Practices and Plans | 22 |
Ch. III | Can a Viable DE Program Stay Behind the Technology "Wave"? | 40 |
Ch. IV | Universal Design for Online Education: Access for All | 67 |
Ch. V | Certain about Uncertainty: Strategies and Practices for Virtual Teamwork in Online Classrooms | 116 |
Ch. VI | Education Mirrors Industry: On the Not-So Surprising Rise of Internet Distance Education | 142 |
Ch. VII | Evaluating a Distance Education Program | 163 |
Closing Remarks. Online Teaching, Copyrights, and the Need for Concerted Solutions | 185 | |
Ch. VIII | Creating and Using Multiple Media in an Online Course | 192 |
Ch. IX | Teaching a Studies-in-Race Course Online: The Challenges and the Rewards | 214 |
Ch. X | Media Entrepreneurship as an Online Course: A Case Study | 240 |
Ch. XI | The Uses and Impact of Academic Listservs in University Teaching: An Exploratory Study | 258 |
Ch. XII | Design and Evaluation of an Internet-Based Personalized Instructional System for Social Psychology | 286 |
Conclusion | 315 | |
About the Authors | 318 | |
Index | 324 |