Authors: Chih-Hsiung Tu, Michael Corry
ISBN-13: 9780789022882, ISBN-10: 0789022885
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: December 2003
Edition: 1st Edition
Nineteen American academics contribute ten chapters which describe real-life experiences in distance learning, provide practical advice on how to set up effective distance education, and point out concerns and cautions to be aware of when working with this method of education. The text includes discussion of both K-12 and higher education settings. Simultaneously co-published as Computers in the Schools, Volume 20, Number 3 2003. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Distance Education: What Works Well | 1 | |
Development of the Digital High School Project: A School-University Partnership | 3 | |
The Design, Development, and Implementation of LUDA Virtual High School | 15 | |
Distance Education in the Rural K-12 Environment | 27 | |
Quality Connection: Going the Distance | 33 | |
Faculty Development: Using Distance Education Effectively in the Classroom | 41 | |
Building Active Online Interaction via Collaborative Learning Community | 51 | |
The Roles, Functions and Skills of Moderators of Online Educational Computer Conferences for Distance Education | 61 | |
Get a Life: Six Tactics for Optimizing Time Spent Online | 73 | |
Determining If Distance Education Is the Right Choice: Applied Strategic Thinking in Education | 103 | |
Fads, Distance Education, and the Importance of Theory | 121 | |
Index | 129 |