Empowering Online Learning
100+ Activities for Reading, Reflecting, Displaying, and Doing
Curtis J. Bonk ; Ke Zhang
- This
- is
- an
- essential
- resource
- for
- anyone
- designing
- or
- facilitating
- online
- learning.
- It
- introduces
- an
- easy,
- practical
- model
- (R2D2:
- read,
- reflect,
- display,
- and
- do)
- that
- will
- show
- online
- educators
- how
- to
- deliver
- content
- in
- ways
- that
- benefit
- all
- types
- of
- learners
- (visual,
- auditory,
- observational,
- and
- kinesthetic)
- from
- a
- wide
- variety
- of
- backgrounds
- and
- skill
- levels.
- With
- a
- solid
- theoretical
- foundation
- and
- concrete
- guidance
- and
- examples,
- this
- book
- can
- be
- used
- as
- a
- handy
- reference,
- a
- professional
- guidebook,
- or
- a
- course
- text.
- The
- authors
- intend
- for
- it
- to
- help
- online
- instructors
- and
- instructional
- designers
- as
- well
- as
- those
- contemplating
- such
- positions
- design,
- develop,
- and
- deliver
- learner-centered
- online
- instruction.Empowering
- Online
- Learning
- has
- 25
- unique
- activities
- for
- each
- phase
- of
- the
- R2D2
- model
- as
- well
- as
- summary
- tables
- helping
- you
- pick
- and
- choose
- what
- to
- use
- whenever
- you
- need
- it.
- Each
- activity
- lists
- a
- description,
- skills
- addressed,
- advice,
- variations,
- cost,
- risk,
- and
- time
- index,
- and
- much
- more.This
- title
- is
- loaded
- with
- current
- information
- about
- emerging
- technologies
- (e.g.,
- simulations,
- podcasts,
- wikis,
- blogs)
- and
- the
- Web
- 2.0.
- With
- a
- useful
- model,
- more
- than
- 100
- online
- activities,
- the
- latest
- information
- on
- emerging
- technologies,
- hundreds
- of
- quickly
- accessible
- Web
- resources,
- and
- relevance
- to
- all
- types
- and
- ages
- of
- learners--Empowering
- Online
- Learning
- is
- a
- book
- whose
- time
- has come.
