E-Moderating: The Key to Online Teaching and Learning [Paperback]

Gilly Salmon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 12, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0415335442 | ISBN-13: 978-0415335447 | Edition: 2

Interest in online teaching, learning and training continues to grow, yet one thing remains constant: the key role of the e-moderator in ensuring the quality and success of online learning. This book – an online learning classic – is essential for anyone teaching online or developing online courses and process.

Practical and accessible, E-moderating is a user’s guide to working effectively in the virtual world, covering key areas including: the why, what and how of e-moderating; becoming a good e-moderator; the benefits to learners of e-moderating; training to become an effective e-moderator; and featuring a unique collection of resources for practitioners.

Editorial Reviews

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‘Few writers can appeal to both academics and practitioners. Few writers can take complex subjects and open them out in away that is both clear and entertaining, Gilly Salmon managed both of these challenges in writing E-moderating.’ - Martyn Sloman, author of The E-learning Revolution

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (March 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415335442
• ISBN-13: 978-0415335447
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,241,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars E-Moderating for Facilitors, January 26, 2007

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Steve R. Madsen (Wollongong, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: E-Moderating: The Key to Online Teaching and Learning (Paperback)

For teachers who are contemplating making use of elearning activities. This is a well presented book and worthwhile. It focuses on distance education learning and tertiary students. It also focuses on what skills are needed by the facilitor to make use of software such as WebCT, Blackboard, Moodle etc. The concepts covered in the text can be easily adapted for high school.