You CAN Teach Online! The McGraw Hill Guide to Building Creative Learning Environments [Spiral-bound]

Gary S Moore (Author), Kathryn Winograd (Author), Dan Lange (Author), Gary Moore (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072455179 | ISBN-13: 978-0072455175 | Publication Date: February 16, 2001 | Edition: 1

You CAN Teach Online! is a web-enhanced text provides easy-to-follow examples of pedagogical techniques, and tools that will be useful for faculty interested in developing online courses in the traditional and online classrooms. Throughout the text, numerous technical drawings, charts, graphs, and photographs are displayed to illustrate the very latest in educational technology. With this information, readers will learn to have the confidence to translate their traditional classroom materials to an online environment.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 256 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 1 edition (February 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072455179
• ISBN-13: 978-0072455175
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,609,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars E-Learning as Next Killer Application, April 9, 2001

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Bat "batphone" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You CAN Teach Online! The McGraw Hill Guide to Building Creative Learning Environments (Spiral-bound)

"You CAN Teach Online!" provides easy-to-follow examples of pedagogical techniques, and tools that will be useful for faculty interested in developing online courses in the traditional and online classrooms. Throughout the text, numerous technical drawings, charts, graphs, and photographs are displayed to illustrate the very latest in educational technology.

Just as every writer needs an editor, a field expert needs structure for building a good educational course.

The book follows its own advice in layout and avails to the reader a website with lots of goodies to download (free!).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Enough Hands On!, June 10, 2003

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Coding Genius "CG" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You CAN Teach Online! The McGraw Hill Guide to Building Creative Learning Environments (Spiral-bound)

This book was more touchy-feely to me than practical. I have taught extensively in the past, and do not need a book that gives me fundamental pedagogical skills -- I already possess them.

I was looking for a book that would assist me in converting a course from face-to-face to online. This book has an extensive section on the technologies required to teach online, which will be helpful to those who have never used computer before; to me, it was a waste of space.

There is no discussion of merits of different instructional design methodologies, and not a lot of concrete examples of how to teach online. This is a very light book, and I wouldn't use it anywhere except possibly to familiarize upper management with the logistics of online teaching.

For those teachers/professors/instructors/educators who are going to be on the front lines of online education, you can give this book a pass.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Information, Helpful tips and tricks, April 10, 2001

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Arta Szathmary (Newtown, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You CAN Teach Online! The McGraw Hill Guide to Building Creative Learning Environments (Spiral-bound)

Finally a practical, useful book covering both the background materials and basic information needed to select a delivery system, develop a course, and conduct a class at a college level. Moore, Winograd and Lange combine to present materials that are not biased toward one publisher or delivery system. They share details on many of the major players in the field, and permit the reader to apply the the lessons learned to developing their own course to be delivered via F2F or distance education.

Emphasis is given to helping the faculty member personalize the online learning experience for the student. Various teaching styles are discussed and hints for applying web enhanced experiences are given.

Appropriate attention is given to the task of translating content of the course to an online mode. Hints and tips are included for creating syllabus, assingments, discussion questions and other tools that will increase interactivity. Once the course is "designed", they step the reader through many of the details and mechancis of actually converting the materials to online format.

Time is taken to help the reader realize that once the course is created, the real work is ready to begin. Implementation includes conducting the class utilizing the designed materials and making any modfications and/or changes that are necessary as the semester progresses. Tips include maintaining a schedule throughout the week, and providing rich, rapid feeback to the students. Evaluation techniques are discussed with the idea of being able to improve the course materials, format and schedule in the future.

This book provides a number of checklists and tables that will be valuable tools for the reader. The companion website is a valuable list of resources and hyperlinks that provide hours and hours of fun.