The Student Guide to Successful Online Learning: A Handbook of Tips, Strategies, and Techniques [Paperback]

White (Author), Baker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 7, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0205341047 | ISBN-13: 978-0205341047

Take charge of your online learning! The Student Guide to Successful Online Learning is a practical handbook of suggestions for this increasingly significant form of modern education. From selecting online programs to dealing with online class work, readers can discover the opportunities and overcome the challenges of learning online. "Application Exercises" at the end of each chapter provide opportunities for readers to automatically apply what they have learned and to immediately progress in their own online learning endeavor. Author Bio: Ken W. White holds a M.E., M.A. and Ph.D. in Speech Communications from the University of Washington. He is a faculty member at Everett Community College in Washington State, where he teaches education and speech classes. He specializes in organizational, interpersonal, and instructional communication. Ken has written a number of journal articles and books and has taught online courses for the University of Phoenix (UOP) for ten years. He served as Assistant Department Chair for General Studies at the UOP Online Campus, San Francisco, and is a past member of the University's Academic Cabinet. Jason D.Baker is an associate professor of education at Regent University, where he teaches and conducts research about online distance education. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, a M.A. in Education, and a Ph.D. in Communication. Jason has written a number of Internet-related books and articles. He has advised and trained faculty in the use of educational technology, both in traditional classes and in the design of online classes, and has been an active online instructor and distance learner since 1996. Find more books on related topics at www.ablongman.com/highered

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Take charge of your online learning! The Student Guide to Successful Online Learning is a practical handbook of suggestions for this increasingly significant form of modern education. From selecting online programs to dealing with online class work, readers can discover the opportunities and overcome the challenges of learning online. “Application Exercises” at the end of each chapter provide opportunities for readers to automatically apply what they have learned and to immediately progress in their own online learning endeavor.

Author Bio:

Ken W. White holds a M.E., M.A. and Ph.D. in Speech Communications from the University of Washington. He is a faculty member at Everett Community College in Washington State, where he teaches education and speech classes. He specializes in organizational, interpersonal, and instructional communication. Ken has written a number of journal articles and books and has taught online courses for the University of Phoenix (UOP) for ten years. He served as Assistant Department Chair for General Studies at the UOP Online Campus, San Francisco, and is a past member of the University's Academic Cabinet.

Jason D. Baker is an associate professor of education at Regent University, where he teaches and conducts research about online distance education. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, a M.A. in Education, and a Ph.D. in Communication. Jason has written a number of Internet-related books and articles. He has advised and trained faculty in the use of educational technology, both in traditional classes and in the design of online classes, and has been an active online instructor and distance learner since 1996.

Find more books on related topics at www.ablongman.com/highered

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon (November 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205341047
• ISBN-13: 978-0205341047
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the online student, February 13, 2012

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Gina Burgess (Picayune, MS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Student Guide to Successful Online Learning: A Handbook of Tips, Strategies, and Techniques (Paperback)

This book should be a must for any online curriculum. It covers the realm of netiquette as well as learning styles. If a person doesn't know how she or he learns the best in order to retain more, then the success of online learning is diminished proportionately.

If there are any students just beginning an online curriculum, or any students that have to take just one online class, this guide will help you get the most bang for your bucks. Nothing is more frustrating than spending an huge amount of money and getting almost nothing in return. Plus, it will help you to win friends and influence people online, give you great insight to your fellow students and instructor, and make you smell good... well, maybe not the last, but certainly the first two.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Online learning, July 31, 2006

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Y. Askew "Helping Hands" (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Student Guide to Successful Online Learning: A Handbook of Tips, Strategies, and Techniques (Paperback)

It was very helpful and informative about what to expect from the online enviroment. I think everything is covered, so there should not be any questions that are not answered.