Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (3rd Edition) [Paperback]

Michael Simonson (Author), Sharon E. Smaldino (Author), Michael Albright (Author), Susan Zvacek (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131196308 | ISBN-13: 978-0131196308 | Publication Date: July 10, 2005 | Edition: 3

This book provides a research-based exploration of distance education which covers both foundations and applications. The third edition of Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education now emphasizes the importance of Internet-based instruction in providing you with the basics you need to become a knowledgeable distance educator, including theory and research that inform distance learning, practical skills and knowledge needed to function immediately in a distance learning environment, and managerial and administrative issues that arise in the distance learning environment. Inservice Teachers and Instructional Designers/Trainers.

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The second edition of this leading book offers everything readers need to know in order to make the experience of the distance learner as complete and satisfying as that of the local learner. Here is concise, to-the-point coverage of the foundations of the field and how it came to be dominated by the World Wide Web and the Internet. And here is expansive, practical, hands-on instruction in exactly how to do distance teaching through computer technology, videotape, or simple audio techniques. Increased coverage of online learning provides specifics on designing, delivering, and evaluating online learning in every chapter. Moreover, the authors cover such hard-to-address topics as copyright protection and plagiarism; and offer treatment of multiple instructional models suitable for distance education. For distance teachers and learners. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Michael Simonson is a program professor at Nova Southeastern University in the Instructional Technology and Distance Education program. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in Instructional Systems. He works with schools, organizations, and corporations to assist them to integrate instructional technology and distance education into teaching and training, and on the development of virtual schools. Simonson has authored four major textbooks dealing with distance education, instructional technology, instructional computing, and instructional media. Mike has over 150 scholarly publications, and in excess of 200 professional presentations dealing with distance education and instructional technology. Simonson has considerable experience working with domestic and international businesses and industries, especially on projects related to instructional technology, virtual schools, and distance education. Technology planning, distance education/virtual school policy development and effective design of online instruction are current projects. He is editor of the Quarterly Review of Distance Education, Distance Learning Journal, and Proceedings of Selected Research and Development Papers presented at the Annual Conventions of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. He has won the award for most outstanding research in the field of distance education presented by the United States Distance Learning Association. Most recently he has been an external evaluator South Dakota’s Connecting the Schools and Digital Dakota Network projects, and is a consultant for the U.S. Army Research Institute. Simonson was honorably discharged as a Captain from the United States Marine Corps (R).

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3 edition (July 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131196308
• ISBN-13: 978-0131196308
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #919,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Distance Education Fieldbook, May 19, 2003

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Prof David T Wright (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Of great value to students, educators, managers as well as developers of the technology and learning interaction channels.

Thorough, sparsely illustrated chapters span:
- foundations and history, including correspondence
- research & distance education
- technologies- taxonomy, live video, classrooms
- copyright
- instructional design- process, planning, issues, models
- student- leaner responsibilities
- teaching- role, policy
- handouts, study guides, visuals
- WWW
- assessment tools (of students)
- evaluating teaching success

Overall, a complete and vendor-neutral, balanced view of the field. Perhaps of greatest use to students contemplating signing up for a course and their future professors. Check analysts like Gartner, IDC and others for the business & market dynamic aspects surrounding the actual learning interaction.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction, August 29, 2005

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This review is from: Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I use this book as my text in The Foundations of Distance Education and Training course I teach at the University of Phoenix. It has recently been updated and in the past 4 years of teaching this class, not a single student has complained about the book (somewhat unusual).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TEC565 TEXTBOOK, January 29, 2009

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S. LEWIS "*~Missy~*" (San Diego CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (4th Edition) (Paperback)

I like this textbook...it is user friendly and well organized. It also offers a plethora of information for learning how to start a distance learning course from the foundation up. I will definitely keep this book for reference after the class is over.