IntroductionIncreasingly, education is moving into the online world, and a growing body of literature reflects this from the teaching perspective. Online teaching and learning is now being written about and researched at great length, and this existing work provides valuable support for the educational community that is practising teaching and learning online.However, very little has been written on the subject of managing this new online educational world.This book a...

This no-nonsense guide addresses the questions that people might feel too embarrassed to ask about going freelance ... like how to raise an invoice, submit a tax return, claim expenses, network, and use social media. Fiona also details why working from home is proven to have a positive impact on productivity and mental health, and why so many women are making the leap into freelancing out of necessity. Filled with must-have information, helpful check-ins, and a strong focus on understandin...

How can online instructors and course designers' instruction harness the popular Web 2.0 tool, the wiki, for successful collaboration and learning outcomes? This book focuses on using wikis in the active learning processes that are the hallmark of collaborative learning and constructivism. It provides both the pedagogical background and practical guidelines, tools, and processes for accomplishing these goals with special emphasis on wikis and other collaborative design tools. This book sup...

This picture book, through gentle humor, introduces to 4-8 year old children the concepts that trust is earned and that it’s OK to say no.

Put your course online now, without sacrificing pedagogical qualityConquering the Content: A Blueprint for Online Course Design and Development, Second Edition is a highly practical guide to creating online courses. With guidance on incorporating learning theory into online course content, as well as a host of templates, learning guides, and sample files, this book furnishes instructors and instructional designers with the information and tools they need t...

Emphasising the issues of usability, accessibility, evaluation and effectiveness and illustrated by case studies drawn from contemporary projects from around the world, this book considers:the fundamentals of mobile technologies and devicesthe educational foundations of modern networked learningthe issues that underpin mobile learning and make it accessible for all usersthe challenges of making mobile learning a substantial and sustainable compon...

Study Guide … is a collection of study guides that introduce students – and not only students – to poems, novels or plays written in English. They facilitate learning supplying the most important information about the literary works and so fostering their comprehension.The first part of the notes about Wuthering Heights includes the historical, social and literary background of the period in which the book is written and some biographical notes about the author, E...

Award-winning in its first edition, this book is an essential guide to the use of technology in flexible and distance learning, weighing up the pros and cons of different media. Fully updated, this second edition:examines criteria and guidelines for the design and delivery of effective teaching, using modern learning technologiesfocuses on the use of the Internet for distance and flexible educationconsiders the design and use of emerging technologies such ...

Study Guide… is a collection of notes that introduce students – and not only students – to poems, novels or plays written in English. They facilitate learning supplying the most important information about literary works and so fostering their comprehension.The first part of the study guide about Pygmalion deals with the historical, social and literary background of the period in which the book was written, and some biographical notes about the author, G. B. Shaw. The secon...

First Published in 2008. Sponsored by the Association of Educational Communication and Technology (AECT), the third edition of this groundbreaking Handbook continues the mission of its predecessors: to provide up-to-date summaries and syntheses of recent research pertinent to the educational uses of information and communication technologies. In addition to updating, this new edition has been expanded from forty-one to fifty-six chapters organized into the following six sections: foundatio...

Do you flounder through your online courses? Do you swear you have given up on online education? Do you want to take online college courses, but are scared you will fail so you stay stuck where you are? This book is for you! Bright, well-meaning students buy into the myth that e-learning is easy and forgo their basic understanding of what skills are necessary for online education success. Jacqueline Myers nails the top 10 success strategies for distance learning in a way that students can ...

Interactivity is at the very heart of learning and is evident at all levels of engagement, whether between fellow students, students and tutors, online learning materials or interfacing with the learning environment.Covering both theory and the practical implications of the issues discussed, this book provides international perspectives on key topics including: analysing and designing e-learning interactions, social and conceptual dimensions of learning, interactions in online disc...