Small teaching online : applying learning science in online classes /
By: Darby, Flower [author.].
Contributor(s): Lang, James M [author.].
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Brand, 2019Description: xxxiii, 252 pages ; 25 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781119619093:.Subject(s): Computer-assisted instruction | Science -- Study and teaching
| Learning, Psychology of | Internet in education | Motivation in educationDDC classification: 371.334 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Designing for learning -- Surfacing backward design -- Guiding learning through engagement -- Using media and technology tools -- Part II: Teaching humans -- Building community -- Giving feedback -- Fostering student persistence and success -- Part III: Motivating online students (and instructors) -- Creating autonomy -- Making connections -- Developing as an online instructor -- Conclusion: finding inspiration.
The concept of small teaching is simple: small and strategic changes have enormous power to improve student learning. Instructors face unique and specific challenges when teaching an online course. Offering small teaching strategies that will positively impact the online classroom, this title outlines practical and feasible applications of theoretical principles to help your online students learn. It includes current best practices around educational technologies, strategies to build community and collaboration, and minor changes you can make in your online teaching practice, small but impactful adjustments that result in significant learning gains.