The virtual student : a profile and guide to working with online learners / Rena M. Palloff, Keith Pratt.
By: Palloff, Rena M
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Contributor(s): Pratt, Keith.
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TextSeries: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series. Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2003Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-183) and index.Description: xxii, 191 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0787964743 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Distance education -- United States -- Computer-assisted instruction | College students -- United StatesDDC classification: 371.3/5 Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 371.35 P179 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003434313 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-183) and index.
pt. 1 A profile of the virtual student -- 1. Who is the virtual student -- 2. The student side of online learning communities -- 3. Learning styles -- 4. Gender, culture, lifestyle, and geography -- 5. What the virtual student needs -- pt. 2 A guide to working with the virtual student: issues, concerns, and strategies -- 6. Designing a good student orientation -- 7. Time and commitment -- 8. Assessment and evaluation -- 9. Legal issues and the virtual student -- 10. Attrition, retention, and group size -- 11. Becoming truly learner-focused: best practices in online teaching -- Resources: the toolkit for a successful online student -- Introduction to the toolkit for a successful online student -- Resource A: faculty tools -- Resource B: student tools -- References -- Index.
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