Handbook of Online Learning / Edition 2

by Kjell Erik Rudestam, Judith Schoenholtz-Read

Overview

This is a revision of the Handbook of Online Learning. It is a comprehensive reference text for teachers and administrators of online courses and programs. It presents a discussion of the conceptual and theoretical foundations of online learning along with an exploration of practical implementation strategies.
Features (Strengths of the current Handbook)

• The most comprehensive reference text available for teachers and administrators of online courses and programs
• Emphasis on interactive teaching/learning strategies – challenging people to think differently about pedagogy
• Provides a strong theoretical base before discussing applications. Part I first presents the changing philosophies and theories of learning. Part II covers implementation or the practice of online learning.
• Several chapters deal with the issues related to the growing corporate online learning environment

New to this edition:

• Twelve new articles on the latest issues including topics such as psychology of online learning, training faculty, digital libraries, ethical dimensions in online learning, legal issues, course management systems and evolving technologies
• Ten key articles retained from current edition are revised and updated to reflect current trends and changes in the field
• All contributors to the first edition were from the Fielding Institute, the second edition reaches beyond to scholars from other institutions for a more diverse collection

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412961035
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/15/2009
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	520
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Kjell Erik Rudestam is Professor of Psychology at Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California, where he served as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for many years. He was previously a psychology professor at York University, Toronto, and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, after receiving his Ph D in Psychology (Clinical) from the University of Oregon. He is the author of Your Statistical Consultant: Answers to Your Data Analysis Questions, 2nd edition (also with Rae R. Newton), Handbook of Online Learning, 2nd edition (with Judith Schoenholtz-Read), and eight other books, as well as numerous articles in professional journals on topics including suicide, psychotherapy, and family and organizational systems. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 12), a Diplomate of the American Board of Examiners in Professional
Psychology (Clinical), a Diplomate of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and holds an Honorary Doctorate of Science from The Professional School of Psychology.

Judith Schoenholtz-Read, Ed.D., is a member of the Psychology Program at The Fielding Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, California. In 1999, she coauthored "Group Supervision Meets Technology: A Model for Computer Mediated Group Training at a Distance" (with Dean Janoff) for the International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. She is a fellow in the Canadian Group Psychotherapy Association and is Secretary of Division 49 (Group Psychology and Psychotherapy) of the American Psychological Association. Her research interests include feminist theory and practice, group psychotherapy, non-verbal methods of psychotherapy, psychotherapy integration, and narrative research methods.

Table of Contents

Preface
1. The Flourishing of Adult Online Education: An Overview - Kjell Erik Rudestam and Judith Schoenholtz-Read
Part I. Changing Philosophies and Theories of Online Learning
2. Presence in Teleland - Gary Fontaine and Grace Chun
3. The Challenges of Culture and Community in Online Academic Environments - Jeremy J. Shapiro and Shelley K. Hughes
4. Evolving Technologies - Robin Mason and Frank Rennie
5. Applying Social Systems Thinking and Community Informatics Thinking in Education: Building Efficient Online Learning Design Culture in Universities - Pierre-Leonard Harvey
6. Media Psychology Controls the Mouse That Roars - Bernard Luskin and James Hirsen
7. Globalization in Online Learning - Janet Poley
8. Online Learning Research - Yolanda Gayol
9. Uncertain Frontiers: Exploring Ethical Dimensions of Online Learning - Dorothy Agger-Gupta
Part II. Implementation of Online Learning
10. Revisiting the Design and Delivery of an Interactive Online Graduate Program - Judith Stevens-Long and Charles Crowell
11. Candlepower: The Intimate Flow of Online Collaborative Learning - Barclay Hudson
12. Designing and Developing Web-Based Intelligent Tutoring Systems: A Step-by-Step Approach With Practical Applications - Kay Wijekumar
13. Synthesizing Higher Education and Corporate Learning Strategies - Bruce La Rue and Stephanie Galindo
14. Teaching Action Research at a Distance - Jenny Edwards and Sue Marquis Gordon
15. Beyond the Looking Glass: What Faculty and Students Need to Be Sucessful Online - Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt
16. Teaching Professionals to Be Effective Online Facilitators and Instructors: Lessons From Hard-Won Experience - Leni Wildflower
17. Leadership and Management of Online Learning Environments in Universities - Anna Di Stefano and Judy Witt
18. Accrediting Online Institutions and Programs: Quality Assurance or Bureaucratic Hurdle? - Ralph Wolff
19. Virtual Libraries in Online Learning - Stefan Kramer
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors