Table of Contents
Foreword Douglas Fisher ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
Why Teacher Education? 2
Assumptions 3
Why This Book? 7
Book Organization 7
Conclusion 9
Part I Framing of Online Instruction
1 Digital Text 13
Attributes of Digital Text 14
Building Knowledge of Digital Text 15
Summary 20
2 Setting the Stage 21
Pedagogy of Multiliteracies 22
Approaches to Online Instructional Design 23
Summary 28
Part II Developing Evidence-Based Online Instruction
3 Think Alouds 31
Evidence-Based Practice: Think Alouds 31
Digital Think Alouds 32
Your Turn 36
Summary 38
4 Case-Based Instruction 39
Evidence-Based Practice: Case-Based Instruction 39
Digital Case-Based Instruction 43
Choosing and Using Video for Case-Based Instruction 55
Your Turn 59
Summary 59
5 Peer Feedback 61
Evidence-Based Practice: Peer Feedback 62
Peer Feedback in Online Coursework 62
Your Turn 73
Summary 73
6 Virtual Field Experience 75
Evidence-Based Practice: Field Experience 75
Virtual Field Experience 76
Your Turn 84
Summary 84
Part III Putting It Together
7 Big Picture 89
Putting the Pieces Together 90
Key Principles 95
Summary 101
Appendix A Completed Course Organization Chart 103
Appendix B Description of Digital Tools Referenced in This Text 109
References 111
Index 117
About the Author 125
