If you need quick, targeted baseline knowledge about using technology for teaching and learning, Making Sense of Online Learning is for you. This practical, no-nonsense primer will help you understand how online learning technologies work and how they fit into your organization. You’ll gain a working knowledge of important topics such as design, infrastructure, and evaluation and the confidence to make informed decisions that will help your learners and organization thrive. Since information about online learning changes at Internet speed, the book is supported with a dedicated Web site (www.learningpeaks.com/msoll/) filled with up-to-the-minute suggestions for tools and resources.
Author(s): Patti Shank
Edition: 1
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 192
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Tables and Figures......Page 11
Introduction: Getting the Most from This Resource......Page 14
1 Taking the Leap......Page 26
2 What About Learning?......Page 44
3 The Language of Online Learning: How to Spell HTML......Page 58
4 Designing for the Web......Page 76
5 Tools and Technologies for Online Learning, Part 1: Development......Page 100
6 Tools and Technologies for Online Learning, Part 2: Infrastructure......Page 130
7 Evaluating Online Learning......Page 152
Conclusion......Page 170
References......Page 176
Index......Page 178
About the Authors......Page 186
