Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom

by Rena M. Palloff, Keith Pratt

1999 Winner of the Philip E. Frandson Award for Literature in Continuing Higher Education, from the University Continuing Education Association "A must read for anyone involved in or considering involvement in online, networked learning."
-- Donald J. MacIntyre, president, The Fielding Institute "A thorough overview of the online course process, including course selection, design, and evaluation, and many of the technical issues that affect the entire process."
-- Kathleen M. Rose, distance education specialist, University of California Extension Online Written for faculty, instructors, and trainers in any distance learning environment, Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace shows how to create a virtual classroom environment that helps students excel academically, while fostering a sense of community. This practical, hands-on guide is filled with illustrative case studies, vignettes, and examples from a wide variety of successful online courses. The authors offer proven strategies for handling challenges that Based on many years of work in information systems and over five years of experience in online distance education, Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt share insights designed to guide readers through the steps of computer-mediated course design and implementation.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published March 17, 1999

Reviews

[Araminta Matthews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reliable heuristics of design that apply to systemic approaches and practice as opposed to software or technology (which changes too quickly). This book was written 20 years ago and its methods hold up today because they rely on interaction-design as opposed to technology-design. Excellent book. I've picked up a few more by these two.

[Ana Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's good advise... but.... I would prefer that the examples were shorter and from different types of classes...