Teaching the Humanities Online: A Practical Guide to the Virtual Classroom

This Practical Guide Is Essential For Anyone New To Or Intimidated By Online Instruction. It Distills The Wisdom Of Veteran Online Instructors And Program Directors, And Covers All The Bases From Skills Assessment To Instructional Technology Basics To Pegagogical Skills. Introduction : The Future Is Now / Steven J. Hoffman -- Before We Begin : Preparing To Teach Online / Khadijah O. Miller -- Reducing Distance In Online Classes / Lisa M. Lane -- Using Electronic Courseware : Lessons For Educators / Sharmila Pixy Ferris And Maureen C. Minielli -- Making Course Management Systems Work / Lisa M. Lane -- Blended Classrooms : Hybridity, Social Capital, And Online Learning / Peter Sands -- Facilitating Interaction In The Online Environment / Michelle Kilburn -- Using Social Networking Applications In Online Teaching / Allen Gathman And Mary Harriet Talbut -- Re-directing Discussion : Challenges Related To The Social Aspects Of Online Educational Environments / Melanie L. Buffington -- Easier Than It Looks : Using Web Resources In The Humanities / Daryl E. Fridley -- Assessing Student Learning / Martha Henckell -- Creating An Environment Of Faculty Involvement / Steven J. Hoffman -- If The Future Is Now, What's Next? Five Trends Affecting The Future Of Online Education / David J. Staley. Steven J. Hoffman, Editor. First Published 2011 By M.e. Sharpe. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English