Managing Online Instructor Workload: Strategies for Finding Balance and Success - Couverture souple

Conceição, Simone C.O.; Lehman, Rosemary M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0470888423 ISBN 13 : 9780470888421

Editeur : Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S., 2011

Synopsis

A large number of institutions are now providing online programs, requiring instructors to change the way they think about teaching and master a distinct set of workload management skills. The first book to discuss workload management for online instructors, Managing Online Instructor Workload offers practical strategies, advice, and examples for how to prioritize, balance, and manage an online teaching workload. Based on surveys and interviews, the timely and comprehensive insight in this book is essential for online instructors, instructional designers, faculty developers and others involved in online learning.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Managing Online Instructor Workload is a groundbreaking book that offers strategies, advice, illustrative examples, and a four–step process for identifying challenges and rethinking, prioritizing, managing, and balancing one′s online instruction workload.

Based on surveys and interviews with successful online instructors, the book is filled with timely and comprehensive insight that is essential for online instructors, instructional designers, faculty developers, and anyone who wants to succeed in online learning.

Praise for Managing Online Instructor Workload

"Managing Online Instructor Workload breaks the pattern of prior distance learning books with its research–based orientation by including a broad range of experience. This is a valuable resource to encourage greater faculty persistence and adoption." Kathleen P. King, professor of higher education, University of South Florida, Tampa

"This is a must–read for all online instructors who strive not only to provide a high–quality learning experience for their students but also maintain a quality life of their own!" Rita–Marie Conrad, online educator and author

"Do you teach online? Do you need sleep? Here is the first book that I know of that will allow you to do both?no more endless hours wasted online attempting to be an effective instructor." Curtis J. Bonk, professor, Indiana University

Biographie de l'auteur

Simone C. O. ConceiÇão is an associate professor in the School of Education, Department of Administrative Leadership at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She is the editor of Teaching Strategies in the Online Environment and coauthor of Creating a Sense of Presence in Online Teaching both from Jossey–Bass.

Rosemary M. Lehman is an author and consultant for eInterface with more than 20 years of experience as a learning design and distance education training specialist at University of Wisconsin–Extension. She is coauthor of Creating a Sense of Presence in Online Teaching from Jossey–Bass.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0470888423
• ISBN 13: 9780470888421
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 144