The Guides to Online Teaching and Learning
Come to Life
The OTL Conference Online is based on a popular
series of books — the Jossey-Bass Guides to
Online Teaching and Learning. The series helps
higher education professionals improve the practice
of online teaching and learning by providing concise,
practical resources focused on particular areas
or issues they might confront in this new learning
environment. Each registrant will be sent their
choice of any three guide books upon registering,
making this the only online conference of its kind
to provide an instant library. Books in the series
include:
Engaging
the Online Learner:
Activities and Resources
for Creative Instruction
By Rita-Marie Conrad and J. Ana Donaldson
Engaging the Online Learner includes an innovative
framework—the Phases of Engagement—that helps instructors
become more involved as knowledge generators and
cofacilitators of a course. The book also provides
specific ideas for tested activities (collected from experienced online
instructors across the nation) that can go a long way to improving
online learning.
Collaborating
Online:
Learning Together in Community
By Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt
Collaborating Online provides practical guidance
for faculty seeking to help their students work
together in creative ways, move out of the box
of traditional papers and projects, and deepen the learning experience
through their work with one another. Authors Rena Palloff and Keith
Pratt draw on their extensive knowledge and experience to show how collaboration
brings students together to support the learning of each member of the
group while promoting creativity and critical thinking.
Learning
in Real Time:
Synchronous Teaching and Learning Online
By Jonathan Finkelstein
Learning in Real Time is a concise and practical
resource for education professionals teaching live and online or those wanting
to humanize and improve interaction in their online courses by adding a synchronous
learning component. The book offers keen insight into the world of synchronous
learning tools, guides instructors in evaluating how and when to use them, and
illustrates how educators can develop their own strategies and styles in implementing
such tools to improve online learning.
Exploring
the Digital Library:
A Guide for Online Teaching
and Learning
By Kay Johnson and Elaine Magusin Fabbro
Exploring the Digital Library addresses the key issue of library
services for faculty and their students in the online learning environment. Written
by librarians at Athabasca University, a leading institution in distance education,
this book shows how faculty can effectively use digital libraries in their day-to-day
work and in the design of electronic courses.
Conquering
the Content:
A Step-by-step Guide to Web-based
Course Development
By Robin Smith
Conquering the Content is a step-by-step guide to developing a web-based
course. With a focus on preparing, designing and organizing content,
this book in the Jossey-Bass Online Teaching and Learning series is a must-have
resource for anyone who is involved in developing high-quality learning experiences
for online learners. [ Coming
January 2008; not available for conference book selection. Author will be
presenting. ]
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On Learning in Real Time:
"I have read this book twice
already and find it to be the
level best I have read so far
about the essence of teaching
and learning in virtual classrooms."
[Heike Philp]
On Collaborating Online:
"This book was an aha! experience
for me. After all these years,
I finally gained a blueprint for assessing collaborative
learning effectively and fairly.
... Palloff and Pratt present
numerous practical examples of
what an online classroom should
be like." [Karen Hodges]
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On Engaging the Online Learner:
"The Phases of Engagement framework
provides a road map for creating
community at each phase of an
online course. This book is an
invaluable guide to innovative practices for online learning." [Judith
V. Boettcher]
On Exploring the Digital Library:
"This book is a rare find! It speaks directly to university faculty--on
their level and with their particular needs in mind--as they grapple with the
ways that the digital revolution is transforming their research and teaching." [Lisa
M. Given]
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Here are a few of the people who
will be leading sessions during the OTL Conference
Online:
Rena Palloff & Keith Pratt
Palloff is adjunct faculty at the Fielding Graduate
University and at Capella University. Pratt is
adjunct faculty at Fielding Graduate University
and is the Faculty Trainer for Northcentral University.
They are managing partners of Crossroads Consulting
Group, and authors of Collaborating Online, Building
Learning Communities in Cyberspace, Lessons
from the Cyberspace Classroom, and The Virtual Student all from Jossey-Bass.
Palloff and Pratt are honorary co-chairs of the OTL Conference Online.
Jonathan Finkelstein
Finkelstein is founder and executive producer of LearningTimes and
president of the LearningTimes Network. He founded the first synchronous learning
certification
program, and is the author of Learning in Real Time.
Rita-Marie Conrad &
J. Ana Donaldson
Conrad has taught online courses for Florida State University, Capella
University, Nova Southeastern University, and LERN. Donaldson is Associate Professor
of Educational Technology at the University of Northern Iowa. They are authors
of the best-selling book Engaging the Online Learner.
Kay Johson &
Elaine Magusin Fabbro
Johnson is head of reference and circulation
services, Library Services at Athabasca University.
Magusin Fabbro is reference services librarian,
Library Services at Athabasca University. They
are the authors of Exploring
the Digital Library.
Robin Smith
Smith us assistant professor and coordinator
of web-based learning at the University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She is author
of the forthcoming OTL guide book entitled
Conquering the Content.
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