DESIGNING ONLINE TEACHING & LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

This book first presents the evolution of education, from traditional face-to-face to the current remote and online education and its various iterations. The author shares experiences and insights on the most effective teaching techniques in both environments, some recent approaches, and highlights where there is need for continued improvement. Educators are provided with practical suggestions and examples to aid them in the design, promotion, and teaching of online courses worldwide.

Topics include applying student and colleague feedback to improve teaching skills in an online setting; benefits of teaching, learning, and working in an online environment; and contrasts between synchronous and asynchronous modes of online instruction, among others. The ultimate goal is to promote accessible and equitable online education for all, regardless of the pandemics or political unrest.

The reader is invited on a hands-on journey to discover the potential of the online educational experience, with thought-provoking questions to encourage reflection and growth along the way.

Contents:

• Preface
• About the Author
• Acknowledgements
• Online Teaching and Learning:
  • History of Distance Education
  • Motivations to Online Education
  • Necessity vs. Choice
  • Challenges, Barriers and Acclimation
  • Summary
  • Further Thoughts
• STEM Online Strategies:
  • Hands-on Teaching and Learning
  • Use of Multiple Colors
  • Summary
  • Further Thoughts
• Multidisciplinary Online Strategies:
  • Designing New Welcoming Themes
  • Asking the Right Questions
  • Spectrum of Education Levels
  • Summary
  • Further Thoughts
• Enhanced Online Strategies:
  • Prompt and Guided Feedback
  • Leading vs. Following
  • Staying Abreast and Current
  • Freshman-Level vs. Upper-Level Courses
  • Summary
  • Further Thoughts
• Resources, Feedback and Cognition:
  • Available Resources
  • Feedback
  • Cognition and Creative Cognitive Approach
  • New Teaching Practices
  • Summary
  • Further Thoughts
• Shift of Roles and Trends:
  • Pedagogical Role
  • Social Role
  • Managerial Role
  • Technical Role
  • Summary
  • Further Thoughts
• Facilitation Role:
  • Facilitation and Engagement
  • Facilitation and Experiential Learning
  • Paving A New Learning Path
  • Synchronous and Asynchronous Modes
  • Summary
  • Further Thoughts
• Online Seminars and Conferences:
  • Online Seminars
  • Online Conferences
  • Hybrid Courses, Seminars and Conferences
  • Summary
  • Further Thoughts
• Global Online Teaching and Learning:
  • Inna Stecenko at TSI in Latvia
  • Mariantonietta Fiore at the University of Foggia in Italy
  • Sławomir Wyciślak at the Jagiellonian University in Poland
  • Oksana Danylchenko at the National University of Kyiv in Ukraine
  • Summary
  • Further Thoughts
• Appendices:
  • Developed Online Courses and Seminars
  • International Online Collaborations
  • Online Conferences and Seminars
  • Future Online Frontiers
• Bibliography
• Index

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students in education, school teachers of K-12, young faculty members in universities, university courses in pedagogy or business programs, students taking online courses.

Key Features:

• Provides numerous practical aspects, the unique characteristics and the advantages of online education
• Presents history of remote education and the transition from remote education to online education
• Focuses on establishing efficient communication in online teaching and learning environment
• Provide guides on designing an amiable and stimulating teaching and learning environment
• Present the use of various technology such as MyCourses, Zoom, Microsoft Teams in the synchronous and asynchronous modes
• The book will also focus on designing an individualized learning path and blending individualized and collaborative learning