Taking a practical, curriculum-focused approach, this guide for new and experienced distance educators allows them to develop and deliver quality courses and training sessions. Providing practices and examples, and surveying the tools of the trade, this guide covers key issues including instructional design, course craft, adult learning styles, student-teacher interaction, and strategies for building a community of learners. Discussing how distance learning enables students of all kinds to earn college and graduate degrees, professional certificates, and a wide range of skills and credentials, this book details the rapidly expanding role of distance learning in higher education and the types of organizations that now offer Web-based training courses and teleseminars to their employees, clients, and other associates.
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Robin Neidorf teaches writing and communications to adult students through the University of Phoenix-Online and teaches an online creative writing course through the University of Gvle-Sweden. She has provided research, training, and communications consulting through her company, Electric Muse, and is the author of e-Merchant: Retail Strategies for e-Commerce. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
"A terrific resource not only for those new to distance learning but as a reference for those of us already in the field." -Mitch Fleischman, Educational Specialist, Plumtree Software