Jump-Start Your Online Classroom (PDF)

David S. Stein is an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. He specializes in adult teaching and learning. Dr. Stein has conducted workshops on principles of adult teaching and has served as a consultant to the Ohio Board of Regents, the Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College, the Columbus (Ohio) City Schools, the Ohio Learning Network, the Digital Union at Ohio State, professional associations, and other universities. He has presented at numerous conferences on adult and online learning and has written extensively on how adults learn in online environments. He serves on the conference planning committee for the Distance Teaching and Learning Conference in Madison, Wisc. Dr. Stein received his Ph.D. in adult education from the University of Michigan and earned an M.S. in community health planning and administration from the University of Cincinnati. Constance E. Wanstreet is an adjunct assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. She has developed and implemented training programs for adult learners in workplace settings and pioneered the use of training via videoconference for a major national corporation. Dr. Wanstreet has served as a consultant to the Ohio Board of Regents, the Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College, the Columbus (Ohio) City Schools, the Ohio Learning Network, and the Digital Union at Ohio State. She has presented at numerous international and national conferences, primarily on how adults learn online. She received her Ph.D. in workforce development and education from The Ohio State University.