Lessons from the Virtual Classroom (PDF)

Lessons from the Virtual Classroom, Second Edition

The second edition of the classic resource Lessons from the
Cyberspace Classroom offers a comprehensive reference for
faculty to hone their skills in becoming more effective online
instructors. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect recent
changes and challenges that face online teachers, Lessons from
the Virtual Classroom is filled with illustrative examples from
actual online courses as well as helpful insights from teachers and
students. This essential guide offers targeted suggestions for
dealing with such critical issues as evaluating effective
courseware, working with online classroom dynamics, addressing the
needs of the online student, making the transition to online
teaching, and promoting the development of the learning
community.

Praise for Lessons from the Virtual Classroom,
Second Edition

"Palloff and Pratt demonstrate their exceptional practical
experience and insight into the online classroom. This is an
invaluable resource for those tasked with creating an online
course."

-- D. Randy Garrison, professor, University of Calgary, and
author, Blended Learning in Higher Education: Framework,
Principles, and Guidelines

"Faculty will deeply appreciate and make use of the many
explicit examples of how to design, prepare, and teach both blended
and fully online courses."

-- Judith V. Boettcher, faculty coach and author, The
Online Teaching Survival Guide: Simple and Practical Pedagogical
Tips

"Lessons from the Virtual Classroom is filled with
insightful caveats and recommendations, pointed examples to enhance
your practice, succinct summaries of the research, and engaging
visual overviews. Each page brings the reader a renewed sense of
confidence to teach online as well as personal joy that there is
finally a resource to find the answers one is seeking."

-- Curtis J. Bonk, professor of education, Indiana
University-Bloomington, and author, Empowering Online Learning:
100+ Activities for Reading, Reflecting, Displaying, and
Doing