Making Sense of Online Learning

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If you need quick, targeted baseline knowledge about using technology for teaching and learning, Making Sense of Online Learning is for you. This practical, no-nonsense primer will help you understand how online learning technologies work and how they fit into your organization. You'll gain a working knowledge of important topics such as design, infrastructure, and evaluation and the confidence to make informed decisions that will help your learners and organization thrive. Since information about online learning changes at Internet speed, the book is supported with a dedicated Web site (www.learningpeaks.com/msoll/) filled with up-to-the-minute suggestions for tools and resources.

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Patti Shank

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"Anyone new to online teaching should read this book beforethey start planning instruction. Dr. Shanks does a comprehensivejob of documenting basic issues and common sense decisions from thevantage point of an experienced online instructor." --Carol Kamin, MS, EdD, director of medicaleducation R&D,Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine "One of the most sensible, innovative approaches to onlinelearning today, Making Sense of Online Learning is animportant book, ideal both for new and experienced instructionaldesigners. Instead of locking the learner into boring pageturners and multiple choice questions, Patty Shank provides ablueprint for how to exploit technology to enable innovation. Nohype, no phony panacea, just down-to-earth clear writing andexcellent examples you can apply to both corporate and academiceducation. A tremendous amount can be learned from thiscommon sense ground-breaking work." --Leslie J. Freeman, head of e-Learning, Morgan Stanley "Patti's engaging and no-nonsense style will give anyonethe knowledge needed to become confident practitioner in the worldof online learning. If you need a hurry-up entry into onlinelearning, Patti Shank's book is just the ticket. She successfullyintegrates the key aspects of online learning into a comprehensiveand readable guide that will give anyone the tools of the trade inshort order." --Cynthia S. Wehmer, CPT, IT Training Manager, Coors BrewingCompany "This is the clearest and most comprehensive look at whatinstructional designers, faculty and administrators alike need toknow about the complex and changing environment of technologyenhanced learning that I have found. A must-read for the learningorganization of today, corporate or academic." --Ellen K. Waterman, director of distance learning, RegisUniversity SPS, Denver
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