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Scholarship July 3, 2025

147 Practical Tips for Teaching Online Groups

The Wabash Center

Author
Hanna, Donald E., Michelle Glowacki-Dudka and Simone Conceicao-Runlee
Publisher
Atwood Publishing, Madison, WI
ISBN
9781891859342
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Parker J. Palmer
Preface
A Unique Look at the Authors
Why This Book?
The Web-based Environment
Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning
The Addition of Technology to the Teacher, Learner, and Content of the Classroom
The Context of This Book

ch. 1 Before You Begin
ch. 2 Myths and Constraints of Online Teaching and Learning Myths of Online Teaching and Learning
ch. 3 Organizing the Online Course
ch. 4 Beginning Instruction in the Online Course: Implementing the Course
Design
Postscript
Some Final Words

Appendix A
Online Classroom Software
Appendix B
References and Bibliography
Appendix C
Online Resources
From experienced distance educators comes this comprehensive collection of strategies for teaching effectively online.
Beginning with pre-instruction preparation and progressing through actual online teaching, 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Online Groups will help you feel more comfortable and competent heading into an online course, whether you're a new instructor or an experienced professor. The authors dispel popular myths in online education and anticipate the potential problems you might face teaching in the online medium. They also advise you on how to set up and implement your online course, and make the course discussions as interactive as those you have in the traditional face-to-face classroom setting.

If you're involved in web-based education — or if you're about to be — 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Online Groups will become one of your most trusted resources. (From the Publisher)