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July 3, 2025
Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom
- Author
- Palloff, Rena M., and Keith Pratt
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
- ISBN
- 0787944602
- Table of Contents
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List of Figures, Tables, and Exhibits
Preface
Acknowledgments
The Authors
Pt. 1 The Learning Community in Cyberspace
ch. 1 When Teaching and Learning Leave the Classroom
ch. 2 Defining and Redefining Community
ch. 3 What We Know About Electronic Learning
ch. 4 Time and Group Size
ch. 5 Managing the Technology
Pt. 2 Building an Electronic Learning Community
ch. 6 Making the Conversion from the Classroom to Cyberspace
ch. 7 Building Foundations
ch. 8 Promoting Collaborative Learning
ch. 9 Transformative Learning
ch. 10 Evaluation
ch. 11 Lessons Learned and a Look Ahead
Resource A Examples of Course Syllabi
Resource B Glossary of Terms Used in Computer-Mediated Distance Education
Resource C Internet Resources for Distance Education
Bibliography
Index
Written for faculty, instructors, and trainers in any distance learning environment, Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace shows how to create a virtual classroom environment that helps students excel academically, while fostering a sense of community. This practical, hands-on guide is filled with illustrative case studies, vignettes, and examples from a wide variety of successful online courses. (From the Publisher)