Issues in Web-Based Pedagogy: A Critical Primer

Author: Cole, Robert A., ed.
Publisher: Greenwood Press, Westport, CT
ISBN: 0313321582
Table of Contents: Introduction
Philosophical and Theoretical Considerations
Expectations Exploded by R. Stanton Hales
Using the Internet for Teaching and Research: A Political Evaluation by Michael Margolis
The Web, the Millennium, and the Digital Evolution of Distance Education by David C. Leonard
Critical Reflections: Political Philosophy and Web Technology by John Steel Communication Technologies in an Educational Environment: Lessons from a Historical Perspective by Patrick B. O'Sullivan
When and Where Appropriate: Lessons from "Foreign" Contexts for the Pedagogical Use of Web-Based Technologies in the United States by Julian Kilker
From Rhetoric to Technology: A Transformation from Citizens into Consumers by Laura Blasi and Walter Heinecke
Is There a Professor in This Class? by David C. Paris
Where Is Every-body? by Paulette Robinson
Transforming Professionals via the Web: Promoting Social Justice in Web-Based Ethics Education for Counselors by Marvin J. McDonald
The Roles and Interrelationships of Presence, Reflection, and Self-Directed Learning in Effective World Wide Web-Based Pedagogy by Sherry Wulff, Joan Hanor, and Robert J. Bulik
Using the Web to Create Student-Centered Curriculum by Bijan B. Gillani
The Scholarship of Web-Based Teaching by Martha Daugherty, Autumn Grubb, Jude Hirsch, and Lee Gillis
Empirical and Practical Considerations
Creating an Environment for Successful Technology Integration by Kay S. Dennis
The `Time' Factor in On-line Teaching: Implications for Faculty and Their Universities by Claudine Schweber
Seven Principles for Good Practice in Teaching and Technology by Alec M. Testa
Copyright and Web-Based Education: What All Faculty Should Know by David Throne
Using the Web in Live Lectures: Examples and Issues by Graeme Lang
Untangling the Web: Developing Web-Enhanced Instruction for Political Science by Donald L. Goff
The Promise--and Potential Pitfalls--of Cyberlearning by Peter Navarro
Preparing Higher Education Learners for Success on the Web by May Lowry, Christine Thornam, and Cason White
A Hierarchy of Access Issues Affecting On-line Participation by Community College Students by Allan Craig Lauzon, Tricia Bertram Gallant, and Susan Rimkus
On-line Is on Target for Motivated Learners by Michael S. Ameigh
Teaching Research Skills Using the Internet by Mark Gellis
Tearing Down Barriers and Building Communities: Pedagogical Strategies for the Web-Based Environment by Autumn Grubb and Margaret Hines
Facilitating On-line Discussion in an Asynchronous Format by Tisha Bender
Web-Based Instruction and People with Disabilities by Sheryl Burgstahler
Index

The essays in this collection consider the theoretical and practical concerns of online teaching and learning. Aiming at an interdisciplinary audience, the contributors draw upon their diverse theoretical and empirical backgrounds to highlight issues associated with this increasingly popular educational technology. (From the Publisher)