Advancing Online Teaching

This book differs from other books on online teaching in that, in the process of offering guidance on course design and planning, developing outcomes and appropriate engaging activities, managing the workload and assessment, the authors pay explicit attention throughout to the distinct and diverse needs of students.

Kevin Kelly teaches online courses as a Lecturer in the Department of Equity, Leadership Studies, and Instructional Technologies at San Francisco State University, where he has also served as Online Teaching and Learning Manager. He works with colleges and universities as a consultant to address distance education, educational technology, and organizational challenges. Todd D. Zakrajsek, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at UNC - Chapel Hill and President of the International Teaching Learning Cooperative (ITLC).Todd was a tenured associate professor of psychology and built faculty development efforts at three universities before joining UNC. At UNC he is an Associate Director of the Faculty Development Fellowship within the School of Medicine. Through his work with the ITLC, Todd directs five Lilly Conferences on Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning and also consults with a wide variety of campuses on topics related to teaching/learning, leadership, and scholarly activity.Todd has served on many educationally related boards and work groups, including The Journal of Excellence in College Teaching, International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, College Teaching, and Education in the Health Professions.He has consulted with organizations such as The American Council on Education (ACE), Lenovo Computer, Microsoft, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and delivered keynote addresses and campus workshops at over 300 conferences and university campuses in 49 states and 12 countries.Todd publishes on topics pertaining to student learning, effective teaching, leadership, scholarly activity, and assessment. Todd's recently co-authored books include Teaching for Learning (2nd Ed)(2021); Advancing Online Teaching (2021); The New Science of Learning (2nd Ed) (2019); and Dynamic Lecturing (2017). Check out Todd's two TEDx talks here. You can follow and connect with him on Twitter @toddzakrajsek and LinkedIn.

Foreword-Michelle Pacansky-Brock Series Preface-Todd Zakrajsek Introduction Part One. Designing a Distance Learning Experience 1.1 Equity, Connections, and Inclusion 1.2 (Re)Writing Learning Outcomes for Your Online Course 1.3 Developing Your Online Course Structure 1.4 Finding, Creating, and Sharing Course Content 1.5 Aligning Activities and Assessment Strategies With Course Outcomes 1.6 Making Your Online Course Accessible Part Two. Guiding Learners from a Distance 2.1 Supporting Online Learners Appendix 2.1. Sample Syllabus Policies 2.2 Creating and Maintaining Your "Instructor Presence" 2.3 Facilitating Engaging and Meaningful Online Course Activities 2.4 Managing Your Workload When Teaching Online Part Three:Making Adjustments to Your Online Course 3.1 Assessing Teaching Online 3.2 Assessing Learning Online Appendix A. Resources for Putting Difficult Topics Online Appendix B. Technologies for Online Teaching and Learning Appendix C. URL List References Authors Index