In spite of the proliferation of online learning in higher education, creating online courses can still evoke a good deal of frustration, negativity, and wariness in those who need to create them. Essentials of Online Course Design takes a fresh, thoughtfully designed, step-by-step approach to online course development. At its core is a set of standards that are based on best practices in the field of online learning and teaching. Pedagogical, organizational and visual design principles are presented and modeled throughout the book and users will quickly learn from the guide’s hands-on approach. The course design process begins with the elements of a classroom syllabus which, after a series of guided steps, easily evolve into an online course outline. The guide’s key features include:    a practical approach informed by theory clean interior design that offers straightforward guidance from page one clear and jargon-free language examples, screen shots, and illustrations to clarify and support the text a Companion Website with examples, adaptable templates, interactive learning features, and online resources a checklist of online course design standards that readers can use to self-evaluate. Essentials of Online Course Design serves as a best-practice model for designing online courses. After reading this book, readers will find that preparing for online teaching is, contrary to popular belief, a satisfying and engaging experience. The core issue is simply good design: pedagogical, organizational, and visual.

Essentials of Online Course Design: A Standards-Based Guide (Essentials of Online Learning)

Education & Teaching

Sosulski, Kristen

Vai, Marjorie

Schools & Teaching

Routledge

In spite of the proliferation of online learning in higher education, creating online courses can still evoke a good deal of frustration, negativity, and wariness in those who need to create them. Essentials of Online Course Design takes a fresh, thoughtfully designed, step-by-step approach to online course development. At its core is a set of standards that are based on best practices in the field of online learning and teaching. Pedagogical, organizational and visual design principles are presented and modeled throughout the book and users will quickly learn from the guide’s hands-on approach. The course design process begins with the elements of a classroom syllabus which, after a series of guided steps, easily evolve into an online course outline. The guide’s key features include: <ul>
<li>a practical approach informed by theory</li> <li>clean interior design that offers straightforward guidance from page one</li> <li>clear and jargon-free language</li> <li>examples, screen shots, and illustrations to clarify and support the text</li> <li>a Companion Website with examples, adaptable templates, interactive learning features, and online resources</li> <li>a checklist of online course design standards that readers can use to self-evaluate.</li>
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Essentials of Online Course Design serves as a best-practice model for designing online courses. After reading this book, readers will find that preparing for online teaching is, contrary to popular belief, a satisfying and engaging experience. The core issue is simply good design: pedagogical, organizational, and visual.

Data Visualization Made Simple

Data Visualization Made Simple is a practical guide to the fundamentals, strategies, and real-world cases for data visualization, an essential skill required in today’s information-rich world. With foundations rooted in statistics, psychology, and computer science, data visualization offers practitioners in almost every field a coherent way to share findings from original research, big data, learning analytics, and more. In nine appealing chapters, the book: <ul>
<li>examines the role of data graphics in decision-making, sharing information, sparking discussions, and inspiring future research;</li> <li>scrutinizes data graphics, deliberates on the messages they convey, and looks at options for design visualization; and</li> <li>includes cases and interviews to provide a contemporary view of how data graphics are used by professionals across industries</li> </ul> Both novices and seasoned designers in education, business, and other areas can use this book’s effective, linear process to develop data visualization literacy and promote exploratory, inquiry-based approaches to visualization problems.

Data Visualization Made Simple: Insights into Becoming Visual

Humor & Entertainment

Essentials of Online Course Design (Essentials of Online Learning)

In spite of the proliferation of online learning, creating online courses can still evoke a good deal of frustration, negativity, and wariness in those who need to create them. The second edition of Essentials of Online Course Design takes a fresh, thoughtfully designed, step-by-step approach to online course development. At its core is a set of standards that are based on best practices in the field of online learning and teaching. Pedagogical, organizational, and visual design principles are presented and modeled throughout the book, and users will quickly learn from the guide’s hands-on approach. The course design process begins with the elements of a classroom syllabus which, after a series of guided steps, easily evolve into an online course outline. The guide’s key features include: <ul>
<li>a practical approach informed by theory</li> <li>clean interior design that offers straightforward guidance from page one</li> <li>clear and jargon-free language</li> <li>examples, screenshots, and illustrations to clarify and support the text</li> <li>a checklist of online course design standards that readers can use to self-evaluate.</li> </ul> <ul><li>a Companion Website with examples, adaptable templates, interactive learning features, and online resources: http://essentialsofonlinecoursedesign.com</li></ul>
Essentials of Online Course Design serves as a best practice model for designing online courses. After reading this book, readers will find that preparing for online teaching is a satisfying and engaging experience. The core issue is simply good design: pedagogical, organizational, and visual. For more of Marjorie Vai in her own words, listen to this 2011 interview from the On Teaching Online podcast: http://onteachingonline.com/oto-16-essentials-of-online-course-design-with-marjorie-vai/

Computers & Technology

Software

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Essentials of Online Course Design: A Standards-Based Guide (Essentials of Online Learning)

Essentials of Online Course Design: A Standards-Based Guide (Essentials of Online Learning)

Data Visualization Made Simple: Insights into Becoming Visual

Data Visualization Made Simple

Essentials of Online Course Design: A Standards-Based Guide (Essentials of Online Learning)