Title :
Making a successful transition to the online classroom: a faculty perspective
Author :
Gibson, Jane Whitney ; Blackwell, Charles W.
Author_Institution :
Center for Undergraduate Studies, Nova Southeastern Univ., Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Abstract :
The authors summarize their personal experience with undergraduate and graduate Web based online programs to suggest guidelines for faculty considering entering the online environment. These guidelines include learning the technology and how to control it; reconceptualizing the course from a teacher-centered to a learning-centered experience; deciding on the right degree of informality; structuring assignments which will work best; concentrating on how to get students to participate; factoring in community-building components; increasing emphasis on student participation; and anticipating testing challenges
Keywords :
Internet; distance learning; educational technology; human factors; professional aspects; teaching; community-building components; faculty perspective; graduate Web based online programs; learning-centered experience; online classroom; online environment; student participation; teacher training; testing challenges; Dentistry; Distance learning; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Environmental management; Guidelines; Innovation management; Psychology; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1999. IPCC 99. Communication Jazz: Improvising the New International Communication Culture. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5709-4
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1999.799149
