Engaging the Online Learner

<p><b>Engaging the Online Learner</b> <p>This updated edition includes an innovative framework—the Phases of Engagement—that helps learners become more involved as knowledge generators and cofacilitators of a course. The book also provides specific ideas for tested activities (collected from experienced online instructors across the nation) that can go a long way to improving online learning. <i>Engaging the Online Learner</i> offers the tools and information needed to: <ul> <li>Convert classroom activities to an online environment</li> <li>Assess the learning that occurs as a result of collaborative activities</li> <li>Phase in activities that promote engagement among online learners</li> <li>Build peer interaction through peer partnerships and team activities</li> <li>Create authentic activities and implement games and simulations</li> </ul> <p><b>Praise for</b> <b><i>Engaging the Online Learner</i></b> <p>”The Phases of Engagement framework provides a road map for creating community at each phase of an online course. This book is an invaluable guide to innovative practices for online learning.”<br> <b>–Judith V. Boettcher,</b> coauthor of <i>The Online Teaching Survival Guide</i> <p>”Engagement is the heart of online learning. The authors have developed an encyclopedia of tried-and-true learner engagement activities that are authentic and ready to use.”<br> <b>–Donald P. Ely,</b> professor emeritus, instructional design, development and evaluation in the School of Education, Syracuse University