Understanding online instructional modeling theories and practices /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Ferris, Sharmila Pixy., Zheng, Robert.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
• Subjects: Computer-assisted instruction.; Internet in higher education.; Education, Higher > Computer network resources.; Asynchronous online communication; Cyber education implications; Cybersupervision; E-learning framework; Flexible learning theory; Functional relevance perspective; Instructional gaming; Model-facilitated learning environments; Online instructional modeling; Online interaction strategies; Online learning; Online learning system integration; SIMPLE model; Social networks in e-learning; Social presence of online learning; Special-needs online learning; Unified theory of instructional design
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Higher education is currently undergoing significant changes, and conditions in higher education reflect changing financial, social, and political conditions, which affect both faculty and students. Both the rising costs of education and changes from brick-and-mortar to technologically-driven progra...

Table of Contents:

• Functional Relevance and Online Instructional Design / Glenn E. Snelbecker, Susan M. Miller, and Robert Z. Zheng
• Model-Facilitated Learning Environments: The Pedagogy of the Design / Glenda Hostetter Shoop, Patricia A. Nordstrom, and Roy B. Clariana
• Understanding Flexible Learning Theory and How it is Used in Online Learning / Deb Gearhart
• The Theory of Instructional Dialogue: Toward a Unified Theory of Instructional Design / Paul Gorsky, Avner Caspi, and Eran Chajut
• Large-Scale Interaction Strategies for Asynchronous Online Discussion / Paul Giguere ... [et al.]
• Teaching Social Skills: Integrating an Online Learning System into Traditional Curriculum / Graham Bodie, Margaret Fitch-Hauser, and William Powers
• Establishing Social Presence for Online Collaborative Learning: STEP and Practices / Harrison Hao Yang
• Transitioning from a Traditional Classroom to the Online Environment: The SIMPLE Model / Barbara Wilmes, Stephanie Huffman, and Wendy Rickman
• A Pragmatic Framework for Promoting Interactivity in E-Learning / Haomin Wang
• Online Interactions: Comparing Social Network Measures with Instructors' Perspectives / Pedro Willging
• Implications of Anonymity in Cyber Education / Bobbe Baggio and Yoany Beldarrain
• The Relationship of Online Gaming and Feedback Type in Facilitating Delayed Achievement / Brian Cameron
• Cognitive-Adaptive Instructional Systems for Special Needs Learners / Bruce J. Diamond and Gregory M. Shreve
• Challenges and Solutions in the Delivery of Clinical Cybersupervision / Kenneth L. Miller and Susan M. Miller
• Online Integration of Information Literacy in an Environmental Management Systems Course / Michael F. Russo, Sigrid Kelsey, and Maud Walsh.