Going Online with Protocols: New Tools for Teaching and Learning - Softcover

McDonald, Joseph P.; Zydney, Janet Mannheimer; Dichter, Alan; McDonald, Elizabeth C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807753572 ISBN 13: 9780807753576

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2012

Synopsis

Many users of the popular professional development book The Power of Protocols have discovered that protocols are also very useful for online teaching. This new book, by three of the same authors, focuses on using protocols to enhance learning with their students in multiple environments including online―a growing sector of the educational world. Going Online with Protocols lays out the diverse challenges faced by teachers and facilitators in the online world and provides readers with strategies to tackle them. The authors include online adaptations for such traditional protocols as the Tuning Protocol, the Collaborative Assessment Conference, and the Consultancy Protocol. They also offer entirely new protocols unique to the online environment. This dynamic resource combines a rich theoretical background with step-by-step illustrations of powerful protocols, along with tips on how and when to use them.

Book Features:

• The only book to specifically address teaching with protocols.
• Detailed guidance to help experienced online teachers use protocols.
• Clear steps for newcomers to teaching online or teaching with Web 2.0 tools.
• Descriptions of each protocol including its purpose, the steps in the process, and facilitation tips.
• Protocols suited to a wide variety of technology platforms, ranging from pure text-based to multisensory environments.
• A free supplement at www.tcpress.com with abbreviated protocols that can be downloaded and customized.

About this title

Book Description

"This book is really wonderful...a must in any teacher's repertoire."
—
Bena Kallick
, Institute for Habits of Mind

"Eduplanet21 has already included some of the protocols in its instructional design. Thanks for all of the ideas!”
—
Jeff Colosimo
, Eduplanet21

“
Going Online with Protocols
is a powerful text that provides educators with the necessary tools to guide students through meaningful discussion in an online environment. The authors provide a great collection of practical tools to improve student success in online learning. No online educator should be without it!”
—
Suzanne M. Ehrlich
, Director and Assistant Professor, Signed Language Interpreting program, University of Cincinnati

“As an evaluator of numerous online and blended courses, I have found that the weakest component of most courses is the discussion. The examples and guidance found in
Going Online with Protocols
can change this dramatically. Every online instructor and instructional designer should read this book.”
—
Thomas C. Reeves
, Professor Emeritus of Learning, Design, and Technology, The University of Georgia

“Talk about 21st Century skills!
Going Online with Protocols
shows us how technology extends the power of protocols to support the learning of real teachers and real students.”
—
David Allen
, Assistant Professor of English Education, College of Staten Island, the City University of New York

“Structures to make sure learners meet each other, have clear goals and norms, and share voices equally are absent in so many online courses and forums, where conversation threads are often random and unproductive. Thankfully, there is a remedy: read this practical and astute book.”
—
Ron Berger
, Chief Program Officer, Expeditionary Learning

“In this engaging and thoughtful book, the authors lay out tools and share a bounty of resources and experiences. Whether you are novice or experienced in using protocols or engaging in online learning, this book offers new learning and new adventures.”
—
Frances Hensley
, Founding President, School Reform Initiative

“
Going Online with Protocols
‘jumps into the future’ with the daunting question: How do we make the transformation from ‘protocol-assisted facilitative leadership’ to teaching and learning online? In a simple, inspired journey, this book documents how educators who value the focus of protocols and the creativity they foster are bridging the practice of face-to-face collaboration with modern online cyber culture.”
—
Donna Isaacs
, Teacher, Islesford School, Maine

From the Author

Joseph P. McDonald is professor of Teaching and Learning at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Janet Mannheimer Zydney is an associate professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH) . Alan Dichter is a consultant in educational leadership and former New York City local instructional superintendent and director of leadership development for the Portland, Oregon, public schools. Elizabeth C. McDonald is a master teacher in the Department of Teaching and Learning at New York University’s Steinhardt School and a former elementary school principal.

About this edition

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0807753572
• ISBN 13: 9780807753576
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144