Pedagogical Issues: Adapting A Large, Lecture-Based Course To The Web : Instructional Design Theory For Adapting A Large, Lecture-Based Course To An Online Learning Environment

Maureen Ellis

ISBN 10: 3838307828 / ISBN 13: 9783838307824

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - AT LARGE RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, A COMMON APPROACH FOR TEACHING HUNDREDS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT ONE TIME IS THE TRADITIONAL, LARGE LECTURE-BASED COURSE. TRENDS INDICATE THAT OVER THE NEXT DECADE THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LARGE, ON- CAMPUS COURSES BEING OFFERED AS WELL AS LARGER ENROLLMENTS IN COURSES CURRENTLY OFFERED. AS UNIVERSITIES SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVE MEANS TO ACCOMMODATE MORE STUDENTS AND THEIR LEARNING NEEDS, WEB-BASED INSTRUCTION PROVIDES AN ATTRACTIVE DELIVERY MODE FOR TEACHING LARGE, ON-CAMPUS COURSES. THE FIRST QUESTION WE MUST ASK IS WHETHER WEB-BASED INSTRUCTION CAN BE DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR THE TRADITIONAL, ON-CAMPUS STUDENT. YET, WITH THE PROMISE OF ACCESSIBILITY, INTERACTIVITY AND EASE OF USE, WEB-BASE DELIVERY MODES OFFER VIABLE SOLUTIONS FOR MEETING THE INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS. THIS TEXT IDENTIFIES THE PROCEDURAL ISSUES TO CONSIDER WHEN ADAPTING A LARGE, LECTURE-BASED COURSE TO A WEB- BASED ENVIRONMENT AND IDENTIFIES PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES THAT INSTRUCTORS NEED TO CONSIDER.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pedagogical Issues: Adapting A Large, Lecture-Based Course To The Web : Instructional Design Theory For Adapting A Large, Lecture-Based Course To An Online Learning Environment
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838307828
• ISBN 13: 9783838307824
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 15D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 369 grams

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Synopsis

AT LARGE RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, A COMMON APPROACH FOR TEACHING HUNDREDS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT ONE TIME IS THE TRADITIONAL, LARGE LECTURE-BASED COURSE. TRENDS INDICATE THAT OVER THE NEXT DECADE THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LARGE, ON- CAMPUS COURSES BEING OFFERED AS WELL AS LARGER ENROLLMENTS IN COURSES CURRENTLY OFFERED. AS UNIVERSITIES SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVE MEANS TO ACCOMMODATE MORE STUDENTS AND THEIR LEARNING NEEDS, WEB-BASED INSTRUCTION PROVIDES AN ATTRACTIVE DELIVERY MODE FOR TEACHING LARGE, ON-CAMPUS COURSES. THE FIRST QUESTION WE MUST ASK IS WHETHER WEB-BASED INSTRUCTION CAN BE DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR THE TRADITIONAL, ON-CAMPUS STUDENT. YET, WITH THE PROMISE OF ACCESSIBILITY, INTERACTIVITY AND EASE OF USE, WEB-BASE DELIVERY MODES OFFER VIABLE SOLUTIONS FOR MEETING THE INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS. THIS TEXT IDENTIFIES THE PROCEDURAL ISSUES TO CONSIDER WHEN ADAPTING A LARGE, LECTURE-BASED COURSE TO A WEB- BASED ENVIRONMENT AND IDENTIFIES PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES THAT INSTRUCTORS NEED TO CONSIDER.

About the Author

Dr. Maureen Ellis is an Assistant Professor in the Business and Information Technologies Education Department at East Carolina University, located in Greenville, NC.