Effective Online Teaching: Foundations and Strategies for Student Success

Exhibits and Figures ix

Preface xv

About the Author xxi

PART 1 Profile of the Online Learner 1

1 Characteristics of the Online Learner 3

2 Key Learning Attributes of Adults 13

3 Challenges That Affect Learners’ Persistence 21

PART 2 Foundations of Cognition and Learning 31

4 Learning Theory 33

5 Understanding Cognition and Learning 43

6 Motivation Theory 59

PART 3 Cognitive Strategies to Support Learners’ Thinking 73

7 Procedural Scaffolding 75

8 Metacognitive Scaffolding 87

9 Conceptual Scaffolding 95

10 Strategic Scaffolding 101

PART 4 Developing Cognitive, Social, and Teaching Presence Online 105

11 Developing Cognitive Presence Through Active Learning Strategies 107

12 Establishing Social Presence Through Learner-to-Learner Collaborative Strategies 131

13 Establishing Instructor Presence Through Instructor-to-Learner Interaction Strategies 151

14 Communication Tools to Support Cognitive, Social, and Teaching Presence 167

PART 5 Strategies for Managing Your Online Course 183

15 Strategies for Managing Your Online Teaching Activities 185

16 Strategies for Managing Behavioral Issues 205

17 Strategies for Managing Ethical and Legal Issues 223

18 Developing an Online Teaching Philosophy 241

References 245

Index 251