Making the transition to E-learning : strategies and issues / [edited by] Mark Bullen, Diane P. Janes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

E-learning as nation building / Marco Adria, Katy Campbell -- Organizational models for faculty support : the response of Canadian universities / Margaret Haughey -- Moving to blended delivery in a polytechnic : shifting the mindset of faculty and institutions / Oriel Kelly -- Strategic planning for e-learning in a polytechnic / Tony Bates -- Using e-learning to promote excellence in polytechnic education / Maggie Beers -- Teaching and learning in a laptop nursing program : institutional and pedagogical issues / Ellen Vogel, Bill Muirhead -- E-learning in higher education : the need for a new pedagogy / Dirk Morrison -- New skills and ways of working : faculty development for e-learning / Gail Wilson -- Using e-learning to transform large class teaching / Cathy Gunn, Mandy Harper -- The continuing struggle for community and content in blended technology courses in higher education / Richard A. Schwier, Mary E. Dykes -- Towards effective instruction in e-learning environments / Martha A. Gabriel -- The plain hard work of teaching online : strategies for instructors / Dianne Conrad -- Empowering learners to interact effectively in asynchronous discussion activities / Helen Wozniak -- A framework for choosing communication activities in e-learning / Tannis Morgan, Karen Belfer -- Using problem-based learning in online courses : a new hope? / Richard F. Kenny -- Fast prototyping as a communication catalyst for e-learning design / Luca Botturi ... [et al.] -- Educational design as a key issue in planning for quality improvement / Albert Sangrà, Lourdes Guàrdia, Mercedes González-Sanmamed -- Cognitive tools for self-regulated e-learning / Tracey L. Leacock, John C. Nesbit -- Adopting tools for online synchronous communication : issues and strategies / Elizabeth Murphy, Thérèse Laferrière -- Knowledge is powerpoint : slideware in e-learning / Adnan Qayyum, Brad Eastman.

"This book provides insights and experiences from e-learning experts from around the world; it address the institutional, pedagogical, and technological issues that higher education institutions are grappling with as they move from conventional face-to-face teaching to e-learning in its diverse forms"--Provided by publisher.

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