266 Pages
by
Routledge
266 Pages
by
Routledge
266 Pages
by
Routledge
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Deliver quality instruction to your students—on-campus or off The Handbook for Distance Learning in Tourism is a practical, down-to-earth guide to developing and using print-based and Internet-based flexible learning resources for courses where students rarely, if ever, attend on-campus classes. Whether you’re a teacher who needs to develop course notes into a flexible learning... Read more
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Flexible Learning and the Case Study
- Objectives
- Topic 1.1: What Is a Flexible Learning Environment?
- Topic 1.2: Maximizing the Return on Investment
- Topic 1.3: Introducing the Case Study
- Topic 1.4: The Development Model
- Key Points
- Chapter 2. The Project Manager
- Objectives
- Topic 2.1: Every Project Has a Manager
- Topic 2.2: The Role and Characteristics of a Project Manager
- Topic 2.3: Project Management Aids
- Topic 2.4: The Project As Organized Chaos
- Key Points
- Chapter 3. Starting a Project
- Objectives
- Topic 3.1: The Spark
- Topic 3.2: Developing and Buying Resources
- Topic 3.3: The Project Team
- Topic 3.4: Stakeholder Meetings
- Topic 3.5: Maximizing Project Ownership
- Topic 3.6: Considerations Before Committing to a Project—A Self-Appraisal for Teachers
- Key Points
- Chapter 4. Educational and Design Foundations
- Objectives
- Topic 4.1: Introduction
- Topic 4.2: Constructivism—A Theory of Knowledge
- Topic 4.3: Ensuring Quality Content
- Topic 4.4: Educational Design Guidelines for Learning Resources
- Topic 4.5: Writing a Course Outline
- Topic 4.6: Copyright
- Key Points
- Chapter 5. Media Foundations
- Objectives
- Topic 5.1: Introduction
- Topic 5.2: The Teacher Is Essential
- Topic 5.3: Determining the Needs, Wants, and Technology Access of Students
- Topic 5.4: Secondary Determinants—Teacher, Institution, and Course Factors
- Topic 5.5: Using Media Instead of a Medium
- Key Points
- Chapter 6. Developing Print Resources
- Objectives
- Topic 6.1: Introduction
- Topic 6.2: Advantages and Disadvantages of Print Learning Resources
- Topic 6.3: Production
- Topic 6.4: Design
- Topic 6.5: Maintenance and Revision
- Key Points
- Chapter 7. Developing and Using Web Sites
- Objectives
- Topic 7.1: Introduction
- Topic 7.2: Advantages and Disadvantages of Web Sites
- Topic 7.3: Using the World Wide Web
- Topic 7.4: Production
- Topic 7.5: Design
- Topic 7.6: Maintenance and Revision
- Key Points
- Chapter 8. Computer-Mediated Contact
- Objectives
- Topic 8.1: Introduction
- Topic 8.2: The Advantages and Challenges of Computer-Mediated Contact
- Topic 8.3: Teachers’ Roles
- Topic 8.4: Training and Support Roles
- Key Points
- Chapter 9. Course Management Systems
- Objectives
- Topic 9.1: Introduction
- Topic 9.2: The Advantages and Challenges of Course Management Systems
- Topic 9.3: A Teacher’s Perspective—Using A Course Management System
- Topic 9.4: Training and Support Roles
- Key Points
- Chapter 10. Teaching in a Flexible Learning Environment
- Objectives
- Topic 10.1: Introduction
- Topic 10.2: Before a Course Starts
- Topic 10.3: The Start of a Course
- Topic 10.4: During a Course
- Topic 10.5: The Responsibilities of Educational Designers
- Key Points
- Chapter 11. Being a Student in a Flexible Learning Environment
- Objectives
- Topic 11.1: Introduction
- Topic 11.2: The Advantages and Challenges of Flexible Learning
- Topic 11.3: You Have Enrolled in a Flexible Learning Course—What Now?
- Topic 11.4: Making the Most of Learning Resources
- Key Points
- References
- Index
Biography
Kaye Sung Chon
