Insights into Online Teaching and Learning
Sandra Fabbri
Department of Education, Universidad CAECE
Lengua Inglesa Especializada I: EAP
Mg. Verónica Pintos and Mg. Melina Barbero
November 22nd, 2021
Useful Information and Advice on Online Teaching and Learning Outline:
Routledge. (n.d.) The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: a guide for academic professionals. Routledge and Taylor & Francis Group.
Purpose: To provide an overview of the characteristics, advantages and other aspects of online teaching and learning.
Thesis statement: Educators must become IT literate and use technology in education to exploit the advantages of online teaching and learning and benefit participants.
Audience: Educators
Introduction
Explaining how to use the book
Summarizing its content
II. Chapters excerpted from six online Routledge books
A. Chapter 1 Describing the main features and advantages of online teaching
1. Examining educators’ fundamental digital skills
B. Chapter 2 Specifying characteristics and assets of online teaching and learning
1. Comparing synchronous and asynchronous learning
2. Giving advice on online course preparation, delivering and, time-management
Chapter 3 Examining several aspects of online collaborative activities
1. Analysing their advantages, purpose, characteristics, design and use
Chapter 4 Presenting an online learning classification system
1. Using four dimensions: context, design features, implementation and, outcomes
Chapter 5 Analyzing the advantages of reusing online open resources
1. Highlighting the reuse of open learning in education, work and, life.
Chapter 6 Proposing the use of technology to enhance education
1. Describing the advantages of using technology in education
2. Highlighting the importance of mastering technology as educators
Expert Views on Online Teaching and Learning
Taylor & Francis Group. (n.d.). The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: a guide for academic professionals. Routledge and Taylor & Francis Group. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/FreeBooks+Opened+Up/Theory_and_Practice_of_Online_FB_final.pdf
The authors of the six chapters of this book provide a general overview of online learning and teaching. Ko & Rossen (n.d.) analyse the main characteristics, basic requirements and advantages of online teaching and learning. Vai & Sosulski (n.d.) also evaluate different aspects of it and give time-saving advice on the design, implementation and, delivery of online courses. Salmon (n.d.) explains the development and use of collaborative online activities to enhance online learning. Means et al. (n.d.) present an online learning classification system framework based on context, design features, implementation, and intended outcomes. Littlejohn & Pegler (n.d.) examine the advantages of reusable digital open resources for learning and their extensive reach. Laurillard (n.d.) emphasizes the importance of the use of technology in education and digital literacy for educators. Despite its limited information, this book offers helpful information and advice and, invites the reader to gain further knowledge on the matter.
Knowledgeable Perspectives on Online Teaching and Learning Academic Public Summary
The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: a guide for academic professionals (Routledge, n.d.) is an online book that consists of an introduction and six chapters written by online experts who analyze the different aspects of online teaching and learning.
Essentially, Ko & Rossen (n.d.), the authors of chapter one, compare online and face-to-face teaching, recommend educators to do online courses to improve their digital literacy and specify the minimum computer skills and equipment an educator needs to teach online.
In addition to that, in chapter 2, Vai & Sosulski (n.d.) compare teaching online and onsite, delve into synchronous and asynchronous learning and the requirements to design, deliver and manage an online course and give advice on time management.
Furthermore, in chapter 3, Salmon (n.d) explains the use and advantages of collaborative digital activities. She also describes their purpose, design and participants and gives examples of participants’ experiences.
Additionally, Means et al. (n.d.), the authors of chapter 4, present a classification system framework to describe online learning based on four dimensions: context, design features, implementation and, intended outcomes.
Moreover, in chapter 5, Littlejohn & Pegler (n.d.) examine the advantages of reusing open digital resources in education, at work and in life and emphasize that their use is extended to many kinds of contexts.
In addition, in chapter 6, Laurillard (n.d.) proposes that educators become IT literate to be able to teach using technology and work collaboratively to enhance education and adds that this will be possible when educators master technology and know the possibilities it offers.
In conclusion, The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: a guide for professionals (Routledge, n.d.) summarizes the main aspects and advantages of online education and gives recommendations and advice to be taken into account by educators.
References
Routledge. (n.d.). The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: A guide for academic professionals. Routledge and Taylor & Francis Group. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/FreeBooks+Opened+Up/Theory_and_Practice_of_Online_FB_final.pdf
Ko, S., & Rossen, S. (n.d.). Teaching online: The basics. In Taylor & Francis Group (Ed.), The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: A guide for academic professionals (pp.7-15). Routledge.
Laurillard, D. (n.d.). Teaching as a design science. In Taylor & Francis Group (Ed.), The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: A guide for academic professionals (pp.56-60). Routledge.
Littlejohn, A., & Pegler, C. (n.d.) Reusing open resources for learning. In Taylor & Francis Group (Ed.), The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: A guide for academic professionals (pp.46-55). Routledge.
Means, B., Bakia, M., & Murphy, R. (n.d.). The varied terrain of online teaching. In Taylor & Francis Group (Ed.), The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: A guide for academic professionals (pp.39-45). Routledge.
Salmon, G. (n.d.). E-tivities for active online learning. In Taylor & Francis Group (Ed.), The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: A guide for academic professionals (pp.28-38). Routledge.
Vai, M., & Sosulski, K., (n.d.). Orientation to online teaching and learning. In Taylor & Francis Group (Ed.), The theory and practice of online teaching and learning. A guide for academic professionals (pp.16-27). Routledge.
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