Online Learning and Assessment in Higher Education

<p>Preface</p> <p>Acknowledgements</p> <p>List of figures and tables</p> <p>About the authors</p> <p>Chapter 1: Where to start</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>How students learn</p> <p>What is good teaching practice in higher education?</p> <p>What are the characteristics of your students?</p> <p>What are your characteristics as a teacher?</p> <p>The learning and teaching context</p> <p>Identifying the learning objectives</p> <p>Reconceptualising your teaching</p> <p>Illustrating the ideas in this chapter ...</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Chapter 2: Teaching with technology - considering your options</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Technology affordances and learning outcomes</p> <p>Institutional policy and infrastructure</p> <p>The evolution of internet technologies for learning and assessment</p> <p>First generation internet technologies: options for interaction</p> <p>First generation internet technologies: options for managing content</p> <p>Web 2.0 and other new options for interaction</p> <p>Web 2.0 and other new options for managing content</p> <p>Even newer options …</p> <p>Student support</p> <p>Management and administrative issues</p> <p>Deciding your options</p> <p>Illustrating the ideas in this chapter …</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Chapter 3: Online learning design and development</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Theories and models guiding online learning design</p> <p>Aligning learning objectives, activities and assessment</p> <p>Designing online learning activities, resources and support</p> <p>Interaction between users: online discussion activities</p> <p>Interaction between users: activities using other communication forms</p> <p>Interaction with content</p> <p>Creation of content: individual and group activities</p> <p>Giving activity feedback: principles, options and issues</p> <p>Developing your design</p> <p>General student support issues</p> <p>Managing and administering online learning</p> <p>Illustrating the ideas in this chapter …</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Chapter 4: Online assessment</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Why assess?</p> <p>Who assesses?</p> <p>Some aspects of assessment design</p> <p>Using the online environment for assessment</p> <p>Quizzes for summative assessment</p> <p>Supporting students</p> <p>Managing and administering assessment</p> <p>Illustrating the ideas in this chapter …</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Chapter 5: Evaluation</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Some evaluation concepts</p> <p>Evaluation and online learning design, development and implementation</p> <p>Designing your evaluation plan</p> <p>Managing, reporting and acting on the evaluation</p> <p>Acting on the evaluation</p> <p>Illustrating the ideas in this chapter …</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Chapter 6: Conclusion</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Introducing online learning and assessment – a brief review</p> <p>Accommodating emerging technologies</p> <p>Illustrating the ideas in this chapter …</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Chapter 7: Introducing online learning and assessment - a planning guide</p> <p>References</p> <p>Index</p>