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Learning in real time : synchronous teaching and learning online / Jonathan Finkelstein.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Jossey-Bass guides to online teaching and learningPublication details: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, c2006.Description: xiv, 157 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780787979218 (pbk.)
  • 078797921X (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 371.334 22
LOC classification:
  • LB1028.5 .F516 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
About the author -- Learning, live online -- Synchronous interaction across the learning continuum -- Needs served by synchronous interaction -- The synchronous compact -- Indicators for real-time online learning -- Learner skills developed and assessed live online -- Real-time learning as good practice -- Contact between students and faculty -- Cooperation among students -- Active learning -- Prompt feedback -- Time on task -- High expectations -- Diverse talents and ways of learning -- Tools for learning in real time -- Text-based tools -- Live audio and video tools -- Content, display, and other interactive tools -- Real-time learning venues -- A moving target -- Chat rooms -- Instant messenger -- Multi-user virtual environments -- Virtual reference, tutoring, and help desks -- Virtual offices and virtual meeting rooms -- Virtual classrooms -- Interactive webcasting -- Webcasting or broadcasting -- In-class online aids -- Facilitating learning in real time -- Be a good host -- Inflate a bubble of concentration -- Be a ringmaster -- Use virtual body language -- Rely on others: you are not alone -- Use the synchronous dashboard -- Be prepared and manage crises -- Real-time online learning activities -- Magnetic brainstorms -- Stone soup -- Solo fishbowls -- Paired partners or dyads -- Cracker barrels -- Guest appearances and co-hosts -- Live blogging and cclogging -- Expeditions and virtual training labs -- Multiple venue productions or presentations -- Additional resources -- Further reading and related web sites -- Ten common misconceptions about synchronous instruction -- Scheduling synchronous interaction -- Buyer's guide: questions to ask when considering a synchronous tool.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-150) and index.

About the author -- Learning, live online -- Synchronous interaction across the learning continuum -- Needs served by synchronous interaction -- The synchronous compact -- Indicators for real-time online learning -- Learner skills developed and assessed live online -- Real-time learning as good practice -- Contact between students and faculty -- Cooperation among students -- Active learning -- Prompt feedback -- Time on task -- High expectations -- Diverse talents and ways of learning -- Tools for learning in real time -- Text-based tools -- Live audio and video tools -- Content, display, and other interactive tools -- Real-time learning venues -- A moving target -- Chat rooms -- Instant messenger -- Multi-user virtual environments -- Virtual reference, tutoring, and help desks -- Virtual offices and virtual meeting rooms -- Virtual classrooms -- Interactive webcasting -- Webcasting or broadcasting -- In-class online aids -- Facilitating learning in real time -- Be a good host -- Inflate a bubble of concentration -- Be a ringmaster -- Use virtual body language -- Rely on others: you are not alone -- Use the synchronous dashboard -- Be prepared and manage crises -- Real-time online learning activities -- Magnetic brainstorms -- Stone soup -- Solo fishbowls -- Paired partners or dyads -- Cracker barrels -- Guest appearances and co-hosts -- Live blogging and cclogging -- Expeditions and virtual training labs -- Multiple venue productions or presentations -- Additional resources -- Further reading and related web sites -- Ten common misconceptions about synchronous instruction -- Scheduling synchronous interaction -- Buyer's guide: questions to ask when considering a synchronous tool.