Teaching and Learning Online: A Challenge that we all should be Prepared

 Outline of the book: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group (n.d.). The Theory and Practice of Online Teaching and Learning: A Guide for Academic Professionals. Retrieved from: https://n9.cl/k85v2

Purpose: To provide an insight of the importance of teaching and learning online.

Thesis statement: The book offers educators useful and basic tools to acquire knowledge regarding online learning and teaching.

Audience: Academic professionals, teachers and trainee teachers who are trying to start delivering or improve their online lessons.

I  Introduction

II Teaching Online - The Basics

                       A. Teaching a Course entirely Online

                       B. What about Support Personnel and Training?

                       C. Do you have to be a Computer Expert?

                       D. What can Teaching Online do for you?

                                1.Heightened Awareness of your Teaching

                                2.New Connections with the Wider World

                   III.    Orientation to Online Teaching and Learning

                       A. Online Learning in the Twenty-First Century

                       B. Asynchronous Learning

                       C. Online Course Delivery

                       D. Features of a Learning Management System

                       E. Time-Onsite vs. Online

                       F. What is a Week Online?

                       G. Flexibility and Convenience

                       H. What is the Catch?

                       I. How much time does Online Teaching and Learning take?

                       J. What is the Teacher Doing with her Time?

                       K. Saving Time

                   IV. E-tivities for Active Online Learning

                     A. Introducing E-tivities

                     B. Stories from the Front Line I

                     C. Technologies for E-tivities

                     D. Creating the Future through Learning Design

                     E. The Participants’ Experience of Learning through E-tivities

                     F. Teachers as E-tivity Designers

                    G. Stories from the Front Line II

                    H. Accepting the Challenge.

                 V. The Varied Terrain of Online Learning

                     A. Context

                     B. Instructional Design

                     C. Implementation

                     D. Outcomes

                 VI. Reusing Open Resources for Learning

A.    Social and Technological Trends

B.     Changing Expectations about Open Access to Learning Resources

C.     Diversification of how Resources are Created and Released

D.    The Escalation of Online, Reusable Learning Resources

E.     New Social Organization of Learning with Open Resources

F.      Removing Boundaries around Learning Environments and Sites

G.    Reusing Open Resources for Learning

   VII. Teaching as a Design Science

A.    The Role of Technology

B.     Harnessing Technology for Educational Ends