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Teaching Online

Teaching online requires different teaching strategies than a face-to-face course in order to effectively engage and connect with students.

"The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom"

- Jon Stewart

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Bailey Library Books

The Online Teaching Survival Guide by Judith V. Boettcher; Rita-Marie Conrad
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9781119147695
Publication Date: 2016-08-26
Visual Design for Online Learning by Torria Davis
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9781118922446
Publication Date: 2015-09-08
Virtual Training Tools and Templates by Cindy Huggett
Call Number: LB1028.5 .H797 2017
Publication Date: 2017-06-27
Best Practices in Engaging Online Learners Through Active and Experiential Learning Strategies by Stephanie Smith Budhai; Ke'Anna Skipwith
Call Number: LB1044.87 .B83 2017
ISBN: 9781138670679
Publication Date: 2017-01-05
Teaching Online: a guide to theory, research, and practice by Claire Howell Major
Call Number: LB1044.87 .M245 2015
ISBN: 9781421416236
Publication Date: 2015-03-02
Online Teaching at Its Best by Linda B. Nilson; Ludwika A. Goodson
Call Number: LB1044.87 .N55 2018
Publication Date: 2017-12-04
Motivating and Retaining Online Students by Rosemary M. Lehman; Simone C. O. Conceição
Call Number: LB2395.7 .L46 2014
ISBN: 9781118531709
Publication Date: 2013-10-21
Applied Pedagogies: strategies for online writing instruction by Daniel Ruefman (Editor); Abigail G. Scheg (Editor)
Call Number: PE1404 .A64 2016
ISBN: 9781607324843
Publication Date: 2016-04-15

FPD Speakers and Webinars

New Tools for Online Interactivity with La Tonya Motley
Learn how to add interactivity, fun and instant feedback to your course in Blackboard. This workshop, with Instructional Designer and faculty member, LaTonya Motley, provided a quick demo on some of the exciting FREE educational applications available to help you create interactive activities and presentations for the online environment. The tools discussed during this workshop were Blendspace, Thinglink, and Quizlet.
New Apps for the 21st Century Classroom
UA instructional designer Anthea Schroeder showcased ways that personal handheld technology can help foster student participation in the classroom and encourage teacher-student communication. Participants will had the opportunity to play with a few free learning apps and brainstorm ways to include them in their classes.