Teaching History Online

ISBN-13: 9780415482226 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 116 str.

John F. Lyons

Opis

Bringing history teaching into the twenty-first century, Teaching History Online is a concise guide to developing and using internet resources in history instruction. It offers practical, jargon-free advice to help the history teacher develop online assignments, and provides an informed introduction to the myriad resources and tools available for use in the online classroom. Beginning with a chapter on the benefits of teaching and studying online, John F. Lyons goes on to address instructors' most commonly asked questions and concerns, including:

• designing an online class
• providing online alternatives to the lecture
• developing a user-friendly discussion board
• conducting assessment and dealing with classroom management issues.

For historians interested in providing an online element to their traditional face-to-face classroom teaching, the final chapter shows how to develop successful hybrid/blended classes. An accessible introduction and valuable resource, Teaching History Online includes sample lesson plans, examples of online learning tools, and suggestions for further reading, helping those who use - or want to use - online resources to create exciting, interactive and rewarding learning environments. Visit the companion website, which includes extra reading and resources information at: www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415482226.

Teaching History Online is a very short introduction to developing and using online resources in history teaching. It offers practical advice that will help the history teacher develop online assignments and provides a guide to the myriad resources and tools available for use in the online classroom.

The book begins with an introductory chapter on the benefits of teaching and studying online. The chapters then move on to the various issues involved in online teaching such as designing an online class and providing online alternatives to the classroom lecture, the Discussion Board, assessment and classroom management issues. The final chapter focuses on teaching hybrid/blended classes and incorporating online elements into the traditional face-to-face classroom.

Each chapter includes lesson plans, examples of online learning tools and suggestions for further reading, making Teaching History Online a perfect introduction for all those who find themselves using online resources in teaching history.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Why Teach and Study Online?  1. Getting Started  2. Reconfiguring the Lecture  3. Discussion Board  4. Assessment  5. Classroom Management 6. Online Teaching in the Traditional Classroom.  Conclusion.  Additional Resources for Teachers.  Appendix.  Index

O autorze

John F. Lyons is an associate professor of history at Joliet Junior College in Illinois where he teaches British history, US history, world history, and Latin American history. His publications include Teachers and Reform: Chicago Public Education, 1929-70 (2008).