Meaningful Online Learning Integrating Strategies, Activities, and Learning Technologies for Effective Designs

Meaningful Online Learning explores the design and facilitation of high-quality online learning experiences and outcomes through the integration of theory-based instructional strategies, learning activities, and proven educational technologies. Building on the authors? years of synthesized research and expertise, this textbook prepares instructors in training to create, deliver, and evaluate learner-centered online pedagogies. Pre- and in-service K?12 teachers, higher education faculty, and instructional designers in private, corporate, or government settings will find a comprehensive approach and support system for their design efforts.

List of Figures and Tables 1. Meaningful Online Learning: Theories, Concepts, and Strategies 2. Pedagogical Ecology of Meaningful Online Learning: Meaningful Online Learning Design Framework 3. Instructional Strategies for Meaningful Online Learning 4. Technologies to Support Meaningful Online Learning 5. Supportive Instructional Strategies for Meaningful Online Learning6. Dialogic Instructional Strategies for Meaningful Online Learning7. Exploratory Instructional Strategies for Meaningful Online Learning8. Assessing Meaningful Learning in Online SettingsIndex

Nada Dabbagh is Professor of Learning Technologies in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University, USA.

Rose M. Marra is Professor in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri, USA.

Jane L. Howland is Learning Technologies Program Coordinator and Teaching Professor in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri, USA.