The Excellent Online Instructor

The Excellent Online Instructor is a guide for new andseasoned faculty who teach online, those responsible for trainingand developing online instructors, and administrators who mustevaluate online faculty performance. This comprehensive resourcedescribes the qualities of and explains how one can become anexcellent online instructor. Written by Rena M. Palloff and KeithPratt--noted experts in online instruction--the book
* Includes models based in adult learning principles and bestpractices
* Offers guidelines to test instructors' readiness to teachonline
* Contains ideas for overcoming faculty resistance
* Reveals how to develop an effective mentoring program
* Shows how to establish a long-term faculty developmenteffort
Praise for The Excellent Online Instructor
„Palloff and Pratt have a profound understanding of the onlineeducational milieu, its complexities and challenges as well as thepotential it opens up to serious educators dedicated to exploitingits full value. Practical and down-to-earth strategies are at thecore of what the authors offer the reader in this engagingbook.“
--Michael J. Canuel, CEO, LEARN Quebec
„This book examines best practices for effective online teachingand instructor engagement and provides a concise plan for facultydevelopment and effective training methods. Rena Palloff and KeithPratt have provided another essential resource for the field ofonline teaching and learning that is a must-read for anyone workingwith faculty or teaching online in either higher education orK-12.“
--Kaye Shelton, dean, Online Education, Dallas BaptistUniversity
„Whether you are guiding departmental faculty or looking toimprove your own online skills, Palloff and Pratt provide practicalsteps, tools to organize your processes, best practices to emulate, and valuable resources to help you achieve excellenceonline.“
--Lynn Olson, dean, Graduate and Professional Studies, St. Joseph's College Online