„This book offers more than 95 ideas for designing and delivering online instruction as a creative spark for distance learning.“ (Journal of Continuing Higher Education, Fall 2007)"For those who think online learning can't be truly interactive, Patti Shank and her colleagues clearly demonstrate--inhundreds of examples--that it can be. The real lesson inThe Online Learning Idea Book is that technology doesn'tbuild interactive learning; creative thinking and good, solidinstructional design does. Using even a smidgen of the great ideasin this book will increase the learning effectiveness of any onlineprogram.„ --Marc J. Rosenberg, consultant, and author of BeyondE-Learning
“Harness these ideas and multiply your expertise! There'snothing like tried-and-true activities to help increase the valueof your online content. This book is a veritable smorgasbord ofcreative and engaging ideas!„ --Cynthia S. Wehmer, CPT, IT training manager, Coors BrewingCompany
“E-learning is a rapidly changing field with new best practicesbeing discovered every day. The Online Learning Idea Book isa fantastic resource for designers, developers, and trainingprofessionals to find innovative ideas and proven approaches thatmake e-learning effective.„ --Josh Bersin, CEO, Bersin & Associates
“This book manages to be concrete, yet theory based; innovative, yet practical; and--miraculously for the training-bookgenre--light on its feet.„ --Bill Ellet, editor, Training Media Review
“Looking for practical, insightful, tried-and-tested ideas thatyou can quickly apply in your online learning programs? Get TheOnline Learning Idea Book now. I'm sure you'll find an idea youcan apply in your very next project (I did), and the book will payfor itself!„ --Harvey Singh, founder and CEO, Instancy, Inc.
“McKeachie's Teaching Tips, now in its 12thedition, has been distributed for years to new faculty members inhigher education. As more instructors go online, I predict thatinstructional support personnel will also provide them with thelatest edition of Shank's The Online Learning IdeaBook.„ --Thomas C. Reeves, professor, department of educationalpsychology and instructional technology, College of Education, TheUniversity of Georgia
“Patti Shank has collected great ideas about online learning andteaching from all over the globe. If you are an online instructoror instructional designer looking for new ways to involve andengage your learners, you'll be inspired by this book!" --Terry Morris, associate professor, William Rainey HarperColleges