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Watkins (George Washington University) provides 75 ideas for getting acquainted with the students enrolled in an online course, developing online skills, building teams, elaborating on course content, and increasing course interactivity. Each entry recommends the group size and experience level for the activity, and lists the time and online technologies required, preparation tasks, process steps, and facilitator notes. The opening section collects 100 tips for assessing learner readiness, teaching online, and using synchronous chats and asynchronous discussion boards. The CD-ROM contains e-mail templates and model instructions. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This invaluable resource can help transform online courses into exciting, meaningful, and active e-learning experiences. 75 e-Learning Activities is filled with scores of e-learning activities and games that offer trainers and instructors a handbook for creating interactive and engaging online courses. Much like the activities and games used in traditional classroom training, these e-learning activities can be used to increase interactivity, engage learners, accomplish learning objectives, develop online relationships, promote active learning, and create learning communities. With many examples available on the CD-ROM for easy online transfer, the activities can help elaborate on course content through the use of online technologies such as chat rooms, email, or discussion boards.
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