Online Teaching Competency

Download or read book Online Teaching Competency written by Deanie French and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blended Learning is designed for individuals who want to improve current skills or develop online teaching skills gradually as they begin to add web skills and resources to enhance their current teaching repertoire. Many leaders from a variety of backgrounds have contributed chapters to make this book a valuable resource. The depth and range of experts include, but are not limited to Dr. Deanie French whose publications include Web Accessibility Applications: Seniors, Healthcare, and Higher Education (Institute:2002) and Internet Based Learning: An Introduction and Framework for Higher Education and Business (Stylus Publishing: 99); Dr. Barbara Lyman, author of "Holistic Learning Model for On-line Adults," a chapter in Internet Based Learning; Dr. Bruce Landon, senior advisor with the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET); Dr. Gene Martin, Director of Extended and Distance Learning at Southwest Texas State University (He has performed an active role in the advancement of technology education in the United States and has served as Chair for the National Commission for Technology Education); Dr. Karen Middleton, senior project coordinator for the Western Cooperative, managing a Hewlett funded project, "E-learning Technologies: Web Resource for Comparisons;" Dr. Cyndi Rowland, Director of the national project, Keeping Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM); Dr. Phil Vardiman, human resource development expert with fortune 500 companies and Leo Valdes, Managing Director of Vision Office, a training and web consulting firm based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (He has delivered presentations related to Internet accessibility to the United Nations and representatives of South-East Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Central and Eastern Europe.) For more information please visit www.e-linkagesglobal.com