Delivering a Course, 2nd Edition

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Half Title
3. The Complete Guide to Teaching a Course
4. Title Page
5. Copyright Page
6. Table of Contents
7. Introduction
   1. What does each chapter cover?
8. Chapter 1 Opening Up a Closed Setting
   1. Summary
   2. Introduction
   3. Resource management
   4. Managing instructional materials
   5. The learning resource centre
   6. Supporting the learners
   7. Opening up a closed setting
   8. Projects and assignments
   9. Directed reading
   10. Learning guides
   11. Conclusion
9. Chapter 2 Doing Something Different in the Classroom: Making Delivery Work for You
   1. Summary
   2. Introduction
   3. New materials or courses and young learners
   4. New materials or courses and older learners
   5. New materials or courses and independent learners
   6. Why make the simple complex?
   7. Learning how to learn
   8. Conclusion
10. Chapter 3 Coping with Newness
    1. Summary
    2. Introduction
    3. Supporters and antagonists
    4. Managing change at the delivery stage
    5. Gathering information at delivery
    6. Tracking the process
    7. Gathering evidence for evaluation
    8. Delivery of Internet based materials
    9. Conclusion
11. Chapter 4 Expecting the Unexpected
    1. Summary
    2. Introduction
    3. What happens if there is a change in government?
    4. What happens if there is a change in funding?
    5. What happens if there is a change in community support?
    6. What if the delivery process goes wrong?
    7. Conclusion
12. Chapter 5 Now You Are Prepared – But What About Your Learners
    1. Summary
    2. Introduction
    3. Getting the materials ready
    4. You are prepared – but is the learner?
    5. Presenting new knowledge
    6. Retaining and retrieving new information
    7. Helping the learner learn
    8. Learning style
    9. Conclusion
13. Chapter 6 Instructional Events
    1. Summary
    2. Introduction
    3. The tell methods
    4. The show methods
    5. The do methods
    6. Putting it all together
    7. Conclusion
14. Chapter 7 Interaction with a Purpose
    1. Summary
    2. Introduction
    3. Learning and interaction
    4. Learning media
    5. Interaction with the teacher
    6. Conclusion
15. Chapter 8 Letting Go: The Transfer of Knowledge
    1. Summary
    2. Introduction
    3. Transfer of knowledge: teacher to learner
    4. Learning possibilities offered by technology
    5. Recognition of life experience and prior learning
    6. Oh… and the threat!
    7. Conclusion
16. Chapter 9 Computer Managed Learning
    1. Summary
    2. Introduction
    3. A CML course
    4. Learner interaction with CML
    5. Your interaction with a typical CML system
    6. CML and open learning
    7. CML and on-line learning
    8. Sample course design
    9. Categorization of test items
    10. Conclusion
17. Chapter 10 Delivering On-line Learning Materials
    1. Summary
    2. Introduction
    3. Why use Web based learning?
    4. Computer platform
    5. Design and development considerations
    6. Physical design
    7. Conclusion
18. Further Reading
19. Index