Online Learning

Wayne Journell is an assistant professor of education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research interests include social studies pedagogy and online instruction in K-12 contexts.

Wayne Journell's book presents an interesting and unique look at K-12 online learning and virtual schooling. This book provides a outline for those interested in creating an online program, designing an online course, and/or teaching online. Unlike other texts on the market, Journell goes beyond the practitioner's personal experiences of "This is how we did it"' or focusing primarily upon research based on adult populations. This book provides a research-based outline for K-12 online learning practitioners, specifically from research into K-12 online learning.

• Foreword, by Tina L. HeafnerPrefaceOnline Learning in Secondary Education: Proceeding With CautionWhy Secondary Teachers Should Consider Online EducationMy Motivation for Writing This BookStructure of the BookIntroductionA (Brief) History of Distance Education in the United StatesOnline Learning in American Higher EducationWho Takes Online Courses in Higher Education, and How Have They Fared?Where Did K-12 Online Learning Come From?What We Currently Know About K-12 Online LearningWhat Can We Learn From Research on K-12 Online Education?SummaryChapter One: Creating a Proper Infrastructure for Online LearningMaking the Move OnlineHow to Choose Which Courses Are Best Suited for Online LearningProviding Students With Choices and Helping Ensure Their SuccessSynchronous Versus Asynchronous CommunicationChoosing a Learning Management SystemAdditional Infrastructure Issues Related to Online CoursesSummaryChapter Two: Course DevelopmentHow to Create a Solid Course StructureEstablishing Effective Instructional Design in Online CoursesSummaryChapter Three: Assessing Student Learning OnlineHow to Maximize the Power of the InternetTips for Creating Reliable and Accessible AssessmentsCreating a Course Calendar for AssignmentsEffective Online AssessmentsTips for Staying Organized While GradingProviding Feedback OnlineSummaryChapter Four: Building Community in Online CoursesTeacher and Student Perceptions of Social Interaction OnlineStrategies for Building Classroom CommunityFostering Relationships Between Teachers and StudentsSummaryChapter Five: Creating Substantive Asynchronous DiscussionsA Case Study of Asynchronous Communication in a K-12 Online CourseFactors Leading to Unproductive DiscussionsLessons LearnedSummaryChapter Six: Where Do We Go From Here?The Importance of Online Professional DevelopmentCreating Online Learning For AllAddressing Technological InequitiesFinal ThoughtsReferences