Olena Zhadko – författare

Best Practices in Designing Courses with Open Educational Resources is a practical guide that assists faculty and institutions looking to adopt and implement open educational resources (OER) and to foster meaningful, effective learning experiences through the course design process. Chapters loaded with tips, case examples, and guidance from practitioners advise readers through each step necessary for sustainable OER initiatives, from preliminary planning and course redesign through teaching, learning, and faculty development.Written by two authors with direct experience in training higher education professionals to use OER, this is a comprehensive resource for faculty, instructional designers, course developers, librarians, information technologists, and administrators hoping to rethink and refresh their curricula by moving beyond traditional textbooks. An authors’ website expands the book with resources, templates, and examples of implementation models, including faculty development workshop OER materials that can be adopted by readers.

Best Practices in Designing Courses with Open Educational Resources is a practical guide that assists faculty and institutions looking to adopt and implement open educational resources (OER) and to foster meaningful, effective learning experiences through the course design process. Chapters loaded with tips, case examples, and guidance from practitioners advise readers through each step necessary for sustainable OER initiatives, from preliminary planning and course redesign through teaching, learning, and faculty development.Written by two authors with direct experience in training higher education professionals to use OER, this is a comprehensive resource for faculty, instructional designers, course developers, librarians, information technologists, and administrators hoping to rethink and refresh their curricula by moving beyond traditional textbooks. An authors’ website expands the book with resources, templates, and examples of implementation models, including faculty development workshop OER materials that can be adopted by readers.

Teaching Online: A Practical Guide is a comprehensive and accessible guide to teaching online. Whether teaching online for the first time or seeking fresh approaches, Teaching Online: A Practical Guide provides the roadmap, tools, and inspiration for those engaged in designing and teaching of online courses, in any modality -- fully online, blended, or enhanced with digital tools. This fifth edition of the bestselling book maintains its reader-friendly tone and exceptional practical advice while presenting the latest technologies, fresh insights, and real-life examples from faculty teaching today as well as others working in online education. Included are new case studies and interviews with faculty and instructional designers, in depth focus on blended classes, and both synchronous and asynchronous modes of instruction, along with new chapters on teaching large enrollment classes and the selection and thoughtful integration of digital and AI-driven tools. Covering every stage of online teaching from design and development, preparation of students and faculty for online teaching and learning to the management, facilitation, and assessment of online learning, this book provides a handbook for instructors as well as for those who support them.

Teaching Online: A Practical Guide is a comprehensive and accessible guide to teaching online. Whether teaching online for the first time or seeking fresh approaches, Teaching Online: A Practical Guide provides the roadmap, tools, and inspiration for those engaged in designing and teaching of online courses, in any modality -- fully online, blended, or enhanced with digital tools. This fifth edition of the bestselling book maintains its reader-friendly tone and exceptional practical advice while presenting the latest technologies, fresh insights, and real-life examples from faculty teaching today as well as others working in online education. Included are new case studies and interviews with faculty and instructional designers, in depth focus on blended classes, and both synchronous and asynchronous modes of instruction, along with new chapters on teaching large enrollment classes and the selection and thoughtful integration of digital and AI-driven tools. Covering every stage of online teaching from design and development, preparation of students and faculty for online teaching and learning to the management, facilitation, and assessment of online learning, this book provides a handbook for instructors as well as for those who support them.

Best Practices for Mentoring in Online Programs is a straightforward guide to creating meaningful, lasting mentoring programs for faculty or students enrolled in fully or predominantly online programs. Faculty and student mentoring programs are proliferating in higher education, including peer mentoring, group/network mentoring, and career mentoring, making it all the more important that administrators and instructors incorporate research-based best practices for effective and successful implementation. Divided into two sections – the first on mentoring programs for faculty, the second on programs for students – this volume engages a broad variety of mentoring models and contexts across disciplines, paying special attention to the effective strategies and common problems associated with online mentoring. The book addresses the practical aspects of setting up, running, structuring, and evaluating online mentoring programs, along with the recruitment, selection, compensation, and recognition of mentors. Case studies and interviews bring to life the challenges and opportunities of mentorship, including how to resolve discussions pertaining to difficult or controversial issues, while a wealth of resources, templates, and checklists will help administrators and faculty take concrete steps towards implementing or developing programs tailored to their needs and institutional contexts.