The Distance Learning Playbook for College and University Instruction (eBook)

List of Videos
Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Visible Learning® Primer
Visible Learning and Distance Learning
A Question of Equity
Module 1: Self-Care
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Conclusion
Module 2: The First Week of Classes
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Develop a Classroom Management Plan for Distance Learning
Establish Norms
Link Norms to Class Agreements
Identify Expectations for Synchronous Distance Learning
Develop and Teach Organizational and Procedural Routines
Design a Considerate Website
Your First Distance Classes
Learn Students’ Interests
Conclusion
Module 3: Faculty—Student Relationships From a Distance
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Characteristics of Faculty–Student Relationships
Judgment and Will, Not Just Knowledge and Ability
Peer-to-Peer Relationships Are Influenced, Too
A “Chilly” Classroom
Reaching the Hard to Teach
Increase Your Touchpoints With All Students
Conclusion
Module 4: Teacher Credibility at a Distance
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Teacher Credibility Defined
Conclusion
Module 5: Teacher Clarity at a Distance
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Start With the Standards and Competencies
Create a Flow of Learning: Planning for Class
Create Learning Intentions
Identify Success Criteria
Find the Relevance
Conclusion
Module 6: Engaging Tasks at a Distance
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Think Functions of Engagement, Not Just Tools
Set the Conditions for Engagement and Learning
Select the Tools That Meet These Functions and Conditions
Design Tasks With Engagement in Mind
Design a Considerate Schedule to Promote Engagement
Conclusion
Module 7: Planning Learning Experiences at a Distance
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Demonstrating
Collaborating
Coaching and Facilitating
Practicing
Conclusion
Module 8: Feedback, Assessment, and Grading
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Feedback to Students
The Socioemotional Links to Feedback
Feedback at a Distance
Formative Evaluation
Summative Evaluations
Competency-Based Grading
Conclusion
Module 9: Keeping the Focus on Learning, Distance or Otherwise
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Learning From Other Crises
Use Crisis Learning to Make Colleges and Universities Better
Make Learning Better for Students
Make Learning Better for Teachers
Conclusion
Appendix
References
Index
About the Authors