August 20, 2008 – Silence and Voice

@PaulPam2 Before Labor Day? #
@shirleyearley I know, Shirley. I am just so used to having physical books, and somehow having only print-outs and such seems less “serious” #
Went to a retirement lunch for a colleague. Nice she is still young enough to still enjoy many years of activities. #
Went to a retirement lunch for a colleague. Nice she is still young enough to still enjoy many years of activities. #
Scary news about McCain taking a lead in the polls over Obama http://tinyurl.com/5dob6r #
Why can’t the Democrats seem to get their leadership together? I hope this election does not make Democratic Leadership another oxymoron. #
@shirleyearley Thank you for the link, Shirley. Tried to add a comment, but it seems something in the comment window is not loading. #
@skydaddy Where is that course, Corrie? #

I have finally selected the texts for my Principles and Practices of Online Course Creation and Instructional Design course that begins in another month. They are:

Anderson, T. (Ed.). (2008). The theory and practice of online learning (2nd ed.). Edmonton: Athabasca University Press.
The book is available printed or free via download at
http://www.aupress.ca/books/Terry_Anderson.php
Harper, D. G. (Ed.). (2008). Education for a digital world: Advice, guidelines, and effective practice from around the globe. Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning & BCcampus.
This book is available free via download at http://www.col.org/colweb/site/pid/5312

I reviewed countless printed and physically published works, and all of them lacked something or another. I found the Anderson text via searching online, and the second one was referred to me from one of the authors, Sylvia Currie.

Let the teaching and learning adventure begin!

Day: August 20, 2008

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Book Selection for “Online Course Creation and Instructional Design” Class