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PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
ISBN-100789018608
ISBN-139780789018601
eBay Product ID (ePID)43541333
Product Key Features
Number of Pages266 Pages
Publication NameHandbook for Distance Learning in Tourism
LanguageEnglish
SubjectInternet / General, Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, General, Distance, Open & Online Education
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaComputers, Education, Business & Economics
AuthorKaye Sung Chon
FormatPerfect
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14.5 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2004-022092
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal910.711
Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction to Flexible Learning and the Case Study Objectives Topic 1.1: What Is a Flexible Learning Environment? Topic 1.2: Maximizing the Return on Investment Topic 1.3: Introducing the Case Study Topic 1.4: The Development Model Key Points Chapter 2. The Project Manager Objectives Topic 2.1: Every Project Has a Manager Topic 2.2: The Role and Characteristics of a Project Manager Topic 2.3: Project Management Aids Topic 2.4: The Project As Organized Chaos Key Points Chapter 3. Starting a Project Objectives Topic 3.1: The Spark Topic 3.2: Developing and Buying Resources Topic 3.3: The Project Team Topic 3.4: Stakeholder Meetings Topic 3.5: Maximizing Project Ownership Topic 3.6: Considerations Before Committing to a ProjectA Self-Appraisal for Teachers Key Points Chapter 4. Educational and Design Foundations Objectives Topic 4.1: Introduction Topic 4.2: ConstructivismA Theory of Knowledge Topic 4.3: Ensuring Quality Content Topic 4.4: Educational Design Guidelines for Learning Resources Topic 4.5: Writing a Course Outline Topic 4.6: Copyright Key Points Chapter 5. Media Foundations Objectives Topic 5.1: Introduction Topic 5.2: The Teacher Is Essential Topic 5.3: Determining the Needs, Wants, and Technology Access of Students Topic 5.4: Secondary DeterminantsTeacher, Institution, and Course Factors Topic 5.5: Using Media Instead of a Medium Key Points Chapter 6. Developing Print Resources Objectives Topic 6.1: Introduction Topic 6.2: Advantages and Disadvantages of Print Learning Resources Topic 6.3: Production Topic 6.4: Design Topic 6.5: Maintenance and Revision Key Points Chapter 7. Developing and Using Web Sites Objectives Topic 7.1: Introduction Topic 7.2: Advantages and Disadvantages of Web Sites Topic 7.3: Using the World Wide Web Topic 7.4: Production Topic 7.5: Design Topic 7.6: Maintenance and Revision Key Points Chapter 8. Computer-Mediated Contact Objectives Topic 8.1: Introduction Topic 8.2: The Advantages and Challenges of Computer-Mediated Contact Topic 8.3: Teachers'' Roles Topic 8.4: Training and Support Roles Key Points Chapter 9. Course Management Systems Objectives Topic 9.1: Introduction Topic 9.2: The Advantages and Challenges of Course Management Systems Topic 9.3: A Teacher''s PerspectiveUsing A Course Management System Topic 9.4: Training and Support Roles Key Points Chapter 10. Teaching in a Flexible Learning Environment Objectives Topic 10.1: Introduction Topic 10.2: Before a Course Starts Topic 10.3: The Start of a Course Topic 10.4: During a Course Topic 10.5: The Responsibilities of Educational Designers Key Points Chapter 11. Being a Student in a Flexible Learning Environment Objectives Topic 11.1: Introduction Topic 11.2: The Advantages and Challenges of Flexible Learning Topic 11.3: You Have Enrolled in a Flexible Learning CourseWhat Now? Topic 11.4: Making the Most of Learning Resources Key Points References Index
SynopsisDeliver quality instruction to your studentson-campus or off The Handbook for Distance Learning in Tourism is a practical, down-to-earth guide to developing and using print-based and Internet-based flexible learning resources for courses where students rarely, if ever, attend on-campus classes. Whether you're a teacher who needs to develop course notes into a flexible learning package, a Web site, or both, or you just want information about how to teach in a flexible environment, the book will provide the help you need-in language you can understand. Designed to guide you through the completion of a projector a semesterthis hands-on book offers strategies, suggestions, hints, and examples, and includes a hotel and tourism case study that illustrates effective concepts and strategies. Written by Gary Williams, co-editor of The Internet and Travel and Tourism Education (Haworth), this unique book will help you develop print-based and Internet-based learning resources instead of focusing only on one or the other, breaking down the barriers placed between learning environments. The strategies presented are timeless, with no comparisons of specific commercial or noncommercial products to become outdated and no Web site addresses to become useless. The book makes extensive use of tables, graphics, and illustrations and has its own Web site that's regularly updated, listing online resources arranged on a chapter-by-chapter basis. The Handbook for Distance Learning in Tourism examines: the roles and characteristics of a project manager developing and buying resources considerations before committing to a project maximizing project ownership ensuring quality content educational design guidelines media foundations production, design, and maintenance of print resources developing and using Web sites computer-mediated contact course management systems (CMS) and much more! The Handbook for Distance Learning in Tourism is an invaluable guidebook for educators working in the field of hotel and tourism management as well as academics, project managers, and educational designers who are interested in flexible learning developments., The Handbook for Distance Learning in Tourism is a practical, down-to-earth guide to developing and using print-based and Internet-based flexible learning resources for courses where students rarely, if ever, attend on-campus classes. Whether you're a teacher who needs to develop course notes into a flexible learning package, a Web site, or both, or you just want information about how to teach in a flexible environment, the book will provide the help you needin language you can understand. Designed to guide you through the completion of a projector a semesterthis hands-on book offers strategies, suggestions, hints, and examples, and includes a hotel and tourism case study that illustrates effective concepts and strategies. To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com., Deliver quality instruction to your students--on-campus or off The Handbook for Distance Learning in Tourism is a practical, down-to-earth guide to developing and using print-based and Internet-based flexible learning resources for courses where students rarely, if ever, attend on-campus classes. Whether you're a teacher who needs to develop course notes into a flexible learning package, a Web site, or both, or you just want information about how to teach in a flexible environment, the book will provide the help you need-in language you can understand. Designed to guide you through the completion of a project--or a semester--this hands-on book offers strategies, suggestions, hints, and examples, and includes a hotel and tourism case study that illustrates effective concepts and strategies. Written by Gary Williams, co-editor of The Internet and Travel and Tourism Education (Haworth), this unique book will help you develop print-based and Internet-based learning resources instead of focusing only on one or the other, breaking down the barriers placed between learning environments. The strategies presented are timeless, with no comparisons of specific commercial or noncommercial products to become outdated and no Web site addresses to become useless. The book makes extensive use of tables, graphics, and illustrations and has its own Web site that's regularly updated, listing online resources arranged on a chapter-by-chapter basis. The Handbook for Distance Learning in Tourism examines: the roles and characteristics of a project manager developing and buying resources considerations before committing to a project maximizing project ownership ensuring quality content educational design guidelines media foundations production, design, and maintenance of print resources developing and using Web sites computer-mediated contact course management systems (CMS) and much more The Handbook for Distance Learning in Tourism is an invaluable guidebook for educators working in the field of hotel and tourism management as well as academics, project managers, and educational designers who are interested in flexible learning developments.
LC Classification NumberG155.7.W56 2005
