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Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace : Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom
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Author: Rena M. Palloff, Keith Pratt
List Price: $33.00
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ISBN: 0787944602
Publisher: Jossey-Bass (03 March, 1999)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 48,041
Average Customer Rating: 4.27 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
It applies to virtual communities of practice
The material in this book can be applied to increase the productivity of virtual communities of practice. It is a book I recommend to those who make a living in the world of knowledge management.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Everything you need to consider for asynchronous learning
I have found this book to be very helpful if you are REALLY interested in doing asynchronous work online. The authors are leading edge thinkers about this subject who have earned themselves a place in the world consulting to people who want to do this. The problem is that many, many people only THINK they know what asynchronous learning is and until you actually experience it you won't know. Can't know something until you learn it. Rena and Keith have done a very good job of showing you EVERYTHING you need to know to get the job done. You can use it like a menu, take what you want and leave the rest alone. They spend a good deal of time trying to get people to understand the TRUE nature of an asynchronous world. They are sincerely at the leading edge. I think I know what leading edge is, I think I'm there experiencing true asynchronous learning now at the renowned Fielding Institute. Good book for your reference. You may not need all of it NOW but you will soon!
Rating: 1 out of 5
Big Mac of a book: high calories--low nutrition
This book is indeed 'pedagogically sound'; the trouble is: it likes the sound of its own voice, far too much, and plods on around the houses for far too long. It is a Big Mac of a book: high calories--low nutrition. I wasted money buying it, don't you make the same mistake. Buy something shorter, less cack-handed, and trendy.
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