To Start from Scratch: Online Teaching

Outline of the book: Routledge. (n.d.). The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: A guide for academic professionals. Routledge. Retrieved from https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/FreeBooks+Opened+Up/Theory_and_Practice_of_Online_FB_final.pdf

·         Purpose:  To provide an overview of the main concepts related to online teaching and learning.

·         Thesis statement: The online teaching scenario is made up of different tools, resources and procedures to which teachers will need to adapt if they want to succeed in it.

·         Audience: prospective online teachers, online tutors, educators.

             1. Introduction

                  1.1 Table of contents

                  1.2 Overview

      2. Chapter 1: The basics of online teaching

      2.1 Teaching in outline contexts

      2.2 Teaching in online contexts

             2.2.1 Communication changes

             2.2.2 Roles in instruction

             2.2.3 Characteristics of tasks

             2.2.4 Support and training

             2.2.5 Tools needed

     3. Chapter 2: Orientation to online teaching and learning

  3.1 Characteristics of teaching online

             3.1.1 Types of learners

             3.1.2 Time

                      3.1.2.1 Flexibility

                      3.1.2.2 Management

                      3.1.2.3 Deadlines as guidelines

4. Chapter 3: E-tivities

 4.1 Definition

     4.2 Addressees

     4.3 Description

     4.4 Purposes

     4.5 Requirements

     4.6 Roles of the participants

5. Chapter 4: Dimensions of online learning

    5.1 Context

    5.2 Design

    5.3 Implementation

    5.4 Outcomes

6. Chapter 5: Resources for learning

                  6.1 Levels of openness in resources

                  6.2 Reuse of open resources for learning

7. Chapter 6: Beliefs in teaching

7.1 Teaching as an art

7.2 Teaching as a science

7.3 Teaching as a design science