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  e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning

  by Richard E. Mayer, Ruth Colvin Clark

  In e-Learning and the Science of Instruction authors Ruth Colvin Clark and Richard E. Mayer— internationally recognized experts in the field of e-learning— offer essential information and guidelines for selecting, designing, and developing e-learning courses that build knowledge and skills for workers learning in corporate, government, and academic settings.
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  e-Learning by Design

  by William K. Horton

  From William Horton -- a world renowned expert with more than thirty-five years of hands-on experience creating networked-based educational systems -- comes the next-step resource for e-learning training professionals. Like his best-selling book Designing Web-Based Training , this book is a comprehensive resource that provides practical guidance for making the thousand and one decisions needed to design effective... (more)
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  The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning

  by Richard E. Mayer

  During the past 10 years, the field of multimedia learning has emerged as a coherent discipline with an accumulated research base that has never been synthesized and organized. This reference constitutes an original work devoted to comprehensive coverage of research and theory in the field of multimedia learning. It focuses on how people learn from words and pictures in computer-based environments. Multimedia... (more)
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  Multimedia Learning

  by Richard E. Mayer

  For hundreds of years verbal messages have been the primary means of explaining ideas to learners. Although verbal learning offers a powerful tool for humans, this book explores ways of going beyond the purely verbal. An alternative to purely verbal presentations is to use multimedia presentations in which people learn from both words and pictures--a situation the author calls multimedia learning. Multimedia... (more)
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  Designing World-Class E-Learning : How IBM, GE, Harvard Business School, And Columbia University Are Succeeding At E-Learning

  by Roger Schank, Roger C. Schank

  "Schank's success designing teaching software has made him a much sought after figure among businesses, military clients, and universities." -The New York Times The majority of corporate training programs are weak, ineffective, costly, and inconvenient for the time-pressed employees they are supposed to train. Designing World-Class e-Learning explores on-line learning­­--today's hottest business training... (more)
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  Michael Allen's Guide to E-Learning

  by Michael W. Allen

  As an international speaker and consultant to virtually every business sector over his more than thirty-five years of research and development in technology-based instruction, Michael Allen now speaks out about his frustrations with e-learning and brings fundamental issues to light. He shares specific, commonsense guidelines that reliably produce effective and practical learning solutions. From his pioneering work... (more)
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  Beyond E-Learning: Approaches and Technologies to Enhance Organizational Knowledge, Learning, and Performance

  by Marc Jeffrey Rosenberg

  A follow-up to his best-selling E-Learning , Beyond E-Learning explains the most current thinking on how organizations learn and apply what they know to be successful, and explores the increasingly important role that technology plays, not as an end in itself but as a vital means to get there. The book also provides a clear path for helping to integrate learning—including e-learning—knowledge management, and... (more)
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  E-Learning in the 21st Century: A Framework for Research and Practice

  by D. R. Garrison

  There is a technological revolution taking place in higher education. The growth of 'e-learning' is being described as explosive, unprecedented and disruptive. E-Learning in the 21st Century provides a framework for understanding the application and characteristics of e-learning in higher education. The authors discuss their extensive research from technological, pedagogical and organizational perspectives in... (more)
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  Advanced Methods in Distance Education: Applications and Practices for Educators, Administrators and Learners

  by Kim E. Dooley

  This textbook fulfills a primary need for a sophisticated, integrated yet practical resource for professionals involved in distance education. It is both theoretically grounded yet broadly appealing and accessible - an excellent example of how 'one-size' can fit both the professor and the practitioner.
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  Learning in Real Time: Synchronous Teaching and Learning Online (Online Teaching and Learning Series (OTL))

  by Jonathan Finkelstein

  Learning in Real Time is a concise and practical resource for education professionals teaching live and online or those wanting to humanize and improve interaction in their online courses by adding a synchronous learning component. The book offers keen insight into the world of synchronous learning tools, guides instructors in evaluating how and when to use them, and illustrates how educators can develop their... (more)
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  AMA Handbook of E-Learning, The: Effective Design, Implementation, and Technology Solutions

  This authoritative sourcebook is a timely decision-making tool for companies making the transition to (or already using) e-learning. Featuring all-original contributions from high-profile practitioners and renowned theorists, the book reveals how top companies are implementing and using this crucial employee development tool. Topics include: * analyzing organizational need * selling e-learning to the... (more)
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  The E-Learning Fieldbook : Implementation Lessons and Case Studies from Companies that are Making E-Learning Work

  by Nick Van Dam

  The E-Learning Fieldbook teaches the expensive lessons learned by leading companies as they have implemented E-learning. Based on 25 case studies of best practices in e-Learning implementation from: Home Depot, Deloitte, JP Morgan, McDonald's, Unilever, Wachovia, BMW, INSEAD, and more, this indispensable guide helps readers: Use E-learning to support their organization's business goals Avoid costly... (more)
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  The New Virtual Classroom: Proven Techniques for Maximizing Media for Learning

  by Ruth Colvin Clark

  The New Virtual Classroom draws on the most current research in multimedia learning as well as practitioner experience to show how to effectively harness the power of the virtual classroom. Written by Ruth Clark, co-author of the best selling e-Learning & the Science of Instruction , and Ann Kwinn¾recognized experts in instructional design and workforce learning, this important resource includes guidelines,... (more)
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  The Power of eLearning: The Essential Guide for Teaching in the Digital Age

  by Shirley A. Waterhouse

  The power of eLearning does not come from technology alone. Rather, it is unleashed when teachers know how to use technology to create better instruction. The focus of this book is on eLearning pedagogy. Straightforward and practical, many of the concepts are based on the common sense strategies experienced teachers discover through trial and error when using technology in the classroom. (Professional resource... (more)
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  Project Managing E-Learning (ASTD E-Learning Series)

  by Bill Shackelford

  Launching and managing a successful e-learning project is much easier when you use the proven steps and strategies in this practical guide. Learn how to avoid technical issues that can bring an e-learning project to a halt. Includes hands-on exercises and worksheets.
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  Evaluating E-Learning (The Astd E-Learning Series)

  by William Horton

  Evaluating E-Learning is designed to answer some of the most fundamental questions surrounding e-learning: Does e-learning work? How much does e-learning benefit both the organization and its learners? Is e-learning a wise investment or a waste of corporate resources? This is a book designed to answer these and other important questions about your e-learning efforts. In addition, the book will guides you to... (more)
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  Scripts, Plans, Goals, and Understanding

  An Inquiry into Human Knowledge Structures

  by Roger C. Schank, Robert P. Abelson

  For both people and machines, each in their own way, there is a serious problem in common of making sense out of what they hear, see, or are told about the world. The conceptual apparatus necessary to perform even a partial feat of understanding is formidable and fascinating. Our analysis of this apparatus is what this book is about. — Roger C. Schank and Robert P. Abelson from the Introduction
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  Discussion-Based Online Teaching to Enhance Student Learning: Theory, Practice and Assessment

  by Tisha Bender

  As online courses proliferate, teachers increasingly realize that they have to connect with their students as they would in face-to-face classes. They have to provide true opportunities for inspirational and meaningful learning, rather than a sterile experience of clicking within a labyrinth of links. With the specific purpose of switching emphasis from the technical issues of online teaching to the human... (more)
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  E-Moderating: The Key to Teaching and Learning Online (Open and Distance Learning Series))

  by Gilly Salmon

  E-moderators are the new generation of teachers and trainers who work with learners online. There has been explosive growth in online teaching and learning, training, resources and events, and the e-moderator is central to its quality and success. This book, based on Gilly Salmon's considerable experience and research, explains the qualities and competencies required of those teaching, training or developing... (more)
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  Lessons in Learning, e-Learning, and Training: Perspectives and Guidance for the Enlightened Trainer

  by Roger C. Schank

  From Roger C. Schank—one of the most highly respected thinkers, writers, and speakers in the training, learning, and e-learning community—comes a compelling book of essays that explore the myriad issues related to challenges faced by today’s instructional designers and trainers. The essays offer a much-needed perspective on what trainers do, why they do it, and how they do it. Lessons in Learning, e-Learning, and... (more)