Taking a Hard Look at the Soft Skills of Online Course Design and Online Teaching in Higher Education
| avondale-bepress.context-key | 9446616 | |
| avondale-bepress.submission-path | edu_chapters/39 | |
| avondale.affiliate | Northcote, Maria; 0000-0002-6375-9669 | |
| avondale.department | Christian Education Research Centre | |
| avondale.faculty | Education | |
| avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewed | Peer Reviewed | |
| avondale.reporting.version | Published Version | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stoddard, Trudy | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wuensche, Kristi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Northcote, Maria T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gosselin, Kevin P. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-01T00:24:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-01T00:24:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-11-01 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2016-12-06T19:33:00Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | <p>Over the past few decades substantial growth has occurred in online education in general and this has been particularly true of the higher education sector. Most universities and post-secondary institutions now offer students the opportunity to enroll in online pre-tertiary, vocational, undergraduate and/or postgraduate courses. While some of these courses are successful for the learners who enroll in them, others have been found somewhat deficient, often criticized for their lack of humanization, interaction, communication and online presence. This chapter examines the role of the so-called <em>soft skills</em> of online course design and online teaching that are seen as vital for online educators who are responsible for the facilitation of high quality online learning. Along with a review of relevant literature about the soft skills of online teaching, the chapter examines three institutional case studies to develop a set of practically-focused recommendations to promote the design of humanized online learning environments.</p> | |
| dc.identifier.citation | <p>Gosselin, K. P., Northcote, M., Wuensche, K., & Stoddard, T. (2017). Taking a hard look at the soft skills of online course design and online teaching in higher education. In M. Northcote & K. P. Gosselin (Eds.), <em>Handbook of research on humanizing the distance</em> l<em>earning experience</em> (pp. 158-181). Hershey, PA: IGI Global</p> | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9781522509684 (hardcover) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/09446616 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_us | |
| dc.provenance | <p>This book chapter was originally published as:</p> <p>Gosselin, K. P., Northcote, M., Wuensche, K., & Stoddard, T. (2017). Taking a hard look at the soft skills of online course design and online teaching in higher education. In M. Northcote & K. P. Gosselin (Eds.), <em>Handbook of research on humanizing the distance</em> l<em>earning experience</em> (pp. 158-181). Hershey, PA: IGI Global</p> <p>ISBN: 9781522509684</p> | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Handbook of Research on Humanizing the Distance Learning Experience pp. 158-181 | |
| dc.rights | <p>© 2017 IGI Global. All rights reserved.</p><p>Due to copyright restrictions this book chapter is unavailable for download.</p> <p><em>Handbook of research on humanizing the distance learning experience</em> may be accessed from the publisher <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0968-4.ch008">here.</a></p> <p>Staff and Students of Avondale College may access <em>Handbook of research on humanizing the distance learning experience </em>from Avondale College Library (374.4 N81).</p> | |
| dc.subject | Online Course Design | |
| dc.subject | Online Teaching | |
| dc.subject | Higher Education | |
| dc.subject | Online Presence | |
| dc.subject | Professional Development | |
| dc.subject | Soft Skills | |
| dc.subject | Threshold Concepts | |
| dc.subject | Community of Inquiry | |
| dc.subject | Sociocultural Framework | |
| dc.title | Taking a Hard Look at the Soft Skills of Online Course Design and Online Teaching in Higher Education | |
| dc.type | Book Chapter |