The Wired Professor: A Guide to Incorporating the World Wide
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Keating, Anne B. / Hargitai, Joseph / Vishakha-Datta, Vishakha-Datta, PUBLISHER: New York University Press, The Interong>netong> is rapidly becoming a necessary and natural part of the way we access information. The Wired Professor provides instructors with the necessary skills and intellectual framework for effectively working with and understanding this new tool and medium. Written for teachers with limited experience on the Interong>netong>, The Wired Professor is a collegial, hands-on guide on how to build and manage instruction-based web pages and sites. In addition to practical tips, this book incorporates discussions on a variety of topics from the history of ong>netong>works, publishing, and ong>computerong>s to hotly debated issues such as the pedagogical challenges posed by ong>computerong>-aided instruction and distance learning. These discussions are geared to the non-ong>computerong> savvy reader and written with an eye to allow instructors to maximize use of the Interong>netong> as a creative medium, a research resource of unparalleled dimension, and a community building tool. The Wired Professor comes with a companion web site that contains additional material, such as discussions on design and links to the resources discussed in the book.Companion web site URL: http: //www.nyupress.nyu.edu/professor.html