Teaching at Scale: Improving Access, Outcomes, and Impact Through Digital Instruction

Description

Teaching at Scale explores the characteristics and parameters of large-scale online learning by identifying, in its perceived drawbacks, a wealth of educational opportunities in disguise. Scalable learning platforms have exploded in popularity over recent years, with MOOCS (massive open online courses), online degree programs, informal learning communities, and alternative credentials all drawing significant enrollments. But, as many educators are asking, are the challenges to delivering education at scale too great and the compromises too many? This book guides instructors to leverage their complex responsibilities—open-ended assessments at scale, individuated feedback to students, academic integrity in less controlled environments, and more—into significant assets. Informed by real-world institutional experience as well as key research in cognitive science and the learning sciences, each chapter provides practical strategies for educators and administrators seeking to solve problems and fulfill the high-quality, broad-access potential of large-scale instruction for lifelong learners. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Preface Acknowledgments PART I Scale in the Learning Landscape 1 Scale: Promises and Perils 2 Defining Scale 3 The Teaching at Scale Landscape 4 Background in Online Learning PART II Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies 5 Asynchronous Instruction 6 Question Volume 7 Varied Audiences 8 Student Motivation 9 Social Isolation 10 Campus Beyond Classes 11 Consistent Grading 12 Qualitative Feedback 13 Academic Integrity 14 Edge Cases PART III Principles for Teaching at Scale 15 Frontload and Invest 16 Reuse to Reinvest 17 Centralize and Specialize 18 Leverage Scale to Address Scale 19 Leverage the Diversity of Scale 20 Emphasize Lifelong Learning for All Works Cited Index