75 E-Learning Activities: Making Online Learning Interactive

Watkins (George Washington University) provides 75 ideas for getting acquainted with the students enrolled in an online course, developing online skills, building teams, elaborating on course content, and increasing course interactivity. Each entry recommends the group size and experience level for the activity, and lists the time and online technologies required, preparation tasks, process steps, and facilitator notes. The opening section collects 100 tips for assessing learner readiness, teaching online, and using synchronous chats and asynchronous discussion boards. The CD-ROM contains e-mail templates and model instructions. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Ryan Watkins is an associate professor at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He is coauthor of three books, including Strategic Planning for Success: Aligning People, Performance, and Payoffs from Pfeiffer and has published more than 50 articles on the topics of strategic planning, distance education, needs assessment, return-on-investment analysis, and evaluation. He is an active member of the International Society for Performance Improvement and has served as vice president of the Inter-American Distance Education Consortium.