Transformative Learning in the Online Classroom: Building and Managing a Community of Inquiry Leading to Change

By Dr Carolyn I Williams

Anyone who teaches adults in the online environment--whether you teach at a university or college, train in the corporate world, or are an edupreneur with a tribe community--if you do it online, it is essential that you build and manage an effective online community of inquiry that encourages transformative learning. Many educators of adults simply teach the way they were taught. Others transfer the same techniques they used in the traditional face-to-face courseroom into the online courseroom. However, teaching online requires a different approach.This book will give you an insight into how to teach online, showing you the fundamental methods for building and managing online communities of inquiry in adult education programs that will lead your students to a fundamental, yet profound, change. An introduction to andragogy--the art and science of helping adults learn--including the adult learning theories, principles, and best practices that are applicable to teaching adult learners in an online course that you can start applying now, is presented. You'll be introduced to Garrison's community of inquiry model depicting social, teaching, and cognitive presences, and Palloff and Pratt's web of learning model, as well as the difference between discussion and dialog. The application of these key elements, combined with theory, principles, best practices such as critical thinking and active learning for teaching through dialog, is described.An introduction to five of the adult learning theories found to support community building and promote learning in online adult education courses is given. They are: collaborative learning, experiential learning, self-directed learning, social cognitive learning, and transformative learning. The application of these theories to online learning is discussed.For students to achieve transformative learning in the online education environment, an effective online community is essential. The learning models, theories, principles, and best practices presented in this book will lead your learners to a deep and meaningful transformation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1973160358
• ISBN13: 9781973160359
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 39 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.1" x 5.3"