The Virtual Student: A Profile and Guide to Working with Online Learners

Rena M. Palloff, Keith Pratt

Wiley, Jun 17, 2003 - Education - 224 pages

The Virtual Student is an essential resource for online educators working with students in higher education and training settings. The authors offer an overview of the key issues of student online learning and provide a practical guide to working with online students. The book covers a broad range of topics including learning styles, multicultural issues, evaluation, retention, and the challenging problems of plagiarism and cheating.

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If you are, or plan on working with students in an online environment, this is a 'must have' book. The authors share an overview of the key issues, concerns, & strategies of learning online ...

About the author

Rena M. Palloff is a core faculty member at Capella University in the School of Education and adjunct faculty at the Fielding Graduate Institute. Keith Pratt is core faculty in the School of Education at Capella University and also teaches at the Fielding Graduate Institute. Palloff and Pratt have been appointed to the faculty of the Center for Excellence in Education and are managing partners of Crossroads Consulting Group. They are the authors of Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace and Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom, both from Jossey-Bass.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Virtual Student: A Profile and Guide to Working with Online Learners; Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
• Authors: Rena M. Palloff, Keith Pratt
• Publisher: Wiley, 2003
• ISBN: 0787971197, 9780787971199
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Education / Distance & Online Education; Education / General