E-Tivities: The Key to Active Online Learning

by Gilly Salmon

Beyond the hype of online learning lies a straightforward how do you really deliver worthwhile learning online? This book, based on action research, provides a simple answer to this fundamental question by exploring a key technique that enables teachers and learners to use available technologies happily and successfully. So, what are e-tivities? They are motivating, engaging, purposeful activities developed and led by an e-moderator. They are frameworks for active and interactive online learning. E-tivities are in the hands of the teachers themselves and promote active e-learning. This is not a book about the technology of online learning. Practical, accessible and direct, it looks at personalizing and customizing teaching and learning. Written for use in any topic, subject or course, E-tivities Backed up extensive illustrations and case studies, and including a unique collection of 35 Resources for Practitioners, this is a book for all professionals involved in online learning.

Genres: Education

238 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

Reviews

[Leonard Houx · Rating 2 out of 5]

In the UK, Gilly Salmon is one of the gods of e-learning. So one would expect her E-Tivities to a well-thought out, and articulate. Instead, it is so badly organized, so badly typeset, and so badly written as that it is nearly unreadable. It is also not about e-learning activities. It's about one specific type of e-learning activity: running a forum. More specifically, it is about her course to train teachers to run online fora.

It's a shame the book is such a mess, because there is some good material there. But when you have to trudge through Ms. Salmon's streams of 30+ bullet-points that don't appear to be edited, you, the reader, can't help but feel that someone is having a laugh at your expense.

If you want to learn something about e-learning and instructional design. I highly recommend you read E-Learning and the Science of Instruction over Salmon's book.

[Sebah Al-Ali · Rating 2 out of 5]

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"The whole e-tivity process should be geared towards engaging participants in active online learning that results in their achieving the outcomes that they and you desire." (p. 87)

"The use of electronic resources in assignments may increase opportunities for plagiarism and cheating."(p. 91)