Rena M. Palloff is a core faculty member at Capella University in the School of Education and adjunct faculty
at the Fielding Graduate Institute.
Prat, Keith :
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.
Review
"The Virtual Student deserves a spot on every university educator's bookshelf."
--University Business, August 2003
Submitted by Publisher, January, 2004
Summary
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.
Table of Contents
Preface.
About the Authors.
PART ONE: A PROFILE OF THE VIRTUAL STUDENT.
1. Who Is the Virtual Student?
2. The Student Side of Online Learning Communities.
3. Learning Styles.
4. Gender, Culture, Lifestyle, and Geography.
5. What the Virtual Student Needs 51
PART TWO: A GUIDE TO WORKING WITH THE VIRTUAL STUDENT: ISSUES, CONCERNS, AND STRATEGIES.
6. Designing a Good Student Orientation.
7. Time and Commitment.
8. Assessment and Evaluation.
9. Legal Issues and the Virtual Student.
10. Attrition, Retention, and Group Size.
11. Becoming Truly Learner-Focused: Best Practices in Online Teaching
RESOURCES: THE TOOLKIT FOR A SUCCESSFUL ONLINE STUDENT.
Introduction to the Toolkit for a Successful Online Student.
Resource A: Faculty Tools.
Resource B: Student Tools.
References.
Index.
