Live and Online!: Tips, Techniques, and Ready-to-Use Activities for the Virtual Classroom

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Review “This text is truly a guide for designing and facilitating online learning. It presents the “how tos” for instructors and learners with practical application for ensuring a learner and learning-centered online environment.”--Judith A. Converso, Ph.D., instructional systems designer and online instructor, Florida State University, Nova Southeastern University  “Detailed, creative, and proven techniques for teaching live online. Jennifer Hofmann has created a superb guidebook for every level of instructor regardless of your chosen synchronous platform.”--John Walber, CEO, LearningTimes, LLC  “Teachers, trainers, professors, and designers—anyone planning to teach at a distance—will find this practical and comprehensive book a necessary companion as they venture into the virtual classroom.”--Michael Simonson, editor of Quarterly Review of Distance Education "Jennifer Hoffman does it again! She has the unique combination of practical wisdom and clear writing skills. As I was moving from face-to-face clasroom to the virtual ones, her first book provided a wonderful roadmap. Now, her second book enables me to travel through more exciting landscape and savor wonderful landscapes."-- Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan, Resident Mad Scientist, Workshops by Thiagi and author of Design Your Own Games and Activities Read more From the Inside Flap “This text is truly a guide for designing and facilitating online learning. It presents the “how tos” for instructors and learners with practical application for ensuring a learner and learning-centered online environment.”--Judith A. Converso, Ph.D., instructional systems designer and online instructor, Florida State University, Nova Southeastern University  “Detailed, creative, and proven techniques for teaching live online. Jennifer Hofmann has created a superb guidebook for every level of instructor regardless of your chosen synchronous platform.”--John Walber, CEO, LearningTimes, LLC  “Teachers, trainers, professors, and designers--anyone planning to teach at a distance--will find this practical and comprehensive book a necessary companion as they venture into the virtual classroom.”--Michael Simonson, editor of Quarterly Review of Distance Education "Jennifer Hoffman does it again! She has the unique combination of practical wisdom and clear writing skills. As I was moving from face-to-face clasroom to the virtual ones, her first book provided a wonderful roadmap. Now, her second book enables me to travel through more exciting landscape and savor wonderful landscapes."-- Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan, Resident Mad Scientist, Workshops by Thiagi and author of Design Your Own Games and Activities Read more See all Editorial Reviews