Session 9

Managing to Thrive in the Online Classroom

Session Description:

This presentation will highlight successful strategies developed by faculty for surviving and thriving in the online classroom. As faculty make the transition from the face-to-face to the online delivery format, workload management issues, either real or perceived must be addressed. This session will present a series of practical techniques that can be employed to help faculty succeed in the online classroom.


Presenter: Lawrence Ragan, Ph.D., Penn State University

Lawrence C. Ragan is the Director of Instructional Design and Development for Distance Education and Penn State's World Campus initiative. Dr. Ragan is charged with directing the design and development of instructional materials for learners external to a Penn State campus. He is responsible for the integration of a wide range of electronic communications technologies into the instructional process including web-based systems, computer mediated communications, and interactive compressed video. Dr. Ragan coordinates the design and delivery of faculty development seminars and training programs for Distance Education and the World Campus. Dr. Ragan has presented internationally on the topics of instructional design, multimedia development, faculty development issues and instructional design for distance education.