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Leadership and the eLearning Organization

"Leadership and the e-Learning Organization" is vital for anyone who wishes an accurate, useful, up-to-date handbook for succeeding in e-learning. Topics include leadership, curriculum, instructional design, cognition and the e-learning environment, distance education, ethics, podcasts, blogs, instructional technology, learning "in extremus," future trends.

  • From “Rehearsal and Repetition May Be Bad for Learning: Learning Strategies That Work”

    Individuals who frequent the Blogs and Forums section of eLearners.com may already be familiar with the work of Dr. Susan Smith Nash as a regular blogger. Dr. Nash writes the blog titled, "Inside eLearning" where she discusses the academic, intellectual, and technological complexities of distance learning and online education. She is also currently the Associate Dean of the Liberal Arts and the Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program department at Excelsior College.

    Dr. Nash's latest publication, Leadership and the e-Learning Organization, explores the challenges that emerge as institutions increasingly utilize online education. Combining the empirical research and working theories, she discusses topics such as: curriculum, teaching methods, media and effective use of technology. Continue to visit this blog, as an excerpt from her book will be published here every month!

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    "Motivation is an important factor in success, and anxiety acts as a huge demotivator."

    "Learning strategies that situate the content and make connections between the content and the individual learner's lived experience are highly effective."

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  • From “Goal-Setting and Self-Regulation in Online Courses: The Basics”

    Individuals who frequent the Blogs and Forums section of eLearners.com may already be familiar with the work of Dr. Susan Smith Nash as a regular blogger. Dr. Nash writes the blog titled, "Inside eLearning" where she discusses the academic, intellectual, and technological complexities of distance learning and online education. She is also currently the Associate Dean of the Liberal Arts and the Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program department at Excelsior College.

    Dr. Nash's latest publication, Leadership and the e-Learning Organization, explores the challenges that emerge as institutions increasingly utilize online education. Combining the empirical research and working theories, she discusses topics such as: curriculum, teaching methods, media and effective use of technology. Continue to visit this blog, as an excerpt from her book will be published here every month!

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    "Goal-setting, which is an aspect of self-regulation, can be a vital part of an adult student's success in online learning."

     "Adult learners are beneficiaries of self-regulation because it allows them to create order out of an often chaotic existence, and it helps them organize time, energies, and resources."

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  • From “Learning Strategies Applied to Online Courses”

    Individuals who frequent the Blogs and Forums section of eLearners.com may already be familiar with the work of Dr. Susan Smith Nash as a regular blogger. Dr. Nash writes the blog titled, "Inside eLearning" where she discusses the academic, intellectual, and technological complexities of distance learning and online education.

    Dr. Nash's latest publication, Leadership and the e-Learning Organization, explores the challenges that emerge as institutions increasingly utilize online education. Combining the empirical research and working theories, she discusses topics such as: curriculum, teaching methods, media and effective use of technology. Continue to visit this blog, as an excerpt from her book will be published here every month!

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    "In an online environment, if students are required to engage in an instructional activity that requires both rehearsal and organization, they are more able to be flexible in their thinking and to use the information in more than one setting or context."

    "Blogs, collaborative projects and games can be ways of modeling positive interaction, and one can 'reality check' one's ideas and/or thoughts."

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  • From “Podcasts and Working Memory: A Breakthrough for E-Learning?”

    Individuals who frequent the Blogs and Forums section of eLearners.com may already be familiar with the work of Dr. Susan Smith Nash as a regular blogger. Dr. Nash writes the blog titled, "Inside eLearning" where she discusses the academic, intellectual, and technological complexities of distance learning and online education.

    Dr. Nash's latest publication, Leadership and the e-Learning Organization, explores the challenges that emerge as institutions increasingly utilize online education. Combining the empirical research and working theories, she discusses topics such as: curriculum, teaching methods, media and effective use of technology. Continue to visit this blog, as an excerpt from her book will be published here every month!

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    "Working memory can function to organize, process, tag, and file information for future retrieval."

    "Short-term memory is often misunderstood, and individuals fail to recognize that it is a part of a complex cognitive system."

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  • From “Listening to What Interests You: Podcasts for Effective E-Learning”

    Individuals who frequent the Blogs and Forums section of eLearners.com may already be familiar with the work of Dr. Susan Smith Nash as a regular blogger. Dr. Nash writes the blog titled, "Inside eLearning" where she discusses the academic, intellectual, and technological complexities of distance learning and online education.

    Dr. Nash's latest publication, Leadership and the e-Learning Organization, explores the challenges that emerge as institutions increasingly utilize online education. Combining the empirical research and working theories, she discusses topics such as: curriculum, teaching methods, media and effective use of technology. Continue to visit this blog, as an excerpt from her book will be published here every month!

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    "The intrusive thoughts can be minimized or eliminated by focusing and maintaining attention on a cognitively engaging activity such as listening to a podcast."

    "Using podcasts in e-learning can spark interest and stimulate connections, which help set up ideal conditions for learning"

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Involved in the development and administration of online courses and programs since the early 1990s, Susan Smith Nash has made a point to share her experience as well as her research through her websites, weblogs and podcasts.

The recipient of collaboration and innovation awards for her work in developing innovative and high-quality online and hybrid programs that take advantage of the latest technologies, Nash has been involved with organizations and educational institutions involved in online education and training.

She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and has made presentations at prominent national conferences. Susan is involved with research into the best ways to use new techniques and technologies (Web 2.0, etc), for effective e-learning (and training).

Her latest book, Excellence in College Teaching and Learning: Classroom and Online Instruction, was co-authored with George Henderson and published in 2007. Leadership and the e-Learning Organization, was published in 2006.

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