International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Volume 2, Number 2, July 2008

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Book Review

Excerpt

Conquering the Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Online Course Design
Robin Smith
(Jossey-Bass, 2008)

Had Robin Smith’s book been available a decade ago, I could have avoided countless hours spent since then in updating, revising, and re-envisioning the web pages supporting my courses. Even with years of experience creating web sites for my courses, I found ideas and insights that will help me continue to improve the ongoing processes of course development and maintenance.

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Bio

Review by
Donna Vinton
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA
donna.vinton@uni.edu

I am currently Director of Academic Assessment for the University of Northern Iowa. Prior to taking this position, I was an Associate Director in the career services office at UNI and placement director for a small liberal arts college. As an adjunct or as part of my position, I have taught undergraduate- and graduate-level courses for four of the five colleges at UNI, with all of the courses having an integral WebCT component. My Ph.D. in Higher Education is from the University of Iowa. In addition to assessment, my interests include faculty development, career decision-making and development, and organizational leadership.

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International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning is a publication of the Center for Excellence in Teaching at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA.