Curt Bonk is Professor of Instructional Systems Technology and adjunct in Informatics at Indiana University. He also spent 15 years as a professor of educational psychology. Dr. Bonk has received the CyberStar Award from the Indiana Information Technology Association, the Most Outstanding Achievement Award from the U.S. Distance Learning Association, and the Most Innovative Teaching in a Distance Education Program Award from the State of Indiana. He has over 200 publications, including the Handbook of Blended Learning Environments: Global Perspectives, Local Designs (Pfeiffer, 2005), and during the past three years he has presented nearly 300 talks related to online teaching and learning, including ones at universities in China, Australia, Korea, Finland, Ireland, Taiwan, Malaysia, Spain, Iceland, the UK, and the United Arab Emirates.

Ke Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology at Wayne State University with a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems from Penn State University. She has years of success in designing, developing and teaching online courses and programs, together with fruitful research on online learning.

Preface v

Acknowledgments xii

About the Authors xiv

1 The R2D2 Model: Read, Reflect, Display, and Do 1

2 Phase 1 of the R2D2 Model: Verbal and Auditory Learners 15

3 Activities for Phase 1: Verbal and Auditory Learners 26

4 Phase 2 of the R2D2 Model: Reflective and Observational Learners 67

5 Activities for Phase 2: Reflective and Observational Learners 78

6 Phase 3 of the R2D2 Model: Visual Learners 118

7 Activities for Phase 3: Visual Learners 134

8 Phase 4 of the R2D2 Model: Hands-On Learners 181

9 Activities for Phase 4: Hands-On Learners 199

10 Integrating R2D2 and Final Reflections on the Web of Learning 249

Web Links, Examples, and Resources 264

References 284

Index 294