Websites
Links last confirmed on 4/17/2009 |
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BC Campus
British Columbia database, providing access to free online
educational
resources from around the world. Regularly updated and
easily
searchable.
http://freelearning.bccampus.ca |
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Blended Learning Research Perspectives
Research and other resources dedicated to blended learning.
The Sloan
Consortium.
http://www.blendedteaching.org |
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Communication and Media Studies
Research Guide
DePaul University Library collection of electronic journals,
databases,
and reference tools relevant to Communication and Media
Studies.
http://library.depaul.edu/Browse%20Subjects/categoryguide.aspx?g=2 |
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Connexions - Rice University Press
Collaborative, free, scholarly content database that currently
(4/2009)
holds over 4,500 course modules, covering most typical
disciplines and
topics addressed in higher education. Similarly to
Carnegie Mellon’s OLI
(see below), content can be contributed by faculty from
around the world.
http://cnx.org |
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Crossroads Consulting Group - Distance
Learning Solutions
R.M. Palloff and K. Pratt, consultants.
http://xroadservices.com/home/index.html |
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Contemporary Online Teaching Cases - Deakin
Studies Online
Deakin University faculty discuss their uses of
technology
in instruction. Courses can be browsed by discipline,
faculty, and
case participant. Deakin University, Australia.
http://www.deakin.edu.au/itl/teach-learn/cases |
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Critical Pedagogy on the Web
Site by Christy Stevens, University of Iowa, dedicated to the
history,
development, and examples of Critical Pedagogy, an
educational
approach particularly concerned with reconfiguring the
traditional
student/teacher relationship (akin to student-centered
learning)
http://mingo.info-science.uiowa.edu/~stevens/critped/index.htm |
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On the Cutting Edge - Carleton College
Professional Development for Geosciences faculty. Course and
course-
module examples and instructional design resources. Northfield, MN.
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/index.html |
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DePaul Teaching Commons
Collaborative teaching resource site where
DePaul faculty can identify
teaching resources, explore new ideas, find
practical information, and
share effective practices. A valuable and
frequently updated resource.
http://teachingcommons.depaul.edu |
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Distance Learning Course Design &
Development
Online learning resources, Austin Community College District, TX.
http://dl.austincc.edu/faculty/DLCourses/designDevelop.html |
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Educause
Nonprofit association with the mission to advance higher education
by
promoting the intelligent use of information technology.
Visit the "Resources" area, an international repository for
information
concerning use and management of information technology
in higher
education.
http://www.educause.edu |
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Educause - Learning
Initiative Resources
Resources that help advance learning through IT innovation.
Repository
of the annual Horizon Report, which identifies six
areas of emerging
technology likely to have a significant impact on
teaching and learning in
higher education over the next one, three,
and five years.
http://www.educause.edu/ELIResources/10220 |
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E-Learning
Centre - UK
Database of information, examples, models, and materials related to
online and blended learning.
http://www.e-learningcentre.co.uk |
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The E-Learning
Guild
The collection of available e-books (under "Publications") offers
about a
dozen of useful, well-researched collections of either
articles or practical
tips on online learning.
http://www.elearningguild.com |
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Hybrid Course Samples - University of Wisconsin, Madison
Six sample hybrid courses provided by UWM's Learning and
Technology
Center.
http://www4.uwm.edu/ltc/hybrid/uwm_courses/index.cfm |
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Illinois Online Network: Online Education Resources
Resources on instructional design, assessment/evaluation, pedagogy,
online communication, and more, including fee-based support for faculty
teaching online.
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials |
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Innovate Journal of Online Education -
Webcasts
Collection of archived webcasts addressing all
topics explored in DOTS.
http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=event&type=webcast |
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Joint Information Systems Committee -
UK
Organization funded by the UK Higher Education funding body to provide
world-class leadership in the innovative use of Information and
Communications Technology to support education and research.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk |
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Learning Technology Center -
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Traditional, hybrid, and online
teaching and course design resources,
University of Wisconsin at Madison.
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/LTC/resources.html |
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Online Collaborative Learning in Higher Education
Online leaning information repository and analysis by T. Roberts,
Central Queensland University, Australia.
http://clp.cqu.edu.au |
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Online Learning Update & Educational Technology
Well researched and regularly updated blogs by Ray Schroder,
Office of
Technology-Enhanced Learning, University of Illinois at
Springfield.
http://rayschroeder.googlepages.com/home
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Open Course Ware - Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
Database of electronic and
multimedia-enriched versions of almost all of
MIT's academic courses, including lecture notes, video lectures, exams,
etc. As indicated on the site,
"materials may not reflect the entire
content of a [given]
course." Boston, MA.
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm |
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Open Learning Initiative - Carnegie
Mellon University
An eclectic list of courses specifically
designed and developed for online
students and supported by ongoing educational research addressing
course design and outcomes. Content can be contributed by faculty
from
around the world. OLI also organizes symposia and maintains
pedagogical and education-technology blogs. Pittsburg, PA.
http://www.cmu.edu/oli |
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OpenLearn - The Open University
Database of free learning materials and course modules
designed for
online course delivery. UK.
http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/home.php |
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Standards for Quality Online Courses
Extensive database of online education standards and resources,
Michigan
Virtual University.
http://standards.mivu.org |
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WebCT - Sample Courses
Open access to eighteen sample courses using the WebCT course
management system, now owned by Blackboard.
If requested, the login password is guest.
http://workbench.webct.com:4040/webct/homearea/homearea |
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World Lecture Hall - University of Texas, Austin
Clearinghouse of links to courses worldwide that use the Web for
delivery of some or all of their course material. Search by course
title or
disciplinary area. The site also includes links to pages
dedicated to
online teaching and learning research.
http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/about |
Books / Articles
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Anderson, L.W., Krathwohl, D.R., Airasian, R.W., Cruikshank, K.A., Mayer, R.E., Pintrich, P.R.,
Raths, J.,
and Wittrock, M.C. (2001). A Taxonomy for Learning,
Teaching, and Assessing. New
York, NY: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. |
Aycock, A., Garnham, C., and Kaleta, R. (2002).
"Lessons learned from the hybrid course project,"
Teaching with
Technology Today 8(6). |
Bonk C.J. and Zhang K. (2006). "Introducing the R2D2 model:
Online learning for the diverse learners of
this world," Distance Education 27(2):
249-264.
Reprint (.pdf) |
Catizzone, M. and Remy, E.
(1999). Virtual University. Master Thesis.
Namur, Belgium: Information
Technology Institute, Notre-Dame University. |
Cooper, R., Dempsey, P.R.,
Menon, V., and Millson-Martula, C. (1998). "Remote
library users -
needs and expectations," Library Trends 47(1): 42-64.
Reprint (.pdf) |
Fink, L.D. (2003). "A self-directed guide to
designing courses for significant learning," Instructional
Development Program,
University of Oklahoma.
Preprint
(.pdf) |
Hawkins, B. and Oblinger, D. (2006). "The
myth about online
course development: 'a faculty member
can individually develop and
deliver an effective online course'," EDUCAUSE Review 41(1):
14-15. |
"Hybrid Courses" - Teaching with Technology Today
8(6), March 2002. Issue with five online articles
by experienced
hybrid-course instructors, discussing a variety of hybrid-course
design and
implementation. |
Johnson, K., Trabelsi, H.,
and Tin, T. (2008). "Library support for online
learners: e-resources, e-
services and the human
factors," in Theory and Practice of Online Learning, T.
Anderson and F.
Elloumi (Eds.): 349-365. Edmonton, AB, Canada:
Athabasca University / Creative Commons.
Chapter Reprint (.pdf) -
Complete E-Book |
Ko, S. and Rosen S. (2008). Teaching Online:
A Practical Guide (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Houghton
Mifflin Company. |
Pellegrino, J.W. (2006). "Rethinking and redesigning curriculum,
instruction
& assessment: what
contemporary research and theory has to offer," Paper
Commissioned by the National Center on
Education and the Economy, November 2006. |
Ryan, M., Hodson-Carlton, K., and Ali,
N.S. (2005). "A model for faculty teaching online: confirmation
of
a dimensional matrix," Journal of Nursing Education 44(8): 357-365.
Reprint
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Sims, R., Dobbs, G., and Hand, T. (2002). "Enhancing quality in
online learning: scaffolding planning
and design through proactive
evaluation," Distance Education 23(2): 135-148.
Reprint
(.pdf) |
