Distance Education
Adult/Continuing Education, About.com
http://adulted.about.com/education/adulted/
Distance Education Clearinghouse
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/home.html
From the University of Wisconsin-Extension, this site provides links
to a wide range of online learning and distance education resources,
including courses, articles, best-practices information, technology
reports, and other materials related to teaching at a distance.
Distance Learning, About.com
http://distancelearn.about.com/education/
distancelearn/
American Distance Education Consortium
http://www.adec.edu/
An international group of state universities and land grant
institutions that focuses on the provision of distance education
programs and services using advanced information and education
technologies.
Canadian Association for Distance Education
http://www.cade-aced.ca
Organization of Canadian distance education professionals working to
improve and expand distance education in their country.
Educause
http://www.educause.edu/
The mission of EDUCAUSE is to help shape and enable transformational
change in higher education through the introduction, use, and
management of information resources and technologies in teaching,
learning, scholarship, research, and institutional management. Site:
issues, articles, calendar, list of education associations.
International Council for Open and Distance Education
http://www.icde.org/
International organization made up of learning institutions, national
and regional associations, corporations, and educational authorities
and agencies. Focuses on issues in open learning, distance education,
and lifelong learning.
Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT)
http://www.salt.org/
Organization focused on various issues related to instructional
technology, with membership primarily drawn from professionals in the
educational technology field.
Journal of Distance Learning Administration
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/jmain11.html
A peer-reviewed, quarterly e-journal that publishes articles on
theoretical and practical distance education management ideas. Topics
include copyright, distance learner support services, online learning
environments, and cognitive styles. From State University of West
Georgia.
Journal of Instructional Science and Technology
http://www.usq.edu.au/electpub/e-jist/
An international, peer-reviewed bimonthly that focuses on the design
of instructional materials for distance education. Information on
foundations of instructional science, instructional delivery
technologies, and evaluation of instructional design, plus reviews of
research and books.
Online Chronicle of Distance Education and Communication
http://chronicle.com/distance
A quarterly, peer-reviewed e-zine that provides "an information
exchange" on distance education topics and online communication, with
links to other relevant articles on the same subjects. You can also
check out articles from past issues at the Web site. From Nova
Southeastern University.
The Technology Source. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill,
1998 - bimonthly. ISSN unavailable.
http://horizon.unc.edu/TS/
A bimonthly, refereed journal whose goal is to provide useful
information to educators using information technology tools in online
teaching. Includes commentary on current topics, best-resource Web
sites, faculty and staff development materials, and a "Virtual
University" section. Past issues are browsable and searchable.
Interpersonal Computing and Technology Journal (IPCT-J)
http://www.helsinki.fi/science/optek/
Learning Styles Explained
http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm
Information about learning
styles and Multiple Intelligence (MI) is helpful for everyone
especially for people with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit
Disorder. Knowing your learning style will help you develop coping
strategies to compensate for your weaknesses and capitalize on your
strengths. This page provides an explanation of what learning styles
and multiple intelligence are all about, an interactive assessment of
your learning style/MI, and practical tips to make your learning style
work for you.
Strategies for Learning at a Distance
http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/dist9.html
A concise guide that profiles the distance learner and discusses
difficulties the beginning distance student may encounter. Describes
the development of distant students as learners, and offers
suggestions to improve distance learning.
Pedagogy: Learning Styles
http://granite.cyg.net/~jblackmo/diglib/styl.html
An extensive resource on adult learning styles, motivations for, and
barriers to, adult learning, with a section on the differences between
learning styles of men and women. Kolb's theories of learning styles
are explored, along with Gardner's multiple intelligences. Finally, a
section is devoted to using knowledge of these learning styles to
develop experiential and interactive online teaching materials.
Copyright Basics
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/circs/
Circular #1 from the Library of Congress Copyright Office explains the
basics of copyright, what works are protected, and what is not.
Reviews how copyright is secured, notice of copyright, and how long
protection endures.
Copyright & Distance Education: A Trainer's Toolkit
http://www.col.org/copyright_toolkit.pdf
Designed as a workshop for academic staff and administrators, this
toolkit contains six topic areas of copyright and distance education.
Basic features of copyright are described, the significance of
copyright in distance education is discussed, and international
conventions and national legislation are explained.
Copyright and Distance Education
http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/dist13.html
This guide offers an overview of copyright and distance education for
educators based on the Copyright Law of 1976. This work addresses the
law, defines "fair use," guidelines for fair use, and prohibitions
related to it. Explains how to obtain copyright permission, and offers
guidelines for multimedia productions.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
http://www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/primer.html
The Association of Research Libraries provides a primer on the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. A helpful timeline details the
sequence of events from 1993 until the passage of this bill. Contents
of the bill reviewed in the primer include many new statutory elements
and the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.
Public Domain
http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
This helpful chart offers the user an easy way to determine when works
pass into the public domain and includes materials from the new Term
Extension Act. The chart gives dates of publication and the term of
the copyright.
Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ21.pdf
This circular from the United States Copyright Office deals with
reproduction of copyrighted works by educators, librarians, and
archivists. The material contained in the circular is mainly from the
Copyright Act of 1976, House and Senate Reports, and Copyright Office
regulations.
Addressing Student Needs: Teaching on the Internet
http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A2026.cfm
Written by a university professor teaching online courses, this
article discusses the "Twelve Canons for Distance Learners," forums
for student discourse, assignments, and exams. The author concludes
with the results of student evaluations of his course and
encouragement to those new at distance education.
Computer Mediated Communication (CMC)
http://www.csu.edu.au/division/oli/celt/edtech/CMC/cmc.htm
From Charles Sturt University in Australia, this extensive guide
focuses on the pedagogical issues of online instruction. Descriptions
of teaching strategies for online courses, social strategies for
online discussion with a sense of community, and managerial strategies
for planning course content and structure are presented. Types and
advantages of CMC are presented, as well as the challenges.
Pedagogical Innovation Via Instructional Technology
http://www.twu.edu/hs/hs/edtech/dialogue.htm
Develops the theme of pedagogical innovations using instructional
technology to promote active learning and learner productivity. Topics
include advantages and disadvantages for instructors and learners,
learning tools, the new roles of students and instructors, examples of
innovation, and a challenge to educators.
Putting Courses Online: Theory and Practice
http://ils.unc.edu/disted/cmi/final2.html
This paper compares the Objectivism and Constructivism theories and
the implications of each theory for teaching online courses. Provides
a template to help instructors convert their courses into an online
format. Tips on using Internet tools and links to the University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill resources are available.
Strategies for Teaching at a Distance
http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/dist2.html
One of a series of guides developed by the University of Idaho
faculty, this resource considers challenges instructors may encounter,
suggestions for planning and organizing courses, and how to meet
student needs. Tips on effective distance education teaching skills,
and using effective interaction and feedback strategies to meet
individual student needs.
Systems Approach to Designing Online Learning Activities
http://www.umuc.edu/virtualteaching/
module1/systems.html
Outlines seven major steps to design more effective learning for
distance students. Topics in steps 1-4 include course-learning goals,
relating lesson objectives to the goals, assessment, and feedback.
Steps 5-7 suggest how the instructor can adapt a variety of
technologies to achieve the learning outcomes of the course.
Faculty Development 101
http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/
facdev101/index.html
Developed by the Penn State World Campus, this course is designed for
instructors new to designing and instructing online courses. The two
modules, authoring lessons and instruction lessons, examine topics
such as understanding distance education students; differences between
distance and traditional education; determining course goals, learning
model, and content; course assignments, interactions, and assessment;
and legal issues in course design.
Instructional Development for Distance Education
http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/dist3.html
This guide from the University of Idaho provides a framework for
planning; developing and adapting online course instruction based on
identifiable learner needs and content requirements. Topics include
design, development, evaluation, and revision of online courses.
Integrating Instructional Design in Distance Education
http://ide.ed.psu.edu/idde/
This tool presents methods for integrating instructional strategies
into distance education courses. Information in this tool includes
instructional classes, strategies, tactics and examples that
demonstrate this integration. Examples of the application of
instructional tactics in various delivery systems (e.g., web-based
courses, audio-conferencing, video-conferencing, computer-mediated
conferencing, etc.) are also included.
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