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"(Learning) Objects of Desire: Promise and Practicality"
http://www.learningcircuits.org/2002/apr2002/morti
mer.html
Examines the "learning object concept and the technologies and standards that define, create, and use it."
"A Primer on Learning Objects"
http://www.learningcircuits.org/2000/mar2000/Longm
ire.htm
"...Describes some of the challenges and opportunities that reusable learning objects (RLOs) present to content developers as the object-oriented approach is adopted in more learning interventions."
"Asynchronous Distance Education: Teaching Using Case-based Reasoning"
http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde11/articles/tsina
kos.htm
"The use of CBR can be used to automate the process of replying to students’ questions, and contributes to the construction of new tutorial paths used to advise student on how to overcome specific performance problems."
"Cheating in Online Student Assessment: Beyond Plagiarism"
http://www.westga.edu/%7Edistance/ojdla/summer72/r
owe72.html
The author, from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, reviews the possible problems related to assessment of student learning in online courses.
"Criteria for Evaluating the Quality of Online Courses"
http://www.imd.macewan.ca/imd/content.php?contenti
d=36
"The criteria presented in this guide are based on the national and international experiences of staff in the Instructional Media and Design department at Grant MacEwan College."
"Educational Blogging"
http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/erm04/erm0450.asp
An overview of blogging tools and of the many ways that Web logs are being used in teaching and for learning.
"Effective Teaching Techniques for Distance Learning"
http://www.rit.edu/~609www/ch/faculty/effective.ht
m
Online Learning, Rochester Institute of Technology (2000)
"eLearning: Is There a Place in Athletic Training Education?"
http://www.nata.org/jat/readers/archives/37.4/attr
37-s04/pdf/attr_37_s04_208.pdf
Focus on several eLearning issues that relate to the discipline
of athletic training education.
"Faculty Guide for Moving Teaching and Learning to the Web"
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/r
ecordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&E
RICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED437985&ERICExtSea
rch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&accno=ED437985
This book serves as a guide for faculty in using computers, the Internet and the World Wide Web as instructional tools in higher education.
"Guidelines for Authors of Learning Objects"
http://www.nmc.org/guidelines/index.shtml
"Provides straightforward suggestions and tips for authors of learning objects."
"Guidelines for Establishing Interactivity in Online Courses"
http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=arti
cle&id=12
Mabrito shares his personal practices, outlining the tools and policies he has used to enhance interactivity with students, among students and between students and course content.
"If There is No Significant Difference, Why Should We Care?"
http://www.thejeo.com/Basu%20Conger%20Final.pdf
Conger identifies pedagogies that take advantage of the unique capabilities of each instructional delivery method, versus media comparison studies
"Learning from Reflections-Issues in Building Quality Online Courses"
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/fall63/deube
l63.htm
Reflections of an adjunct professor, who implemented a doctoral level course at Nova Southeastern University and student reflections of their experiences developing and implementing companion online mini-courses.
"Learning Objects 101: A Primer for Neophytes"
http://online.bcit.ca/sidebars/02november/inside-o
ut-1.htm
Introduction to Learning Objects.
"Learning Objects:Resources For Distance Education Worldwide"
http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/vie
wFile/32/81
This article discusses the topic of learning objects and describes learning objects in practice, first as they are created or generated by content authors, and second, as they are displayed or used by students and other client groups.
"Teaching at an Internet Distance: the Pedagogy of Online Teaching and Learning "- The Report
http://www.vpaa.uillinois.edu/tid/report/
This faculty seminar at the University of Illinois met to study the pedagogy of online learning, to examine what made teaching to be good teaching.
"Teaching Online: Best Practices and Tips"
http://www.ltcconline.net/barclay/tlrc/online.asp
Handbook for Instructors on the Use of Electronic Class Discussion
"The Changing Faces of Virtual Education"
http://www.col.org/colweb/webdav/site/myjahiasite/
shared/docs/V2_forward-acknow.pdf
A study on the latest "macro developments" in virtual education, conducted with funding provided by the Department for International Development, London, UK.
"The Development of Virtual Education: A Global Perspective"
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portle
ts/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&a
mp;ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED432668&ERICEx
tSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&accno=ED432668
This document contains 11 papers examining the methodology and findings of a study of the virtual delivery of education throughout the world.
"The Knowledge Building Paradigm: A Model of Learning for Net Generation Students"
http://innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&
amp;id=368
"In this article we briefly address the shift in learning styles associated with Net Generation students; we then introduce the Knowledge Building paradigm, a learning model particularly suited for a social environment in which cognitive prosthetics have become indispensable, as well as for the professional settings these students can expect to confront in their future careers."
"Use and Reuse of Reusable Learning Objects"
http://jodi.tamu.edu/Articles/v03/i04/Polsani/
Offers an assessment of current definitions of the term "Learning Object", articulating the foundational principles for developing a concept of LOs, and providing a methodology and broad set of guidelines for creating LOs.
"What makes a Successful Online Student?"
http://www.ion.illinois.edu/IONresources/onlineLea
rning/StudentProfile.asp
A ten-point tip page for students. Includes links to related resources.
Always Connected, But Hard to Reach
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eqm0721.pdf
Despite students’ connected lifestyle, colleges and universities often fail to reach them with timely and relevant information.
By Raju Rishi
College Board Study on Student Retention
http://pas.indiana.edu/cb/resources.cfm
The College Board Pilot Study on Student Retention, funded by the College Board, is identifying key campus policies and practices as well as student behaviors associated with first-year-to-second-year student retention. This is a clearinghouse of resources and scholarship about that task.
Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: media Education for the 21st Century
http://www.projectnml.org/files/working/NMLWhitePa
per.pdf
A report commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation that discusses how differences in access to and participation with technology creates a gap in youth that may limit their ability to keep up with their peers. Access to this participatory culture is "shaping which youth will succeed and which will be left behind as they enter school and the workplace."
Core principles of effective assessment
http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/assessinglearning/0
5/index.html
A concise review of how to effectively assess student learning in the higher-education classroom. This piece displays three overarching objectives and a 16-item checklist for quality.
Designing Web Sites for Older Users: Comparing AARP's Studies to Earlier Findings
http://www.aarp.org/olderwiserwired/oww-features/A
rticles/a2004-03-03-comparison-studies.html
E-Learning: A Progress Report
http://www.fcw.com/article90465-08-29-05-Print
Experts identify the peculiarities and pitfalls of online training.
Is "As Good as Face-to-Face" As Good As It Gets?
http://www.aln.org/publications/jaln/v6n2/v6n2_mac
donald.asp
McDonald, Jeanette DVM, PhD. (2002)Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network
Library Support for Online Learners:e-Resources, e-Services and the Human Factors
http://cde.athabascau.ca/online_book/pdf/TPOL_chp1
4.pdf
Describes how libraries come into play in an online teaching environment and the support they deliver to e-learners.
Managing Virtual Adjunct Faculty: Applying the Seven Principles of Good Practice
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/summer82/sch
nitzer82.htm
This paper offers best practices for the support and management of online adjunct faculty within the framework of the Seven Principles for Best Practice.
Universal Learning at at Distance: Can We Plug It?
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/summer82/van
hook82.htm
The author discusses the digital divide, financial matters, threats to the successful development of access to global distance education, the cultural divide, and achieving the promise.
