Tools for Teachers of Online Courses
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American Center for the Study of Distance Education
http://www.ed.psu.edu/acsde/
Penn State's American Center for the Study of Distance Education (ACSDE) was founded in 1986 to study and disseminate information about distance education in all its forms. As the first center of its kind in the United States, ACSDE has helped to shape distance education practice through its publications, research symposia, leadership institutes, and moderated listserv
Blended Learning: Effective Practices
http://www.blendedteaching.org/blended_learning_ef
fective_practices
At a site associated with the Sloan Consortium, or Sloan-C project, the Blended Learning: Effective Practices page page provides a wealth of links to research being done on teaching in the blended online-onground or "hybrid" environment.
Distance Education Reports and Abstracts
http://itcnetwork.org/reports.htm
This site of reports and abstracts on topics of importance in the field of distance education is posnsored by the Instructional Technology Council of the American Associaon of Community Colleges.
DoIT Assessment Portfolio 2001-2002
http://www.doit.gmu.edu/portfolio/2003/index.htm
From George Mason University
Don't bother me with objects! I've got a course to teach! by William Horton
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/Resource_lib
rary/streaming/DL2002_horton.ram
This is an audio recording of his keynote address at the 2002 Distance Teaching and Learning Conference at Madison, Wisconsin. Abstract: "They’re lurking everywhere. Are they hiding in your future? Advocates of learning objects promise the utopia of inexpensive, quickly developed, and consistently high-quality education. Heard that promise before? Mr. Horton will guide you through the alphabet soup of standards and technologies to provide a common-sense assessment of what learning objects offer and what they threaten. He will show how to harness the economic potential of learning objects while avoiding the siren call of competent mediocrity. You'll even see real, live learning objects on stage. Plus, you'll see how to use objects to make your best work available to a world of learners." (Requires Real Audio Player.)
E-Portfolio System Providers
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/NLI0236b.pd
f
Page of links sponsored by EDUCAUSE
Eportardo
http://www.eportaro.com
Electronic portfolio software systems
Instructional Materials in Science Education
http://www.ncsu.edu/imse/
A website for science educators. Includes everything from searchable datasets, science listservs and tutorials to grants and online teaching forum.
It's Not What You Tell Them That Counts: Getting Started With Active Teaching
http://vfc17.project.mnscu.edu/
Are you looking for simple ways of increasing the amount of interaction with your students? Do you wish that your students interacted more with the course content? with each other during class periods? If so, then this tutorial is for you!
Links to Higher Education Resources and other Associations
http://www.iplltd.com/links.htm
The Institute to Promote Learning (IPL) Ltd. is an educational services company dedicated to helping educational institutions identify, organize, and mobilize institutional resources to create powerful educational experiences for students.
Minnesota Online
http://www.mnonline.mnscu.edu/
A resource for information about distance learning courses available to students online. Minnesota Online is a collaborative effort of the accredited colleges and universities of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
Minnesota Online E-Resources
http://www.eresources.mnscu.edu
This site is designed to provide resources to assist faculty, staff and administrators of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities develop and implement online programs and services. The e-Learning initiative is a strategic goal of the System and has been funded by two Congressional Awards and System match monies.
Onlearn - Thinking about learning online
http://onlearn.buzzword.com/
"An occasional, formal weblog, set up to host links and short commentaries on interesting educational web sites."
Resources for Distance Education
http://wwwold.ccc.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/dis
tance.htm
A list maintained by Professor Charles Darling at Capital Community College in Hartford, CT
Resources for Moderators and Facilitators of Online Discussion
http://www.emoderators.com/moderators.shtml
A website sponsored by Berge Collins Associates with resources for moderators and moderators-to-be of online discussion in both academic and non-academic settings.
Sloan-C Effective Practices
http://www.sloan-c.org/effective/index.asp
Sloan-C focuses on five pillars of quality in online education: student satisfaction, access, learning effectiveness, faculty satisfaction and institutional cost effectiveness. The "Effective Practices" site shares effective practices online, and provides documents like the "Synthesis of Sloan-C Effective Practices" which have been submitted by members and reviewed, approved, and listed in the Sloan-C Effective Practices online collection.
The Learning Record Online
http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~Syverson/olr/contents.
html
"Enables students and teachers to collect, organize, and evaluate evidence of learning and performance. This evidence is gathered in the course of normal class activities."
University of Wisconsin Distance Education Professional Development Program
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/depd/certpro.html
Designed to build or enhance your professional knowledge, skills, and leadership in distance/online education and training. Program integrates core knowledge with practical applications in work settings. People may enroll in courses on a certificate or non-certificate basis.
Web Design for Dyslexic Users
http://www.dyslexia.com/qaweb.htm
Website with FAQ's, topics and hints on topic.
