Resources
Blackboard
Elluminate at USM
Tools for Online Learning
USM Presentation Resources
Using Blackboard to Increase Both Learning and Retention - John Broida
Blended Learning - Burks Oakley
Panel Discussion (video) - Burks Oakley, Janet Moore
Quality in Online Education - Ray Schroeder
Community of Practice - Ray Schroeder
Web 2.0 - Ray Schroeder (outline of presentations for May 2, 3)
CTEL Technology Showcase #2 presentations
CTEL Technology Showcase #3 presentations
In Our Library (USM)
The following books have recently been added to USM's library.
Making the Transition to E-Learning LB 2395.7 M3 2007
Managing Learning in Virtual Settings LC 5803 C65 M36 2006
Technology Supported Learning and Teaching LB 1028.3 T39745 2006
The Tools for Successful Online Teaching LB 1044.87 D39 2007
Special Report from Educause:
The Future of Technology in Higher Education
Articles of Interest
Online Learning Resources
Facilitating Online Learning: Tips and Suggestions
Distant, Not Absent (new 1/29/08)
Working with Small Groups in an Online Classroom
Creating community in online classes:
Building community in an online learning environment: communication, cooperation and collaboration
An Online Learning Community: the Student's Perspective
Building a Sense of Community in the WebTycho Classroom
Building a Learning Community Online
Assessment and evaluation in online classes:
Formative Evaluation: A Practical Guide
Building an Evaluation Plan for Fully Online Degree Programs
Free Assessment Tool - GetFast
Effective Practices Repositories:
Sloan-C Effective Practices
Educational Pathways Archives (online learning journal)
"(My) Three principles of effective online pedagogy." Bill Pelz Volume 8, Issue 3 - June 2004
Educause: Educause Resource Center
Community of Practice in Online Learning:
Online Course Design from a Communities-of-Practice Perspective
Communities of Practice in Collaborative Learning
Informal Learning in an Online Community of Practice
Community of Practice Resources
Selected peer reviewed journals in distance and online learning:
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration
International Review of Research in Distance and Open Learning
Journal of Interactive Online Learning
Journal of Educators Online
Distance Learning:
Distance Education and Faculty Preparation Time
Discussion-Based Online Teaching
Less is More: Designing and Online Course
Ten Ways Online Ed Matches or Surpasses Face-to-Face Learning
Removing the Distance from Distance Learning
Building Community in an online learning environment
Growing Technologies:
Second Life
Description of some of the ways in which universities are using second life:
Ohio University Island:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aFuNFRie8wA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9VZKTT6gZ8&NR
CNN Money: No, Second Life is not overhyped
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