Sunday, November 4, 2007

More Resources for Online Teaching and Learning

Online learning and teaching has gone through a rapid and ongoing metamorphosis since the first computer assisted class was taught at Michigan State University in 1992 (a long time in the chronology of the online environment). The term 'collaborative learning', a current buzz word in online learning, may have first been used in a paper titled Collaborative Learning Through Computer Conferencing [ Wikipedia ]. In just 16 years (since that first course in a physics class taught at Michigan State and in particular during the last 8 years), there has been an wealth of research (not all of it useful) in the field.


Readings

E-Learning for Leadership
WebQuests Rubric
Six Factors to Consider When Planning Online Distance Learning Programs in Higher Education
Blended Learning ModelsStrategies for Building Blended Learning
Language in Action: From Webquests to Virtual Realities
E-learning, Online Learning, Web-based Learning, or Distance Learning: Unveiling the Ambiguity in Current Terminology
Constructing Your Web-Quest or Web SiteTwo Common Web Design MythsClass Conversion: Face-to-Face to Online
Web Page Development Guidelines
The Top Fifteen Mistakes of First Time Web Design

A Theory for eLearning
Blended Learning and Sense of Community: A comparative analysis with traditional and fully online graduate courses
Creating a virtual face-to-face delivery environment
Indicators of Engaged Learning
E-Learning 1.0: 10 Tips to Optimize Your E-Learning
Written Interaction: A Key Component in Online Learning
We-Learning: Social Software and E-Learning
We-Learning: Social Software and E-Learning, Part II
Designing Collaborative E-Learning For Results
Faculty Development for the Net Generation
The Myth about No Significant Difference
If There is No Significant Difference, Why Should We Care?
No Significant Difference and Distance Education
The "No Significant Difference" Phenomenon: A Literatue Review
Online Protocols
A White Paper: Achieving Success with Blended Learning

An aside . . .

I'm also interested in creative writing with specific attention to response to those readings. A case in point is the posting below "On Sandra Cisneros's 'My Name' ". She inherited her great-grandmother's name, Esperanza. it's a wonderful little short story that I encourage all to read.

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