Here is an extensive list of resources on various aspects of distance learning.The best way to find information on these or any other topics is to conduct a search using the search tool below. You should also visit our site Journals, Links and Resources for more resources. Categories include:
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A Proposal for Ozone Science Podcasting in a Middle Science Classroom:(April 2008) by Debra Piecka, Elaine Studnicki, and Michelle Zuckerman-Parker. The use of podcasting has grown exponentially. Research projects are racing to keep up with this growth to understand implications for learning and instruction. This project specifically attempts to understand if the use and development of podcasts by students for students influence learning in a 7th grade science classroom. Using a technology integration model, both science and computer teachers will collaboratively teach technical and content knowledge in using podcasting to understand the implications of the ozone layer on the environment. Assessment practices include qualitative practices through interviews and discussions with participants. Quantitative data will include a pre and postsurvey, curriculum content assessments, and podcast quality rubric assessment. Forecasted expectations are that podcasts will increase student motivation, technical skills sets, and content knowledge based on the opportunity for students to create authentic products of their understanding using podcasting in a collaborative learning environment. The implications of the study will demonstrate how podcasts can be successfully used in education for learning and instruction. Web site | |
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A Quality Assurance Framework for Recruiting, Training (and Retaining) Virtual Adjunct Faculty:(2006) Karin Sixl-Daniell, Jeremy B. Williams and Amy Wong. The paper commences with a brief summary of the literature on the quality assurance process in e-Learning in higher education. This is followed by an overview of the U21Global quality assurance framework. Web Site | |
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A Recommendation for Managing the Predicted Growth in College Enrollment at a Time of Adverse Economic Conditions:(2003) by Randolph Jones. The cost of higher education is increasing at a time when federal and state funding, revenues, and endowments are decreasing. This paper paper explores using distance education courses as a viable alternative to building classrooms and facilities. Web Site | |
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A Review of Creative Commons and Science Commons:(2005) Mia Garlick. The result of the clash between this misunderstanding about the scope of permitted use under intellectual property laws and the possibility of use enabled by digital technologies has been an increasingly polarized debate, most notably in the music field. Web Site | |
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A Setback for Google?:(May 6, 2010) by Steve Kolowich, Inside Higher Ed “In what might be a setback for Google’s effort to put to bed persistent privacy and security concerns among existing and potential higher education e-mail customers, the University of California at Davis has announced that it will not be adopting Gmail for its faculty and staff members due to ‘increased privacy risks that have come to light in recent weeks.’ ” “Outsourcing faculty and staff e-mail to Google might run afoul of the university’s electronic communications policy, said Peter Siegel, the CIO at Davis, and other campus technology officials, in a letter dated April 30. That policy forbids the university from disclosing electronic communications records “without the holder’s consent.” It also proscribes selling or distributing e-communications “that contain personally identifiable information about individuals” to a third party without permission from those individuals.” . . . “Among the 44 percent of colleges that have outsourced their student e-mail, about 70 percent use Google, according to data collected last year by the Campus Computing Project. Only 8 percent of institutions have outsourced faculty e-mail services, but 21 percent are currently considering it, according to the survey. Among larger universities, the percentage approaches a third. Keltner said Google’s share of that market is about the same -- although far fewer institutions have moved their employees on to third-party e-mail clients.” Web site |
A Singular Vision for a Disparate Future: Technology Adoption Patterns in Higher Learning Through 2035:(June, 2008) by Robert G. Henshaw, instructional applications consultant, UNC-Chapel Hill. Technology adoption in any sector is rarely uniform. Understanding the drivers and constraints associated with technology adoption makes it easier to anticipate how technology will be used and what populations will benefit the most. Robert G. Henshaw examines factors likely to influence technology adoption within U.S. higher education over the next 30 years and their impact on education providers and consumers. Progress, and the way progress is defined, will be uneven and will continue to reflect disparities across organizational cultures, socioeconomic demographics, and other variables. Technology will have the greatest impact on learning outside of classrooms and other formal educational constructs. Web site |
A Strategic Planning Process Model for Distance Education:“To have a strategy is to put your own intelligence, foresight, and will in charge instead of outside forces or disordered concerns” (Keller, 1983, p. 75)." Website | |
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A Ten Level Web Integration Continuum for Higher Education: New Resources, Partners, Courses and Markets:(1999) by C.J. Bonk, J. A. Cummings, N. Hara, R. B. Fischler and S. M. Lee. Instructors make decisions about class size, type of assessments, amount and type of feedback, location of students, and type of Web courseware system used. While some make minor adaptations to their teaching when they start using the Web, others take extensive risks in building entire courses or programs. The authors offer a detailed ten-level Web integration continuum of pedagogical choices faculty must consider when developing Web-based course components. Web Site | |
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A Virtual Tour of Virtual Schools:Kentucky Virtual High School, Illinois Virtual High School, Florida Virtual School, CCS Web Academy, The Virtual High School, Basehor-Linwood Virtual Charter School, Monte Vista Online Academy, COOLSchool Web Site | |
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A Visit to Copyright Bay:(2003) a visual explanation of fair use and educational use exemptions for educators and students. Web Site | |
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A Web Game for Predicting Some Futures: Exploring the Wisdom of Crowds:. . . “After a year of exploration, NITLE has derived some lessons about gaming and emergence. First, players tend to prefer relatively short-lived propositions. Terms of several months or even weeks attract more trading and interaction that terms lasting for one year or more. Second, e-mail remains a powerful communication medium, even for a Web 2.0 project such as this one. Consistently, spikes in game activity occur after e-mail updates. Third, market trading is autonomous. Although an administrator can shape a proposition with a specific outcome in mind, traders often drive values in very different directions. This can be seen as a virtue in several different ways, not the least of which is broadening discussion and increasing variety. Finally, games can attract academics to serious play. Intense conversations, passionate trading, and competitive relationships have all emerged in the NITLE Prediction Markets, as players have attempted to better understand the near future.” . . .Website | |
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A Whole New World of Studying: From Video Marking to Second Life, Technology is Transforming the Options for Online Students:“There’s not a red pen in sight when Russell Stannard marks his master’s students’ essays — but it’s not because the students never make mistakes. Stannard doesn’t use a pen, or even paper, to give his students feedback. Instead – and in keeping with his role as principal lecturer in multimedia and ICT – he turns on his computer, records himself marking the work on-screen, then emails his students the video.” “When students open the video, they can hear Stannard’s voice commentary as well as watch him going through the process of marking. The resulting feedback is more comprehensive than the more conventional notes scrawled in the margin, and Stannard, who works at the University of Westminster, now believes it has the potential to revolutionise distance learning.” . . . Website | |
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Academic Advising:Resources from the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET) Web Site | |
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Academic Advising Resources on the Internet:From the NACADA Technology in Advising Commission. Web Site | |
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Academic Analytics: A New Tool for a New Era:(August 2007) by John P. Campbell, Peter B. DeBlois, and Diana G. Oblinger for Educause Review. “In responding to internal and external pressures for accountability in higher education, especially in the areas of improved learning outcomes and student success, IT leaders may soon become critical partners with academic and student affairs. IT can help answer this call for accountability through academic analytics, which is emerging as a new tool for a new era.” Web site | |
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Academic Libraries: 2008 First Look:(Dec. 9, 2009) National Center for Education Statistics This report summarizes services, staff, collections, and expenditures of academic libraries in two- and four-year, degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Academic libraries held approximately 102.5 million e-books and about 3.6 million electronic reference sources at the end of fiscal year 2008. Findings include: -- During FY 2008, there were about 138.1 million circulation transactions from academic libraries' general collection. -- Academic libraries reported 93,438 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff working during the fall of 2008. -- Academic libraries spent about $6.8 billion during FY 2008. Web site |
Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP):(2007) Web site that provides information for a community college interested in exploring the nature and practice of continuous quality improvement. Offers annual updates, peer reviews, and strategy forum information. Web Site | |
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Academic Redesign: Accomplishing More With Less:(2004) by William H. Graves. In lieu of bolting technology community colleges are under persistent pressure to spend more on technology. This paper presents case studies of four higher education institutions that contracted with Collegis for a range of planning, marketing, student recruiting, academic, and technology management and support services. Web Site | |
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Academic Tribes and Territories: Intellectual Enquiry and the Cultures of the Disciplines:(2001) by Tony Becher. Open University Press (Amazon, $61.95) | |
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Acceptable Use Policies:A listing of acceptable use policies from Educase's electronic library. From the article by Rob Reilley, "Revising Acceptable Use Policy to Account for Cultural Developments on the Net," in the Winter 1997-98 issue of Cause/Effect. Also see the June 9, 1999 article, "E-Mail Misuse a Growing University Concern," by Pamela Mendels in the CyberTimes. Web Site | |
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Access to Opportunity: The Duke-East Carolina Partnerships for Training Program:(2003) by Mary T. Champagne, Donna Hewitt and Nancy Short. This paper describes how the Partnerships for Training Program (PFT) at Duke University and East Carolina University aims to prepare primary care providers and increase access to care in medically-underserved and health professional shortage areas. It describes preparing students to access and faculty to teach using this new medium. Web Site | |
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Accessibility in Distance Education:A resource for faculty teaching online that is divided into the sections: what is accessibility, legal issues, understanding disabilities, how-to, and best practices. From the University of Maryland University College. Web Site | |
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Accrediting Agencies Not Recognized Under GAAP, the Generally Accepted Accrediting Practices: | |
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Action Research: Effective Marketing Strategies for a Blended University Program: | |
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Active Learning and Technology: Designing Change for Faculty, Students, and Institutions: | |
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Adding Cupboards versus Building a House: The Difference Between Courses and a Degree Program:(2004) by Katrina A. Meyer. The author discusses the need to create a curriculum that meets adult learning needs and the importance of creating quality academic degree programs based on sound instructional principles and best teaching practices. Web Site | |
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Adjuncts and Graduation Rates:(October 2006) by Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed. “If community colleges want to see more students graduate or finish programs, what should institutions do? Add new testing or assessment programs? There may be a simple answer. A national analysis of graduation and program completion rates at community colleges has found that institutions with higher percentages of full-time faculty members have higher completion rates. The study was conducted by Dan Jacoby, the Harry Bridges Professor of Labor Studies at the University of Washington, whose paper on the research is forthcoming in the Journal of Higher Education.” Web site | |
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Adult Education Participation in 2004-05:(May 2006) National Center for Education Statistics. Web Site | |
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ALN Teaching as Routine Faculty Workload:(2000) by Gregory Hislop and Michael Atwood. Teaching online will soon become part of the routine faculty workload at traditional, research-oriented universities. The paper describes faculty issues related to a online graduate degree in information systems at Drexel University. Web Site | |
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Alternative Uses for Course Management Systems: They Aren’t Just for Classes Any More:(Fall 2009) by Jill Ullmann, Purdue University Calumet “Universities are quickly moving from brick and mortar toward online classroom settings. The online setting provides students with increased accessibility and flexibility to attend classes they would normally be unable to attend. Unfortunately, for those students who never attend classes on campus, many campus resources are not accessible. Students who attend online are often challenged by a lack of access to on-campus resources such as the ability to contact an academic advisor, retrieve forms, obtain timely information, use the writing lab, and technology assistance. Additionally, many adult learners are returning to school to further their education after a long period of time. These students are surprised at their lack of technical skills needed to complete course work. Virtually all courses in the Purdue University Calumet School of Nursing were either hybrids or totally online. Thus the School needed to reach all students equally with student supportive services whether they were attending class on campus or through distant learning.” Web site |