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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D-Lib Magazine:a monthly compilation of stories, commentary, and briefings about digital libraries for researchers, developers, and the intellectually curious. Web Site | |
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Debating the Events of September 11th: Discursive and Interactional Dynamics in Three Online Fora:(2005) Laura Robinson. The author examines the constituencies, patterns of interaction, and ideologies in three online fora created to discuss the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Web Site | |
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Deepening the Chasm: Web 2.0, Gaming, and Course Management Systems: | |
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Defining and Measuring Quality in Online Discussions:(2004) by Alexandru Spatariu, Kendall Hartley, and Lisa D. Bendixen. This paper supports research examining relationships between learner characteristics and the quality of online discussions. The paper surveys different methods for evaluating discussions and presents coding methods used in our own research as well as methods used by others interested in quality online discussions. Web Site | |
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Defining the Enrollment Boom:(Dec. 18, 2009) by Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed “All through the fall semester, community colleges have been reporting enrollment growth. On Thursday, the American Association of Community Colleges released the results of a survey designed to see if the many individual reports add up to a national trend -- and the survey results suggest they do.” “Nationally, head count in credit courses is up 11.4 percent over the last year, and 16.9 percent over two years, according to the survey, which included data from hundreds of colleges from every region of the country. Notably, given that about 60 percent of community college students are enrolled part time, one of the most dramatic parts of the new enrollment surge is that it is coming in large part by full-time students. Over the last two years, the percentage gain in full-time students has been more than twice the rate as for part-time students.” . . . Web site |
Defining Tools for a New Learning Space: Writing and Reading Class Blogs: | |
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Dems Push High-Speed For Anchor Institutions:(Sept. 21, 2009) by John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable “House Democrats have made it clear to the FCC, and now the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, that they want the national broadband plan to include getting high-speed broadband service to libraries and other anchor institutions. In an FCC oversight hearing last week, House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (D-VA), told FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski that the plan should focus on "extraordinarily high bandwidth" to libraries.” “Libraries typically have free computers with free Internet, and can become Internet hubs for hundreds, while the high-speed fiber can also be a last-mile solution for nearby homes and businesses. Adding their exclamation point were Democratic subcommittee members Doris Matsui and Ann Eshoo both California, and former subcommittee chairman Ed Markey (D-Mass.). In a letter to NTIA, which is handing out billions in government grant money for broadband deployment, adoption and education, the trio urged the administration to put a priority on ‘anchor institutions, including libraries, schools and health facilities.’ “ “They said that a number of those institutions did not apply for that money because they did not fit the categories established by BTOP, and those that did apply found the process "confusing, complicated and discouraging." The legislators suggested that the anchor institutions needed 100 megabits to 1 gigabit connections to provide distance learning and healthcare services, for example.” “NTIA set 768 kilobits as a floor for defining high-speed, the same adopted recently by the FCC when defining the minimum for high-speed service. NTIA has said it would learn from the first round and apply the lessons to the second, and perhaps final, round next year. Matsui and company "strongly urged" prioritizing really high-speed connections for those institutions as one of those changes.” Web site | |
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Descriptive Summary of 2003-04 Beginning Postsecondary Students: Three Years Later:… “This report provides a description of the characteristics and enrollment patterns of a nationally representative sample of students who began postsecondary education for the first time during the 2003-04 academic year. The report describes the background, academic preparation, and experience of these beginning students over 3 academic years, from July 2003 to June 2006, and provides information about their rates of persistence, program completion, transfer, and attrition. The focus is on differences among students beginning at either 4-year, 2-year, or less-than-2-year institutions.” “Some highlights: Most of the first-time students who began at 4-year institutions in 2003-04 were age 19 or younger (85 percent) compared to 54 percent of students who began at 2-year institutions and 32 percent who began at less-than-2-year institutions. Among those under age 24 who began at a 4-year institution, nearly all (94 percent) had taken algebra II or higher mathematics courses in high school, and about one-fourth had taken calculus. Of students who began at a 4-year institution, about one-half had a high school GPA of 3.5 or higher, and about one-fourth had earned credit for courses taken at a college while still in high school. Eighteen percent of the students who began at a 4-year institution in 2003-04 transferred from the institution where they had started.” Website | |
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Design Considerations for Today’s Online Learners: A Study of Personalized, Relationship-Based Social Awareness Information:Abstract: This article examined online learners’ preferences in personalized, relationship-based social awareness information sharing in course management systems. Three hundred seventy-seven online learners’ willingness to share social awareness information was measured through a national survey. Results indicated that today’s online learners are open minded in sharing social awareness information and their trust of course management systems is high. They prefer sharing information with more authoritative figures such as teachers. Differences among age groups existed, but none of the generations were consistently more open in sharing social awareness information. Overall, a strong preference in personalized, relationship-based social awareness information sharing was found. Instructors of online courses and designers of course management systems need to consider these characteristics of today’s online learners in their design. This would help online learners to acknowledge themselves as feeling, intentional, thinking, and social human beings. This will cause improved learner interaction and engagement and eventually a successful online learning experience. Website | |
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Design of Net-learning System Based on Experiential Learning:(1999) by Juan Pimentel. Discusses and characterizes a virtual learning environment and its relationship to experiential learning and learning styles. The author designs a prototype for a virtual learning environment. Web Site | |
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Design of the Learning Space: Learning and Design Principles:by Chris Johnson and Cyprien Lomas. By focusing on design principles grounded in deeper learning principles, in what makes successful teaching and learning, a campus can revolutionize the design process to create learning spaces that meet the needs of both faculty and students. Web Site | |
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Designing ee-Learning Environments: Lessons from an Online Workshop:(April/May 2008) by Lindsey Godwin and Soren Kaplan for Innovate. Based on their work leading three experiential, online workshops with over 180 participants from around the world, Lindsey Godwin and Soren Kaplan share reflections on designing and conducting successful ee-learning courses. The workshops sought to translate a popular face-to-face seminar in appreciative inquiry, an increasingly popular organizational development approach, into a meaningful online experience for participants across the globe. Using specific examples from the workshop, Godwin and Kaplan illustrate how learning opportunities that support all aspects of the experiential learning process are the key to creating a vibrant ee-learning environment. Specifically, they discuss experiential learning theory and how technology features, online experiences, and offline applications can be leveraged to deliver a variety of learning opportunities for participants. Web site | |
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Designing Web Pages for People with Disabilities:A compilation of links from the Valle Verde Library at El Paso Community College. Web Site | |
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Designing Web Sites for Older Users: Comparing AARP's Studies to Earlier Findings:By Dana Chisnell, Amy Lee, and Janice (Ginny) Reddish (January 2005). The AARP gives tips on how to design Web sites with the senior population in mind. Web Site | |
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Desire2Learn CEO Makes Case Against Blackboard Patent, Court Ruling: A conversation with Desire2Learn's John Baker and Diane Lank:(March 17, 2008) by David Nagel for Campus Technology. “Desire2Learn recently became the first education technology provider to fall victim to litigation stemming from Blackboard's patent covering learning management systems. In February, the company lost a patent-infringement lawsuit filed by Blackboard and in March was enjoined by the court from selling any versions of its learning management system containing the "infringing" code. In this exclusive interview, John Baker, Desire2Learn's president and CEO, discusses the case with us, its impact on the company and its customers, and the implications for education technology as a whole.” Web site | |
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Desired Versus Actual Training for Online Instructors in Community Colleges:(Winter 2009-2010) by Leslie Pagliari, Ph.D., David Batts, Ed.D., and Cheryl McFadden, Ed.D., East Carolina University The growth of distance education and the demand for instructors has developed over the past ten to fifteen years. There is a perception that the type and amount of instructor preparation is highly variable between institutions. Of the faculty members at two year institutions surveyed, nearly half did not attend training over the previous year. With technology changing rapidly, there is a need for training annually to assure faculty members who teach online are prepared. Distance education administrators need to evaluate their distance education programs and develop a consistent and current infrastructure to assure that their faculty members are being properly trained to teach online. Web site |
Determining the Costs of Online Courses:(2000) Brian Morgan developed this online calculator to help colleges gage all of the costs needed to develop an online program at their institution. The Web site includes a paper Morgan wrote to explain all of the elements he considered when he created the calculator. Web Site | |
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Developing a Collaborative Multidisciplinary Online Design Course:(2005) Dr. Diane M. Bender. Bender charts a five-university commitment to deliver online multidisciplinary collaboration and solid pedagogy in architecture and design. She describes various solutions used to mimic key in-class parameters such as high levels of discussion and a studio environment. Web Site | |
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Developing a Community of Learners: Potentials and Possibilities in Web Mediated Discourse:(2002) by Rose M. Pringle for Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education. Describes how instructors integrated asynchronous learning into a traditional science education course for pre-service teachers. Web Site | |
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Developing a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System: A Handbook for College Faculty and Administrators on Designing and Operating a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System:(2000) by Raoul A. Arreola. Practical, proven models for developing and using a comprehensive faculty evaluation system. Includes an eight-step evaluation process, research in the field, legal issues, samples of commercially-available student rating forms, a section on post-tenure review and how it relates to the evaluation of faculty performance, and two detailed case studies. (Anker Publishing Company, Inc. Amazon.com, $32.25) | |
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Developing a Survey to Measure Best Practices of K-12 Online Instructors:Limited data exists related to teaching and learning in K-12 virtual schools. This paper builds upon a recent study related to successful practices of K-12 online instructors. The paper describes the utilization of a survey built upon qualitatively derived best practices of K-12 online instructors and provides the opportunity to relate these practices to teacher’s perceived professional development needs. Outcomes indicate that virtual school instructors identify online presence, diligent student monitoring and an enjoyment of technology among factors that contribute to virtual school instructor success. Instructors also identified face-to-face student mentors as a key component for success. Respondents felt that they would benefit from professional development focused on technological skills, content-based technological integration and evaluative resources for online learners. The paper concludes with a call for additional research to refine and implement the assessment. Website | |
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Developing an Infrastructure for Online Learning:(2004) by Alan Davis. Details an online learning system framework and its components. Web Site | |
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Developing Knowledge Through Practical Experience: The Principles of Financial Sustainability for Online Programs:by Katrina A. Meyer, Janis Bruwelheide, and Russell Poulin. Following the theory of situated cognition as proposed by Brown, Collins, and Duguid (1998), this research project tapped into the contextual knowledge of experienced administrators of online programs. Draft principles of financial sustainability for online programs were developed by an initial team of experienced online educators and then critiqued by seven directors of FIPSE-funded online programs. The directors added conditions, situations, and caveats to the principles making the final product a rich and comparatively complete list of issues that are important for administrators to understand. Web site | |
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Developing Online Courses: A College-Sponsored Approach:(Summer 2003) by Lynne Crosby and Maria Schnitzer. Discusses the process and challenges for the support and development of online distance learning courses in a community college environment. Web Site | |
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Developing Sites for Users with Cognitive Disabilities and Learning Difficulties:By Roger Hudson, Rus Weakly, and Peter Firminger (Jan. 30, 2005). The authors examine the types of problems visitors with cognitive disabilities and learning difficulties may encounter when using the Web. Web Site | |
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Development and Evaluation of a Distance Learning Master's Degree in Family Studies:(2005) by Mary Bold. This article describes an online Master's degree in Family Studies and reports on student readiness for distance learning, student satisfaction, and program review. Program evaluations, conducted after course conversion to online delivery, focused on Principles of Good Practice for distance education. Web Site | |
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Development and Evaluation of a Framework for Creating Web-Based Learning Modules: A Pedagogical and Systems Perspective:(2001) by Thomas Janicki and Jens O. Liegle. Researchers have said Web-based training technology has not integrated sound pedagogical practices into the authoring process when developing new tutorials. This research merges theories from the instructional design and Web-based design researchers in a framework for more effective online tutorials. Web Site | |
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Devices to Take Textbooks Beyond Text:(Dec. 5, 2009) by Anne Eisenberg, New York Times “Now there is a new approach that may adapt well to textbook pages: two-screen e-book readers with a traditional e-paper display on one screen and a liquid-crystal display on the other to render graphics like science animations in color. The dual screens are linked by a central processor so that, for example, a link on the e-paper display can open on the color screen. A two-screen device called the eDGe will be released by enTourage Systems in February for $490, said Doug Atkinson, vice president of marketing and business development for the company, based in McLean, Va.” . . . “The e-reader screen is used with a stylus that can underline or highlight text, take notes in the margin, pull up a blank piece of e-paper for solving math problems, or touch a link for a video of a chemical interaction that is then displayed on the LCD screen.” . . . Web site |
Diagram of Web Trends for 2007:Information Architects Web site | |
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