These distance education resources are related to the ITDE course of the same name. These topics have also provided a framework for a series of workshops.

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Designing instruction for distance education

• Distance Education: Definition and Glossary of Terms (PDF)
• Best Practices for Teaching Online -- PowerPoint Presentation (I.E. required for viewiing)
• Online Pedogogy: Theories and Best Practices
• Multiple Learning Styles in Web-based Courses (includes link to learning style inventory)
• Comparative Analysis of Online Educational Delivery Applications
• Instructional Design Models
• University Business Magazine Online
• Online Learning Net
• Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching With Excellence
• Distance Education Clearinghouse
• WWW Virtual Library: Distance Education
• Strengths and Weaknesses of Online Courses

Developing materials for distance education

• WebCT (Web Course Tool)
  • Online Instruction Metasite
  • Illinois Online Network
• Resources Developing a Syllabus (Penn State)
• Syllabus or Study Guide?
  • Online Syllabus Guidelines
  • Syllabus Preparation Guidelines
  • Examples from ITDE: Foundations of Distance Education
  • Instructional Objectives
    • A discussion about objectives
    • Understanding Objectives -- a tutorial
    • Weekly " lecturettes " and assignments
• Concept Mapping or Graphic Organizers
  • Inspiration Software -- with a free trial
• Using Tutorials
  • TutorialFind -- a treasure trove!
  • Search engine tutorials
    • Google
    • The Image Search component of Google
• WebMonkey -- Web Developer's Resource

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Selecting tools for distance education

• PowerPoint Presentations -- part of Mike Simonson's site
• Engines for Education
• The World Lecture Hall
• Online Tools
  • Net Meeting: Chat, Whiteboard, Application Sharing
    • Net Meeting Overview
  • Chat: Free Chat Programs
    • Handbook for Instructors on the Best Use of Electronic Class Discussion
    • Chat Protocol
    • Example of a chat transcript
    • Instant Messaging -- an information page (M. Burmeister)
      • " Roger Wilco " voice messaging free software
    • Conferencing on the Web (Discussion Forum, Groupware and BBS / Bulletin  Board Software)
    • Real.com -- Media player
    • Keeping the Thread: Adapting conversational practice to help distance students and instructors manage discussions in an asynchronous learning network
  • Conferencing Strategies for Teaching at a Distance
  • Threaded discussion (WWWboard): How to Use NSU's WWWboard
  • Matt's Script Archives (free WWWboard scripts)
  • Streaming Media Tutorial

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Fostering interaction

• Is Online Learning for Me ?
• Educational Listservs - Resources
• Student FAQ site -- good idea here for a model
• NiceNet -- Internet Classroom Assistant
• Increasing Interaction in Online Courses
• Speech-to-text Software: Speech Technology
• Fostering interaction in the online environment: Some ideas for instructors

Motivating distance learners

• Student motivation to learn -- an ERIC digest
• Enhancing Student Learning
• Student Motivation To Learn
• Student Motivation -- Teacher Support Services

Assessing student performance

• Assessing student performance -- a systematic approach
• Rubrics for Web Lessons
•  " Hot Potatoes " -- quiz development software
• Quiz Center offers teacher quizzes at DiscoverySchool.com
• The Rubric Processor : Prescriptive Assessment
• Student Assessment in Online Courses
• Bloom's Taxonomy -- levels of questions

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Copyright and the distance educator

• The Copyright Website
• A Crash Course in Copyright -- an extensive site in plain English, focusing primarily on the academic setting
• Faculty Ownership and Control of Digital Course Materials
• Intellectual Property Policy for Distance Learning
• Copyright Issues
• Fair Use Guidelines
• Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
• Distance Learning Guidelines
• Ten Myths About Copyright Explained
• Fair Use Guidelines and Your Online Course

Professional Organizations

• Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
• Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
• International Society for Performance Improvement
• The Web of Asynchronous Learning Networks
• The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
• American Center for the Study of Distance Education
• Distance Educator.com
• International Centre for Distance Learning
• United States Distance Learning Association

Distance Education Journals

• American Journal of Distance Education
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Journal of Distance Education
• Journal of Library Resources for Distance Education
• Quarterly Review of Distance Education (QRDE)
• Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks (JALN)

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