Resource Center A Guide to Electronic and Printed References Distance and Online Education
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http://www.ed.psu.edu/acsde 
American Center for the Study of Distance Education
| Part of Penn. State Univ. College of Education, the Center is one of the oldest and best sources of information on DE. It publishes the American Journal of Distance Education, hosts Online Symposia, the Internet-based DE Bibliography, and sponsors conferences and expositions. (Last update: 2001) |
http://www.brint.com.km
The BizTech Network (Annotated at Knowledge management)
http://olt-bta.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/about/index_e.html
Canada Office of Learning Technologies
http://www.itcnetwork.org/resources.htm
Distance Education Links and Resources
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Prepared by Christine Dalziel of ITC (Instructional Technology Council), this compilation provides much useful information for anyone either working in, or using, distance education, such as consortia, calendars of conferences, online journals, online courses, associations and organizations, networks, publications and abstracts of interest, and much more.
(Seen: 9/9/2002 last updated: 9/2002) |
http://www.detc.org
The Distance Education and Training Council (Annotated at Assessment).
http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/distglan.html
University of Idaho Engineering Outreach
Distance Education at a Glance
This Program is specific to the engineering courses and programs offered by the University. However, it makes available online to everybody interested, a series of excellent 'Guides' to distance education, including the following:
Distance Education: An Overview
Strategies for Teaching at a Distance
Instructional Development for Distance Education
Evaluation for Distance Educators
Instructional Television
Instructional Audio
Computers in Distance Education
Print in Distance Education
Strategies for Learning at a Distance
Distance Education: Research
Interactive Videoconferencing in Distance Education
Distance Education and the WWW
Glossary of Distance Education Terminology
last update: 2001 |
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/index.html
Distance Education Clearinghouse
| Because of the great increase in distance education information, the Clearinghouse, maintained by the University of Wisconsin-Extension, rather than striving at reporting everything new, has become more selective in its state, national, and international news reportage - a fact that has made the Clearinghouse even better. Together with Ohio State University and Pennsylvania State University it hosts the annual 'Outreach Scholarship: Learning, Discovery, and Engagement' Conference (Last update: 8/23/2001). |
http://www.distance-educator.com/index1a011501.phtml
Distance Education: Foundations and Fundamental Concepts, Farhad Saba, 1995 Distance-Educator.com, Inc.
http://www.distance-educator.com/portals/research_deintro.html
Distance Education: An Introduction. Farhad Saba, 1999, Saba & Associates.
http://www.distance-educator.com/index1a.html
Distance Education: Year of Consolidation? Farhad Saba, 2000, Saba & Associates.
| Farhad Saba, is Professor of Educational Technology at the San Diego State University, the Editor of Distance-Educator Report (http://www.distance-educator.com) and the founder and President of Saba & Associates, an independent group of experienced consultants who specialize in distance education. Dr. Saba has been involved in all aspects of distance education for nearly 30 years. His writings on current issues of distance education reflect insights based on long-term experience. They are an invaluable source for distance education course developers and instructors. |
http://www.edutech.ch/edutech/index_e.asp
Edutech, Formation universitaire et nouvelles technologies (Suisse)
| Higher Education and Technology in Switzerland: this web site, supported by the Federal Office of Education and Science, the Swiss University Conference, and the University of Fribourg, includes all universities, research institutes, and government agencies which make up the Virtual Campus. Information on programs for distance education and learning is offered in French, German, and, selectively, in English. The network is not easy to navigate: it requires some knowledge of the Swiss education system; URLs change frequently, there is no order in the listing of URLs; and a good knowledge of French or German is helpful. |
http://www.geteducated.com/articles.htm
Get educated (Annotated at Accreditation)
http://www.btinternet.com/~iberry/in.htm
iberry.com The Academic Porthole
| Described as a "small but cheerful window in the side of the Higher Education ship for purposes of illumination and enlightenment." The Higher Education Links List (HELL) provides annotated links to information and resources for educators, researchers, graduates and others in around 100 disciplinary categories from Aeronautical Engineering to Zoology. Links are provided to Journal, Associations, booksellers, research, software, and even sites on plagiarism and student "cheat" sites. A very effective window. |
http://www.unicom.unizh.ch/magazin/archiv/4-98/wissensgesellschaft.html
Lernen in der Wissensgesellschaft (Learning in the Knowledge Society). Lorenz Mueller, Ex. Dir.
Virtuelle Hochschule, Switzerland (in German) 1998.
First report on the history, development, and activities of a Swiss consortium of major universities conducting distance education courses. Of special interest are the evaluated results of the pilot program:
1. Students of the program scored equally well or even than those attending regular classes.
2. In these first courses the drop-out rate was higher than for regular instruction but intensified and targeted communication between students and tutors reversed this trend in subsequent courses.
3.The participants evaluated the total concept as either 'good' or 'very good'. Especially
appreciated was 'gain in study flexibility' but forr the acquisition of 'central' or 'difficult' course content the traditional classroom instruction was preferred.
4. Students suggested that up to 50% of couse requirements could be done by interactive
distance learning programs. |
http://nces.ed.gov
The National Center for Education Statistics
Distance Education in Postsecondary Institutions
| Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Collects data on all aspects of education, including distance education. The survey found that 1,680 institutions offered online-education courses during 1998 with 1.6 million students enrolled. Growth in both degree and certificate programs was more from the addition of new programs at institutions with online experience rather than new entrants to online learning. Go to Electronic Catalog and search by Title. |
http://cedir.uow.edu.au/NCODE/index.html
NCODE: Flexible Learning Australasia
| This is the peak Australian organization for institutes engaged in or interested in open, distance, and flexible education in the tertiary sector. Provides a list of resources for flexible learning. (Last update: 6/19/2001) |
http://teleeducation.nb.ca/nosignificantdifference/
TeleEducation NB
The No Significant Difference Phenomenon
Is distance learning better or worse than traditional classroom education? Bibliography of studies,beginning in 1927, most of which show no differences in the effectiveness of the two media. Reference to a more complete book. Recently, a second database listing studies that indicate that there IS a difference has been added at:
http://teleeducation.nb.ca/significantdifference (Last update: August 2001) |
http://personalpages.tds.net/~rlaws/dlfaqv8.html
The Official alt. education.distance FAQ (Annotated at Accreditation)
http://teleeducation.nb.ca/firstpage.cfm
TeleEducation NB (Annotated at Tele-learning)
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/aha/papers/Knox.html
The Rewards of Teaching On-Line
| American Historical Association, E.L. Skip Knox, January 2000. "On-line teaching is rewarding, but only if it emphasizes reading and writing; that is, if it emphasizes doing history. In a myriad of ways I have come to realize that students in most undergraduate courses don't actually do a lot of history. On-line courses that fail to emphasize reading and writing will have all the shortcomings that live courses do. They will be impersonal. They will be more vulnerable to cheating. They will further the university-as-factory." |
http://www.vpaa.uillinois.edu/tid/report/
Teaching at Internet Distance.
| A report from 16 professors (January 2000) at the University of Illinois offers a mixed view of online learning showing "both promise and peril." It suggests that good teaching is possible online if there are low student to faculty ratios and other care taken. Data also from the National Center for Education Statistics. |
http://www.tutor.com
Tutor.com, Inc (Annotated at Mentoring)
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/disted/
US Copyright Office Study on Copyright and Distance Learning (Annotated at Educational policies)
http://www.btinternet.com/~iberry/html/wd.htm
Web-based and Distance Education
| This is one of the 'mega'-websites listing prime sites; university, college and commercial sites: associations, consortia and networks; journals and newsletters. (Last update: 8/2001) |
http://www.outreach.utk.edu/weblearning
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Web-Based Learning Resources Library
| An educator's resource on any subject related to the delivery and management of education via the Internet, including newsletters, journals, professional organizations, conferences, trade shows, legal and copyright issues, learner feedback, service providers, faculty development, publishers, funding sources, and more. Hosted by Robert H. Jackson , this resource should be consulted first on any question related to online education. (Last update: almost daily). |
http://www.aln.org/
The Web of Asynchronous Learning Networks
| Sponsors the Sloan-C International Conferences on Online Learning and publishes the proceedings. Maintains an online discussion network and an online course directory. Publishes the electronic Journal of Asynchronous Networks (JALN) (http://www.aln.org/alnweb/journal/jaln.htm) and the ALN Magazine. (Last update: 5/3/2001) |
Dreyfus, Hubert L. On the Internet: Thinking in Action. New York, NY: Routledge, 2001 (Annotated at Educational theories)
Hart, Graeme, ed. Readings & Resources in Global Education. Melbourne, Australia: Whirligig Press, 2000.
This book is divided into two parts:
1. Essays by leading online education specialists from universities with major programs in the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand, describing, generally, the state of research and application in those institutions, and
2. A rather select directory of educational institutions, consulting services, online communities and publications, online courses, professional associations and organizations, software and hardware products and websites in the countries listed above. |
Peters, Otto. Learning and Teaching in Distance: Analyses and Interpretations from an International Perspective. London, UK: Kogan Page and Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, Inc., 2000. (Annotated under Constructivism)
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