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Learning Community (top)
Online Learning Communities
http://www.elearningpost.com/elthemes/comm.asp
This article provides a number of links to articles, books and webpages that highlight the difficulty in fostering and maintaining online relationships. The authors have written a white paper that synthesizes all the above factors and provides a perspective for building and sustaining online learning communities for e-learning solutions.
ION Resources Key Elements of an Online Program
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/elements.asp
The facilitator (instructor), the student, the technology and the curriculum all play an important role in creating a successful online learning environment. This article addresses 4 key elements that help establish an online program that support the realization of the planned learning outcomes.
Learning Styles and the Online Environment
http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/id/learningStyles.asp
This article gives a quick overview of learning styles and how they can be accommodated in an online environment.
Strategies for Learning at a Distance
http://www.edutec.net/Textos/Alia/WILLIS/dist9.htm
Research-based information that identifies characteristics of online students and gives specific techniques as to how to meet their needs and build a learning community. The section on Improving Distance Learning addresses such areas as motivation, maintaining and increasing self-esteem, and relating to other students.
Creating Community Online: Negotiating students' needs and desires in cyberspace
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/erm/erm99/erm99021.html
An excellent article that was published in Edcom Review in 1999. This article compares student expectations and teacher expectations of instructor support needed in an online course. While the entire article is relevant, the section on Lessons Learned summarizes best practices for developing an online learning community.
E-rooms: the Classrooms of On-line Students
http://www.vccaedu.org/inquiry/inquiry-fall2000/i-52-adams.html
This research article addresses the physical environment in which online students operate. In order to better create a learning community, it is helpful to know where your students when they are in your class.
A Virtual Ropes Course: Creating Online Community
http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/magazine/v4n1/lowell.asp
One of the over-riding factors in the academic success of adult and other non-traditional students in traditional academic settings appears to be the learner's sense of community. The question of whether the development of a sense of community directly or indirectly affects learner success and/or satisfaction in asynchronous learning environments is addressed in this article.
Content Delivery (top)
Instructional Development for Distance Education
http://www.edutec.net/Textos/Alia/WILLIS/dist3.htm
A great overview of the design process and how it related to the online environment is found here. Address the need for instructional design and gives specific suggestions on how to apply design techniques for each step of the process: design, develop, evaluate, and revise.
Using Storyboards in Online Course Design
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/pointersclickers/2004_09/index.asp
Online education continues to grow around the world. As technology continues to improve, so too does the level of interaction, complexity, and diversity of multimedia elements involved in online course design.
Ditribution of Content in Online Courses
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/institutes/presentations/040305/triton/distributecontent.html
Very practical alternative ways to deliver content as a part of an online course. This Powerpoint presentation looks at open-entry, open-exit, use of discussion boards, collaborative activities and other ways to distribute content online.
Instructional Development for Distance Education. ERIC Digest
http://www.ericdigests.org/1992-1/distance.htm
The basic instructional design process of design, development, evaluation, and revision and how it pertains to distance learning are discussed in this ERIC Digest.
Developing Instruction or Instructional Design
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/learning/development.html
Gagné developed nine universal steps of instruction that should be included in the instructional design of learning materials. This page presents five theories for developing instruction. The five models provide a framework to build upon and are fairly consistent in their approach. The two main differences are the level of detail that they go into and their semantics.
The Events of Instruction
http://www.westedrtec.org/course/unit1/session3/events.html
This web site gives some great suggestions for moving a course online. Suggestions cover ways to set the stage for learning, build on what students already know, teach new material, provide feedback, assess performance, and enhance retention.
Instructional Strategies for Online Courses
http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/instructionalstrategies.asp
Ten different instructional strategies are outlined on this resource. A short description of each is given (most will be familiar), and tips for using it in an online course are included.
Instructional Design for Online Courses
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/id/InstructionalDesignForOnlineCourses.html
Problem Based Learning
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/problearn.html
Strategies for Using Chat as a Communication Tool
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/communication/chat.asp
To conduct a useful learning experience, especially in an online course, it is important to have a focused chat. That is, one that focuses on a specific topic of discussion so that it is easier to keep some order to the chat.
Interaction (top)
Enhancing Online Discussion
http://tlt.suny.edu/discussion.htm
This article really takes a look at interaction in an online environment. One of the ways that technology is expanding opportunity for learning is by extending the classroom through online discussion. Fourteen tips to increase student interaction and learning in online discussions are highlighted.
Eight Ways to Get Students More Engaged in On-Line Conferences
http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/wklemm/Eight%20Ways/8waystoengage.htm
An all-too-common problem with on-line conferencing as a learning environment is that too many students "lurk," that is watch what is going on without becoming actively involved. Teachers should not allow students to lurk in on-line conferences. Nor is it necessary. Presented here are eight tactics that teachers can employ to make students more active learners in on-line conferences.
Communication Tools/Activities
http://www.fcs.iastate.edu/computer/tips/onlinetechtips.html#sec4
This section of a larger article by the Director of Educational Technology at Iowa State University lists a large number of very specific and practical ways interaction can be facilitated in an online course. There are so many ideas that everyone should find something that will work in his/her virtual classroom.
Collaborative Tools in an Online Environment
http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/magazine/v4n1/clark.asp
Online Learning Environments are becoming common and significant numbers of students are choosing the online option for education.
Strategies for Effective Use of Chat: When, Why, and How to Make It Work
http://www.onlinelearning.net/InstructorCommunity/tips_sep2000.html
This article provides information on how to have well-managed and focused chat sessions in your online classroom. The pedagogic uses of chat, as well as, chat management techniques are addressed.
Pedagogical Roles and Implementation Guidelines for Online Communication Tools
http://www.aln.org/publications/magazine/v3n2/funaro.asp
This study looked at how specific instructors at Stanford University utilized asynchronous discussion in the teaching of their courses. Their perspectives help to provide a set of guidelines to increase the pedagogical results of a discussion.
Conferencing Strategies for Teaching at a Distance
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/communication/dq2.asp
ION Resources - Streaming Media
http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/IONresources/streamingMedia/index.asp
Online Learning and Collaboration
http://www.webteach.com.au/Research.html
Links to pdf articles are provided addressing different aspects of online communication and collaboration.
Online Learning Teams: Indispensable Interaction
http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Jun_04/article03.htm
The author describes essential best teaching practices such as creating a team charter to help instructors to effectively manage their learning teams.
Encouraging Interaction in Online Classes
http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Jun_04/article07.htm
Interaction is a powerful facilitator for learning, and this is especially true for online learning. Promoting and maintaining interactivity within online classes continues to be a vital concern among distance educators. This article explores instructional strategies to foster online interaction.
Online Teaching Tips
http://www.fcs.iastate.edu/computer/tips/onlinetechtips.html
Specific Activities that Promote Online Discussion
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/communication/activities.asp
General Information (top)
Instructional Design for Online Courses
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/id/InstructionalDesignForOnlineCourses.html
This is a fantastic site that covers many areas of instructional design for online courses. Information is practical and has been tested in the online environment. Pay special attention to the articles on Learning Styles, Elements of Instruction, and Alternatives to the Online Lecture. Seven Principles of Effective Teaching: A Practical Lens for Evaluating Online Courses
http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=839
A great overview and refresher on what is important in an online course. The seven principles were developed by a team of evaluators from Indiana University. Each principle focuses on a "Lesson for online instruction" and gives practical guidelines on how to implement the principle in an online course.
Guide to Online Teaching: Designing Your Course
http://ltu.cce.umn.edu/guide/design_dev/
This site was designed for online instructors at the University of Minnesota. This section gives an overview of course design and development. There are plenty of checklists to make sure you have included important elements, as well as, strategies for design and development. Be sure to go through all of the links on the left navigation bar.
Copyright and Distance Education
http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/dist_learning.htm
This site looks at copyright and how it affects the distance learning instructor.
Distance Education at a Glance
http://www.uidaho.edu/eo/distglan
Links to a number of guides that help teachers, administrators, facilitators, and students better understand distance education.
ION Resources Online Learning an Overview Strengths and Weaknesses
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/strengthAndWeak.asp
This article gives a great overview of the strengths and weaknesses of online learning.
Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners in Developing Courses for the Internet
http://www.isoc.org/isoc/whatis/conferences/inet/96/proceedings/c4/c4_2.htm
Adults tend to make up a large percentage of online students. This article addresses specific concerns of this population and how an online course can be developed to meet those needs.
Seven Principles of Good Teaching Practice
http://www.agron.iastate.edu/nciss/kingsat2.html
This site looks as recognized "good practices" in face-to-face classrooms and suggest ways these practices can be incorporated in the online classroom.
What Makes a Successful Online Student
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/StudentProfile.asp
This site looks at the qualities of successful online students. It provides a clear look at the student who will most likely be successful in your online course.
About Online Learning
http://www.butlercc.edu/webcrs/about.cfm
This site from Butler Community College looks at several different factors that will help students be successful online. Scroll down to look at requirements, characteristics of success, a self-assessment, and an online environment orientation.
Distance Learning On the World Wide Web
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/ctptg/ctptg.html
Community Building: Facilitating Successful Online Courses
http://hyperdisc.unitec.ac.nz/../research/naccq2002_community.pdf
Plato: Critical Success Factors for Internet-based Learning in Developmental Mathematics
http://www.league.org/league/projects/plato_rproject.htm
Elements of Good Teaching
http://www.vpaa.uillinois.edu/reports_retreats/tid_report.asp#Elements%20of%20Good%20Teaching
Report of the University of Illinois Teaching at an Internet Distance Seminar December, 1999
http://www.vpaa.uillinois.edu/reports_retreats/tid_toc.asp?bhjs=0
Teaching at an Internet Distance
http://www.vpaa.uillinois.edu/reports_retreats/tid_final-12-5.pdf
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