Course Author Resources
Online Resources
| Distance Education | University of Colorado at Denver's School of Education web page of literature, research, and resources on issues related to Distance Education. |
| Theory and Practice of Online Learning | The highly recommended book edited by Terry Anderson & Fathi Elloumi, provided online by Athabasca University. |
| AACE Digital Library of Articles and Papers | The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education maintains an online library of a number of peer-reviewed research journals on latest research, developments, and applications related to all aspects of Educational Technology and E-Learning. |
| The Journal of Technology Education | A journal that focuses on research, theory, philosophy and practice of teaching technology. This link directs you to the library and archives index page. |
| Chronicle of Higher Education | Daily news related to all facets of higher education. News sections on Information Technology and Teaching included. |
Instructional and Course Design for Distance Education
| Commonwealth of Learning | Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, COL is the world's only intergovernmental organization dedicated solely to promoting and delivering distance education and open learning, and is the only official Commonwealth agency outside Britain.. |
| Distance Education at a Glance | University of Idaho's guides on distance education for teachers, administrators, facilitators and students. Thirteen guides on how to develop a distance education course. |
| Instructional Design Models | University of Colorado at Denver's School of Education has put together a comprehensive site on various instructional design models. |
Instructional and Course Design for Online Education
| League of Innovation in the Community College | Faculty Guide for Moving Technology and Learning to the web. |
| COHERE | For researchers, each COHERE university has an ongoing program to develop new online methods and evaluate what works best in online learning – and why. Our collaborative research agenda allows us to share advances and use our online programs as a 'living lab'. |
| Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology | Prepared by UMUC and Verizon, this resource site offers two modules to assist teachers in the flexible design and delivery of courses. Module 1 provides resources for use in the selection of appropriate media to accomplish specific learning objectives. Module 2 provides resources for faculty using technology in research assignments, small group projects, and discussions to encourage activity. |
| Instructional Design for Online Learning | This is a collection of websites to provide you with some ideas in designing your course for online learning. |
| Standards for Quality Online Courses | Michigan Virtual University has developed quality assurance standards for online courses. Their site includes benchmarks, measurement criteria, prescriptions for quality online learning, and a Course Evaluator tool - a detailed check-list based on their standards to help you measure the quality of your own online course. |
| The Development of Online Courses | Dean Caplan's comprehensive discussion of everything that must be considered before course development can begin. This is a PDF Document (72 K). |
| Strategies for Encouraging Active Online Learning | An article by Karen Hardin on how to give ownership to students in their own learning process. |
| The TLT Group | The Teaching, Learning, and Technology (TLT) Group is a non-profit organization whose mission is to motivate and enable institutions and individuals to improve teaching and learning with technology, while helping them cope with continual change. Their website includes a number of free resources and services, such as links to online articles and a listserv. |
Technologies for Distance Education
| LT Highlights | A bimonthly electronic current awareness service of the federal government for instructors who are interested in the issues related to technology-assisted learning. |
| What makes good technology? | This article by Robin Good outlines 9 ways good technology is distinguishable from bad technology. |
| WebCT | SFU’s WebCT wiki. |
| SFU Learning and Instructional Development Centre (LIDC) | Classroom technology assistance and technical services at SFU; Media resources; Media production group |
| Design Glossary | Grantastic Designs offers an online glossary of graphic design and web page design terms. |
Online Moderation/Tutoring
| The Role of the Instructor in Web-based Instruction: Are we practicing what we preach? | An article written by Laura LaMonica, who specializes in the design, delivery, and management of training programs adaptable to adult learners of varied abilities. |
| The Role of the Online Instructor/Facilitator | This article lists the roles and functions of the online instructor/facilitator in computer conferencing. |
| The Art of Hosting Good Conversations Online | Howard Rheingold outlines what a good host or moderator of online discussion wants to achieve and how they can go about doing just that. |
| Eight Ways to Get Students More Engaged in Online Conferences | An article by Texas A&M University professor, Bill Klemm on how to engage students who "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. |
| Facilitating Online Learning | The e-Learning Centre's web page of articles on how to facilitate online courses. |
Grading/Evaluation/Assessment
| Student Assessment in Online Courses | The Illinois Online Network provides materials on assessing student learning in online courses, including sample test questions, strategies for minimizing cheating, and samples of grading rubrics. |
| iRubrics | iRubric is a free comprehensive rubric development, assessment, and sharing tool to individual faculty and students. |
| Assessment and Rubric Information | The Discovery School offers a web page full of information on rubric design and samples, and information on performance-based assessment. |