Editor's Choice 2002 selected online learning resources

Editor’s Choice 2002 selected online learning resources

Laurie P. Dringus*

Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, Nova Southeastern University,

6100 Griffin Road, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA

Abstract

The Editor-in-Chief of The Internet and Higher Education compiles for the last issue of each year’s

volume resources that may be useful for researchers, teachers, administrators, or students who wish to

locate information about the field of online learning and the uses of the Internet for instructional

delivery. Resources are organized into several categories.

D 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Online learning environments; OLE resources; OLE conferences; OLE books; OLE journals; OLE

websites

1. Introduction

A goal of the quarterly journal, The Internet and Higher Education (INTHIG), is to

advance the theory and practice in online learning and the use of the Internet for

instructional delivery. The field of online learning is expanding, but useful information

about online learning is often disparate and difficult to find by merely searching the Internet.

A repository is needed for the field to organize and maintain an extensive resources list for

the area of online learning and the uses of the Internet for instructional delivery. Within the

past year, the Editor has collected numerous resources related to online learning environ-

ments that are organized under several categories. This article is an update to the resources

shared in INTHIG Volume 4, Number 2, 2001. These categories specifically include

conferences, journals/magazines/newsletters, useful websites and Web-accessible articles

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* Tel.: +1-954-262-2073; fax: +1-954-262-3915.

E-mail address: laurie@nova.edu (L.P. Dringus).

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and resources, and books and reports. This list is intended to be a starting point to gather

various materials and to eventually develop the list into an accessible online database of

OLE resources. Therefore, this is a ‘‘growing’’ document, intended to be accessible in

database form in the near future. The title of this work, ‘‘Editor’s Choice,’’ is given as a

means to recommend and highlight several resources that have been found to be useful.

Many of these resources will lead the reader or researcher to other comprehensive resources.

The goal is to update this list often and to share such resources with INTHIG readers in the

last issue of each year’s volume in print. Also, the Editor plans to organize and post the

updated resources on the INTHIG website, http://www.sbe.nova.edu/ihe. In the electronic

file on the website, all Web links will be available as live and accessible links.

If readers have additional resources to recommend to the Editor, please email them to:

Laurie P. Dringus, Editor-in-Chief, The Internet and Higher Education, at laurie@nova.edu.

Please provide full citations of articles, books, book chapters, URLs, etc. in APA format, if

possible.

2. Editor’s Choice: online learning resources: conferences (partial calendar)

August 2002

August 11–16, 2002, E-Technologies in Engineering Education: Learning Outcomes Providing

Future Possibilities, Davos, Switzerland: http://www.engfnd.org/2bb.html

August 14–16, 2002, 18th Annual Distance Teaching and Learning, Madison, WI, USA: http://

www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/

September 2002

September 9–12, 2002, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT

2002), Kazan, Russia: http://lttf.ieee.org/icalt2002

September 23–September 25, 2002, Online Learning 2002, Anaheim, CA, USA: http://www.

onlinelearningconference.com/

September 16–October 4, 2002, 2002 UMUC Intellectual Property in Academia Workshop Series,

University of Maryland, University College, USA: http://www.umuc.distance/odell/cip/ipa2002

October 2002

October through December 2002, Teaching and Studying in Virtual Learning Environments, CSCL

Online Seminar, http://www.online-seminar.net

October 13–15, 2002, California Virtual Campus Conference (CVC) 2002: Online Learning and

Higher Education, Huntington Beach, CA, USA: http://pdc.cvc.edu/conferences

November 2002

November 3–5, 2002, Syllabus Conference and Expo., Newton, MA, USA: http://www.syllabus.com

November 5–7, 2002, 16th Asian Association of Open Universities AAOU 2002, Seoul, Korea:

http://www.aaou.or.kr

November 8–10, 2002, Sloan Annual Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks, Orlando,

FL, USA: http://www.sloan-c.org

November 14–16, 2002, Independent Learning: Branding the Educational Frontier, American

Association for Collegiate Independent Study (AACIS), 10th Annual Conference, Reno, NV, USA:

http://aacis.org

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3. Editor’s Choice: online learning resources—journals/magazines/newsletters

December 2002

December 3–6, 2002, International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2002), Auckland,

New Zealand: http://icce2002.massey.ac.nz

2003 (partial calendar)

February 9–12, 2003, TeleLearning 2003, Orlando, FL, USA: http://www.telelearningconference.org

February 9–21, 2003, New Technologies Conference, Society for Applied Learning Technology

(SALT), Orlando, FL, USA: http://www.salt.org

April 5–10, 2003, CHI 2003, ACM’s Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction

(ACM SIGCHI), has e-learning track this year, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA: http://www.chi2003.org

August 6–8, 2003, Education Technology, Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT),Arlington,

VA, USA: http://www.salt.org

Academia

http://www.ybp.com/Academia/Academiahome.htm

It is a monthly online magazine of academic titles and information.

AERA Electronic Journals in Education

http://aera-cr.ed.asu.edu/links.html

This is a good hefty list of journals, some are accessible by clicking.

The American Journal of Distance Education

http://www.ed.psu.edu/acsde/ajde/jour.asp

Published by Penn State University and designed for professional trainers; teachers in schools,

colleges, and universities; researchers; adult educators; and other specialists in education and

communications, the Journal disseminates information and acts as a forum for criticism and debate

about research in and the practice of distance education in the Americas.

Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education (AACE)

http://www.aace.org

The Association (founded in 1981) is an international, educational, and professional organization

dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge, theory, and quality of learning and teaching at all

levels with information technology.

Australian Journal of Educational Technology

http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/ajet/ajet.html

The Australian Journal of Educational Technology is a refereed journal publishing research and review

articles in educational technology, instructional design, educational applications of computer

technologies, educational telecommunications, and related areas.

Business, Education, and Technology Journal

http://betj.ggu.edu

BETJ is a peer-reviewed publication of the School of Technology and Industry at Golden Gate

University in San Francisco. A quick perusal of the current and archived issues shows some online

learning articles are often featured.

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CAUSE/EFFECT (published by Educause)

http://www.educause.edu/pub/ce/cause-effect.html

CAUSE/EFFECT is a practitioner’s journal for college and university managers and users of

information resources—information, technology, and services—published quarterly by EDUCAUSE.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

http://www.chronicle.com

Daily coverage of information technology in academe.

Distance-Educator.com

http://www.distance-educator.com

Provides research-based information, tools, and resources for professionals in the field of distance

learning.

Distance Education Report

http://www.magnapubs.com/Newsletters/Der/main.html

Distance education news report produced by Dr. Farhad Saba.

Educational Technology Review

http://www.aace.org/pubs/etr/

This online periodical is devoted to the issues and applications of educational technology to enhance

learning and teaching. Published by the AACE.

Educational Technology and Society

http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/

A quarterly journal that presents issues affecting the developers of educational systems and educators

who implement and manage such systems.

eCollege eNewsletter

http://www.ecollege.com

Offers online subscribers information on news, products, and services related to online learning.

Education, Communication, and Information (ECI)

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/1463631x.html

A new journal dedicated to exploring the interaction of innovations in educational theory, practice,

and technologies.

EduCom Review

http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/erm.html

Explores the changing ways we will work, learn, and communicate in the digital world of the 21st

century. The accelerating pace of development in computer and communica tions technology is

transforming education. Educom Review monitors those developments along with related issues in

management, planning, law, and policy. This journal is available both in print version and online.

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e-Learn Magazine

http://www.elearnmag.org

This online magazine is produced by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and

incorporates the knowledge and views of experts in the field of online learning.

European Journal of Open and Distance Learning

http://www.nks.no/eurodl

The journal presents a forum for discussion of ODL issues at all educational levels and in all training

contexts.

First Monday

http://www.firstmonday.dk/—a peer-reviewed journal about the use of the Internet and the global

information revolution. Not all education-oriented, but contains some education-related articles.

Interactive Educational Multimedia

http://www.ub.es/multimedia/iem/

IEM is a journal concerned with the application of multimedia technologies in education: implement-

ation and design of materials, teaching and learning, experiences.

Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning

http://imej.wfu.edu

Sponsored byWake Forest University, IMEJ is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to computer-enhanced

learning.

International Journal of Educational Telecommunications (IJET)

http://www.aace.org/pubs/ijet/index.html

IJET serves as a forum to facilitate the international exchange of information on the current theory,

research, development, and practice of telecommunications in education and training.

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

http://www.irrodl.org

IRRODL is a refereed journal geared to advance theory, research, and practice in open and distance

learning worldwide.

Internet and Higher Education (IHE)

http://www.sbe.nova.edu/ihe/

IHE is a peer-reviewed journal about the theory and practice of online learning, and enhancing

instructional practices and productivity via the use of information technology (IT) and the Internet.

Geared towards higher education faculty, staff, and administrators involved in online learning and

the use of Internet for instruction.

Interpersonal Computing and Technology Journal (IPCT-J)

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~ipct-j/

It is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal, published four times a year. The journal’s focus is on

computer-mediated communication, and the pedagogical issues surrounding the use of computers and

technology in educational settings.

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Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks

http://www.aln.org/alnweb/journal/jaln.htm

Published online by Vanderbilt University for the ALN Center. The site also has other valuable online

publications, such as the ALN-Magazine and the Sloan-C Catalogue of Online Education Programs.

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

http://www.ascusc.org/jcmc/

JCMC is a peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the Annenberg School for Communication at the

University of Southern California. Issues often include topics in the areas of online communication,

virtual environments, computer-mediated markets, and more.

The Journal of Distance Education (a Canadian journal published by the University

of New Brunswick)

http://www.hil.unb.ca./Texts/JDE/homepgENG.html

The Journal of Distance Education is an international publication of the Canadian Association for

Distance Education (CADE).

The Journal of Distance Learning Administration

http://www.westga.edu/~distance/jmain11.html

The Journal of Distance Learning Administration is a peer-reviewed electronic journal offered free

each quarter over the World Wide Web. The Journal welcomes manuscripts based on original work of

practitioners and researchers with specific focus or implications for the management of distance

education programs.

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia

http://www.aace.org/pubs/jemh/index.html

This is a multidisciplinary forum to present and discuss research, development and applications of

multimedia, and hypermedia in education. The main goal of the Journal is to contribute to the

advancement of the theory and practice of learning and teaching using these powerful and promising

technological tools that allow the integration of images, sound, text, and data.

Journal of Instructional Science and Technology

http://www.usq.edu.au/electpub/e-jist/homepage.htm

This journal is published by the Published by the Distance Education Centre University of Southern

Queensland, Australia.

Journal of Interactive Learning Research

http://www.aace.org/pubs/jilr/default.htm

This journal, among others in print, is available on the AACE website.

The Journal of Interactive Learning Research (published by the AACE)

http://www.aace.org/pubs/jilr/

The Journal of Interactive Learning Research publishes papers related to the underlying theory, design,

implementation, effectiveness, and impact of interactive learning environments in education and

training.

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Journal for Interactive Media in Education

http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/

This online journal dedicated to the field of online learning has articles, book reviews, conference

reviews, and more. The journal website has excellent archives.

The Journal of Language Learning and Technology

http://polyglot.cal.msu.edu/llt

It is a good resource for OLE’s and their impact on foreign language instruction.

The Journal of Library Services for Distance Education

http://www.westga.edu/~library/jlsde/

It is a peer-reviewed e-journal.

Journal of Online Mathematics and its Applications

http://www.joma.org

A publication of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). JOMA is the journal of the

Mathematical Sciences Digital Library (MathDL). The peer-reviewed journal features innovative,

class-tested, Web-based learning materials, articles on design and use of online materials, original

research on student learning via online materials, surveys of existing online materials.

Journal of Technology in Education

http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/

The Journal of Technology Education provides a forum for scholarly discussion on topics relating to

technology education. Manuscripts should focus on technology education research, philosophy, and

theory. In addition, the Journal publishes book reviews, editorials, guest articles, comprehensive

literature reviews, and reactions to previously published articles.

Kairos

http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/

Kairos is an electronic journal designed to serve as a peer-reviewed source for teachers,researchers

rand tutors of writing, including such areas as composition studies, rhetoric, technical and professional

writing, creative writing, and literary studies in hypertext environments like the World Wide Web.

Although this journal is discipline-specific, online learning is one of the areas covered.

Learning Technology

http://lttf.ieee.org/learn_tech/

An online newsletter covering issues about distance learning and online learning.

New Horizons in Adult Education

http://www.nova.edu/~aed/newhorizons.html

New Horizons in Adult Education, founded in 1987, is a refereed electronic journal published by Nova

Southeastern University’s Programs for Higher Education.

OLDaily and OL Weekly

http://www.downes.ca/news/about_old.htm

Two new email newsletters that cover the new, the interesting, and the innovative in the field of online

learning. The newsletter is available in web, text, RSS, and Javascript formats.

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Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration

http://www.westga.edu/~distance/jmain11.html

This site contains many articles concerning distance education.

OnlineLearning

http://www.onlinelearningmag.com

Offers news, products, and services related to business strategies in online learning.

Online Educator

http://nieonline.com/

It is a journal for teachers and others who want to make the Internet an accessible, useful classroom

tool. It includes monthly ‘‘Net Lessons,’’ which offer step-by-step instructions for integrating Internet

resources into various subjects. It also features news about technology grants, e-mail discussion lists,

and World Wide Web sites. A popular feature for teachers new to the Internet is Online Basics, which

discusses how to use and obtain essential software tools.

Online Chronicle of Distance Education and Communication

http://www.fcae.nova.edu/disted/

The electronic source for information about distance education produced by Nova Southeastern

University. The Chronicle appears quarterly and provides an information exchange related to

distance education and online communication.

Portal: Libraries and the Academy

http://www.press.jhu.edu/press/journals/pla/pla.html

This journal is a quarterly scholarly journal exploring how technology is affecting librarianship and

scholarship. Issues often addressed include copyright and distance learning.

Sloan-C View: Perspectives in Quality Online Education

http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/view/v1n1.cover.htm

A free online publication dealing with current issues in online education.

Syllabus

http://www.syllabus.com

Syllabus magazine focuses on the role of technology in education and on how technology can be used

to support teaching, learning, and administrative activities. Each issue includes feature articles, case

studies, product reviews, and profiles of technology use at the individual, departmental, and

institutional level. Regular features cover multimedia, distance learning, the Internet, quantitative

tools, publishing, and administrative technology. Also provides an online newsletter called e-News,

Resources, and Trends.

T.H.E. Journal of Technical Horizons in Education

http://www.thejournal.com/

A resource for articles, editorials, news, information on software, and industry perspective of online

education.

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4. Editor’s Choice: online learning resources—useful websites

(websites and Web-accessible articles and resources)

4.1. Useful websites

The Technology Source

http://www.horizon.unc.edu/TS/

The purpose of The Technology Source is to provide thoughtful, illuminating articles that will assist

educators as they face the challenge of integrating information technology tools in teaching and in

managing educational organizations.

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education

http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/

TOJDE is a peer-reviewed e-journal focusing on the theory, research/information services to students

enrolled in any level of distance education on open learning applications. Provides a forum for the

discussion of learning strategies, policies and practices, and trends in information technology.

The Virtual University Gazette

http://www.geteducated.com/vugaz.htm

A free monthly electronic newsletter for distance learning professionals working at the adult and post-

secondary education and training levels. Each issue includes news of new distance learning programs

in the academic and corporate sectors as well as job opportunities and links to online learning hot spots

in the virtual university movement.

The Website of Asynchronous Learning Networks

http://www.aln.org

The Web of Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN-WEB) is maintained by the ALN Center at

Vanderbilt University.

The WebNet Journal

http://www.aace.org/pubs/webnet/Default.htm

Internet Technologies, Applications and Issues is a quarterly print magazine written for an international

readership of researchers, developers, and Internet users in educational, business, and professional

environments. The WebNet Journal website features sample articles, selected columns and book

reviews from the printed version.

About.com-Distance learning

http://distancelearn.about.com/education/distancelearn/library/blpages/blprintbib-td.htm?iam = dpile&

terms = learning + theories

Print resources: transactional distance and related educational theories has books, dissertations, and

articles.

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Adult Learning Service (ALS)

http://www.pbs.org/als/

ALS is PBS sponsored, and is one of the largest sources of telecourses worldwide.

ALN’s WebCenter for Learning Networks Effectiveness Research

http://www.alnresearch.org

A branch of ALN—a research project led by Roxanne Hiltz and Murray Turoff of New Jersey Institute

of Technology. This site has links and full text research papers and survey instruments.

Asynchronous Learning Network (ALN) website

http://www.aln.org

Organization sponsored by Sloan-C, offering resources on asynchronous learning.

American Distance Education Consortium

http://www.adec.edu/

Includes links to courseware tools, satellite resources, federal programs and grants, conferences and

workshops, standards and plans, virtual universities, and more.

Arizona State University 21st Century Distributed Learning Environment

http://learning.asu.edu/application.html

Contains an interactive comparison of features and components of currently available Web-based

collaborative and instructional delivery environments, links to online courses, development tools, and

related resources.

The AACE

http://www.aace.org

Founded in 1981, it is an international, educational, and professional organization dedicated to the

advancement of the knowledge, theory, and quality of learning and teaching at all levels with

information technology. The AACE is also the source of a number of journals (Webnet Journal) and

conferences related to OLE.

Association for Educational Communications and Technology

http://www.aect.org/

Includes distance learning roundtables and sessions on topics related to online and distance learning.

Berglund Center for Internet Studies

http://bcis.pacificu.edu/

Pacific University sponsors an online journal, The Journal of Education, Communities, and Values:

Interface on the Internet (Interface).

Berry College

http://www.berry.edu/academic/hass/francesco/wbi/index.html

Berry College provides an evaluation of Web-base Instruction (WBI) Authoring Programs. Includes

Web Course in a Box, Web CT, and CourseInfo.

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Centre for Curriculum, Transfer, and Technology

http://www.ctt.bc.ca/

The Centre promotes and facilitates the sharing of good practice, assisting and encouraging individuals

and institutions in post-secondary education to: create and integrate innovations in teaching, learning,

and assessment; work toward long-term, systemic improvement education; and develop flexible means

for facilitating student transitions and lifelong learning.

Computer-Based Teaching and Learning Links

http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Resources/cal/journals.htm

There are an increasing number of journals and publications, both online and the paper kinds, devoted

specifically to technology based teaching and learning. This link is an index to the home pages of

many of them.

CREN

http://www.cren.net/cren/index.html

Supports higher education and research organizations with strategic IT knowledge services and

communication tools.

Chronicle of Higher Education—Distance Learning

http://www.chronicle.com/

Department of Education/E-Learning

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/elearning/index.html

The Distance and Education Training Council

http://www.detc.org

Minimal publications and a fair amount of links.

Distance Education Clearinghouse

http://www.uwex.edu/disted/home.html

This comprehensive and widely recognized website brings together distance education information

and resources from Wisconsin, national, and international sources. New information and resources are

continually being added to the Distance Education. Includes a research tutorial for online students;

links to journals, bibliographies, and other readings; listings of conferences, funding, and legislation.

Distance-educator.com

http://www.distance-educator.com/index.phtml

This site contains Articles, Discussion Groups, Hardware and Software Suggestions about many of the

different facets of distance education. It has sections concerning the learner, educator, designer, etc.

Distance Education Resources

http://www.ind.net/distance_ed/resources/

The IHETS (Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System) with some links.

Distance Learning Clearinghouse

http://www.uwex.edu/disted/lobart.htm

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The Distance Learning ‘‘Getting Started Booklist

http://pages.prodigy.com/PAUM88A/

Recommended reading for people who are ‘‘Getting Started’’ in DL.

The Distance Learning Library Initiative

http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/dlli/

The library component of the emerging distance education programs in higher education in Florida. It

is a cooperative effort of Florida’s public state universities and community colleges, as well as public

libraries through the State Library of Florida.

Distance Learning Resource Network (DLRN)

http://www.dlrn.org

Information from and for educators, administrators, policymakers, and parents interested in the

effective implementation of distance education.

Distance Learning Resource Network with Web-based Instruction Examples.

http://www.wested.org/tie/dlrn/examples.html

Articles on distance education.

Ecollege.com

http://www.ecollege.com

This one produces a newsletter that contains very current information about what colleges and schools

are doing online.

EDUCAUSE Information Resources Library

http://www.educause.edu/ir/ir-library.html

It is an international repository for information about managing and using information resources in

higher education. Resources include campus documents, such as policies, RFPs, and strategic plans,

conference papers, articles from EDUCAUSE publications, and useful Web resources. Many items are

available electronically.

Education First

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/edfirst/index.shtml

It provides educational institutions with ISDN technology and enables access to online resources,

videoconferencing, and other electronic learning applications.

Education Index

http://www.educationindex.com/distance/

A site that links to a wide range of distance learning sites: Adult Distance Education Internet Surf

Shack, Adult Education and Distance Learner’s Resource Center, CASO’s Internet University, CEDL

Published Articles, California Virtual University, Cyber High School, DIAL: The New School’s

Cyberspace Campus, Distance Education Resource Sites (WWW and Gopher), and United States

Distance Learning Association.

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ED-Media/ED-Telecom98

http://www.umanitoba.ca/ip/tools/courseware/

This Web-based instruction/presentation site, ‘‘Web-based Instruction: A Practical Workshop’’ was

developed for the ED-MEDIA/ED-TELECOM 98 10th World Conference on Educational Multimedia

and Hypermedia and World Conference on Educational Telecommunications. It covers the design,

authoring, delivery, and management of Web-based instructional material.

Engineering Outreach at the University of Idaho

http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/distglan.html

It is a site to help teachers, administrators, facilitators, and students understand distance education.

International Center for Distance Education

http://www-icdl.open.ac.uk/

Includes links to a literature database, archive of worldwide institutions and courses, bulletin boards,

collaborative projects, and more.

Learning Environments

http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc/le.html

A list of resources about aspects of the learning environment.

National Center for Education Statistics

http://nces.ed.gov/

Statistics provided for trends in distance learning and online learning.

New Media in Higher Education and Learning

http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~ics/HigherEd.html

This is the site of a conference co-organized by the University of Southern California and the

University of Teesside, UK. While the conference is over (held in October of 99) there are brief

summaries and full text of several papers presented at the conference.

The Node Learning Technologies Network

http://node.on.ca

The NODE Learning Technologies Network is a not-for-profit electronic network facilitating

information and resource sharing, collaboration, and research in the field of learning technologies for

postsecondary education and training.

Merlot

http://www.merlot.org

Merlot is a new guide to online teaching materials that systematically rates academic sites on the web.

Office of Educational Assessment (OEA)

http://www.washington.edu/oea/describe.htm

The Instructional Assessment System (IAS) provides a method to collect and report student ratings of

instruction. It consists of a well-established paper-based system using machine-readable evaluation

forms, supplemented by a recently created online, Internet-based delivery system.

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Online Design Guidelines (Bibliography) for Florida Gulf Coast University

http://www.fgcu.edu/onlinedesign/bibliography.pdf

Terry Dugas’ 180+ entry bibliography of studies in design. Several entries, including some pre-dating

the Internet, deal in Interface Design.

Online Educational Delivery Application

http://www.ctt.bc.ca/landonline/

This site is designed to help educators evaluate and select online delivery software. In addition to

providing tools for developing online courses it provides a tool for comparison of course development

systems.

Online Internet Institute (OII)

http://oii.org/

This site features the Online Learning Institute (OII), a program that provides educators with a learning

environment to support integrating the Internet into their teaching styles. The site contains lists and

links to OII publications, presentations, and the National Professional Development Library (NPDL).

Penn State—The American Center for the Study of Distance Education

http://www.ed.psu.edu/acsde

The center provides links to online journals with annotated bibliographies of the journal’s content.

Penn State—An Internet-Based Distance Education Bibliography

http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/telcom/remotedu.html

Resources for Distance Education

http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/distance.htm

This list is maintained by Professor Charles Darling, Capital Community College, Hartford, CT.

Sloan Center

http://w3.scale.uiuc.edu/scale/

Sloan Center for Asynchronous Learning Environments targets the restructuring undergraduate

courses to integrate various techniques associated with asynchronous learning networks (ALN).

Specific goals include creating efficiencies in the educational process including cost, time, faculty

productivity, to increase student retention, and to decrease time-to-degree.

Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)

http://www.sreb.org

Regional consortium of higher education institutions offering online courses in various disciplines.

Techlearning.com

http://www.techlearning.com/index.html

This site is a compliment to the magazine Technology and Learning. It includes resources for OLE,

exemplary websites, and information on grants, and articles of interest.

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TeleEducation

http://www.ctt.bc.ca/landonline/reviews.html

Product reviews for CourseInfo, Topclass, Web Course in a Box, Virtual-U, Web Knowledge Forum,

WebCT, and Lotus Learning Space provided by TeleEducation NB, New Brunswick, Canada.

Telelearning Network Centres of Excellence

http://www.telelearn.ca

The Telelearning Network of Centres of Excellence actively stimulates and tracks leading telelearning

research advances in collaboration with university and industry partners throughout the world.

United States Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/

Many interesting statistics on distance education as well as reports on what different schools are doing

can be found at the U.S. Department of Education. The 1999 report on distance education can be found

at: Distance Education at Postsecondary Education Institutions: 1997–1998.

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2000/2000013.pdf

United States Distance Learning Association

http://www.usdla.org

The United States Distance Learning Association is a nonprofit association formed in 1987. The

association’s purpose is to promote the development and application of distance learning for education

and training.

University of Maryland—Web-based instructional bookmarks to include evaluation and assessment,

theory design, tutorials, and more.

http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/FacRes/TeachTech/.TeachTech/design.html

University of Tennessee

http://www.outreach.utk.edu/weblearning/reviewasych.htm

A review of asynchronous, Web-based delivery tools provided by the University of Tennessee.

University of Texas

http://wnt.cc.utexas.edu/~goldsmith/uts/itmc/galveston_apr_98/handouts/wcrgrep.html

An evaluation of Web-based products (WebCT, eSchool, Learning Space, and Top Class) by a review

team from the University of Texas.

Using Technology in Education

http://www.algonquinc.on.ca/edtech/index.html

Has links to connections, authoring, distance education, and finding info on the Web.

Web-Based Learning Resources Library

http://www.insead.fr/CALT/Encyclopedia/Education/Advances

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4.2. E-learning listservs and email groups

4.3. Miscellaneous Web available documents, articles, and resources

Blackboard. (2002). Blackboard Homepage [Online]. Available: http://www.blackboard.

com/

Britain, S., & Liber, O. (2000). A framework for pedagogical evaluation of virtual learning

environments. Available: http://www.jtap.ac.uk/reports/htm/jtap-041.html

WebQuests

http://www.biopoint.com/WebQuests/

This subheading for this site is ‘‘Designing Online Curriculum Modules which Promote Engaged

Learning.’’ It has ample information on the design of OLE modules and information regarding

conferences/training in the development of online courses.

Wellspring Community of Online Distance Educators

http://wellspring.isinj.com/home.html is a website by the Teachers College of Columbia University.

Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications

http://www.wiche.edu/telecom/

The Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications is a membership-based organization

open to providers and users of educational telecommunications.

Yahoo-EdTech Webring

http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring = edtechlist

This webring contains educational technology resource links for higher education professionals. Only

professional sites related to academia will be linked (after a review of educational content). All

educational resources and fields are invited to apply.

DEOS-L

http://lists.psu/edu/archives/deos-l.html

DEOS-L is a service provided to the Distance Education community by the American Center for the

Study of Distance Education, The Pennsylvania State University.

DIGITAL-COPYRIGHT

http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/listserv.html

DIGITAL-COPYRIGHT is a discussion group providing a forum for the analysis of topics such as

copyright law and policy, technologies, and federal information law and policies that impact higher

education, particularly digital distance education.

EMODERATORS.COM

http://www.emoderators.com/moderators.shtml

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Campbell, K. (1999). The Web: design for active links to distance (remote) education and

distributed and asynchronous learning Webs: resources. Available: http://www.atl.ualberta.ca/

articles/idesign/activel.cfm

Dringus, L. P. (2001). From both sides now: on being an online learner and an online

professor. e-Learn Magazine, ACM. Available: www.elearnmag.org

Dringus, L. (1999, Summer). Connecting resources in online learning environments.

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration. 2(2) State University of West

Georgia, Distance Education. Available: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/dringus22.html

Indiana University (2000–2002). A student’s guide to using WebCT. Updated September

15, 2000. Available: http://www.center.iupui.edu/webct/tutorial.html

Internet University (1999–2000). Product reviews. Available: http://www.internet-univer-

sity.com/bot_product_rev.html

Kearsley, G., & Shneiderman, B. (1999). Engagement theory: a framework for technology-

based teaching and learning. Available: http://home.sprynet.com/~gkearsley/engage.htm

Landon, B., Bruce, R., & Harby, A. (2000). Review by criteria to compare online

educational delivery systems. Updated September 4, 2000. Available: http://www.ctt.bc.ca/

landonline/option02.html

Levin, S., & Waddoups, G. (2000). CTER OnLine: providing highly interactive and

effective online learning environments. Available: http://faculty.ed.uiuc.edu/slevin/

site2000.html

Lucivero, F., & Fleischauer, B. (2000). NEA and Blackboard Inc. study finds 24 measures

of quality in Internet-based distance learning. The Institute for Higher Education Policy.

Available: http://www.ihep.com/PR17.html

Networks and Innovative Services for Higher Education (2000). Requirements for a virtual

learning environment. Updated August 1, 2000. Available http://www.jisc.ac.uk/pub00/req-

vle.html

University of Alberta (1999). Using WebCT. Available: http://www.ualberta.ca/WEBCT/

tutorials/tutorials.html

The University of the Future (1999). Comparative analysis of leading course management

software. Available: http://www.futureu.com/cmscomp/cms_comp.html

The University of Manitoba (2000). Tools for developing interactive academic Web course.

Available: http://www.umanitoba.ca/ip/tools

University of Maryland (2000). WebCT student manual. Updated September 28, 2000.

Available: http://www.courses.umd.edu/studentmanual/

WebCT (2002). WebCT. Homepage. Available: http://www.webct.com/

5. Editor’s Choice: online learning resources—books and reports

Abbey, B. (2000). Instructional and cognitive impacts of Web-based education. Hershey,

PA: Idea Group Publishing.

Anderson, T. D., & Garrison, D. R. (1999). Distance learners in higher education:

institutional responses for good quality outcomes. Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing.

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Bates, T. W. (1999). Managing technological change: strategies for college and university

leaders. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Belanger, F., Jordan, D., & Jordan, D. H. (2000). Evaluation and implementation of

distance learning: technologies, tools and techniques. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.

Berge, Z. L. (2001). Sustaining distance training. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Bergquist, G. A. (2002). Why distance learning? Higher education administrative

practices. Greenwood Publishing Group.

Birnbaum, B. W. (2002). Foundations and practices in the use of distance education.

Edwin Mellen Press.

Bitter, G., & Pierson, M. E. (1999). Using technology in the classroom. Boston, MA: Allyn

and Bacon.

Bork, A., & Gunnarsdottir, S. (2001). Tutorial distance learning: rebuilding our edu-

cational system. Boston, MA: Kluwer Publishers.

Boseman, W. C. (1999). Educational technology: best practices from America’s schools

(2nd ed.). Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

Brown, D. G. (2000). Interactive learning: vignettes for America’s most wired campuses.

Boston, MA: Anker Publishing.

Burge, E., & Haughey, M. (Eds.) (2001). Exploring learning technologies. New York, NY:

Routledge.

Carchidi, D. (2001). Virtual delivery and virtual organization of post-secondary education.

New York, NY: Routledge.

Chute, A. G., Thompson, M. M., & Hancock, B. W. (1999). The McGraw-Hill handbook

of distance learning. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Collison, G. (2000). Facilitating online learning: effective strategies for moderators.

Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing.

Connick, G. (Ed.) (1999). The distance learner’s guide. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-

Hall.

Curran, C. (2002). Scale, cost, and effectiveness in university distance teaching. Ashgate

Publishing.

DeNegris, J., Witchel, A., & Raferty, S. (Eds.) (1999). How to teach and train online:

teaching the learning organization with tomorrow’s tools today. Boston, MA: Pearson

Custom Publisher.

Discenza, R., Howard, C., & Schenk, K. D. (2002). The design and management of

effective distance learning programs. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.

Draves, W. (1999). Teaching online. Manhattan, KS: Learning Resources Network.

Eisensaldt, M., & Vincent, T. (2000). The knowledge Web: learning and collaborating on

the net. Pittsburgh, PA: Stylus Publishing.

Foster, L., Bower, B. L., & Watson, L. W. (Eds.) (2002). ASHE reader—distance

education: teaching and learning in higher education. Boston, MA: Pearson Custom

Publishing.

Fusco, M., & Ketcham, S. E. (2002). Distance learning for higher education: an annotated

bibliography. Libraries Unlimited.

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Hanna, D., Glowacki-Dudka, M., & Conciecao-Runlee, M. (2000). 147 practical tips for

teaching online groups: essential of Web-based education. Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing.

Harrison, N. (1999). How to design self-directed and distance learning: a guide for

creators of Web-based training, computer-based training, and self-study materials. New

York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Horton, W. (2001). Leading E-learning. Alexandria, VA: American Society for Training

and Development.

Horton, W. (2001). Evaluating E-learning. Alexandria, VA: American Society for Training

and Development.

Inglis, A., Ling, P., & Joosten, V. (1999). Delivering digitally: managing the transition to

the knowledge media. London: Kogan Page.

Jollife, A., Ritter, J., & Stevens, D. (2001). The online learning handbook. London: Kogan

Page.

Katz, R. N., & Oblinger, D. G. (Eds.) (2000). The ‘‘e’’ is for everything: e-commerce, e-

business, and e-learning in the future of higher education. EDUCAUSE Leadership Series

#2. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Kearsley, G. (1999). On-line education: learning and teaching in cyberspace. New York,

NY: Wadsworth Publishing.

Kember, D. (2001). Open learning courses for adults: a model of student progress.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications.

Khosrow-Pour, M. (Ed.) (2002). Web-based instructional learning. Hershey, PA: Idea

Group Publishing.

Kramer, C. (2001). Success in online learning. Florence, KY: Thompson/Delmar Learning

Publishers.

Lagemann, E. C., & Shulman, L. S. (Eds.) (2000). Issues in education research: problems

and possibilities. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Latchem, C., & Hanna, D. E. (2001). Leadership for 21st century learning: global

perspectives from educational innovators. Open and Distance Learning Series. London:

Kogan Page.

Lau, L. K. (Ed.). (2000). Distance learning technologies: issues, trends and opportunities.

Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.

Lee, W. W., & Owens, D. L. (2000). Multimedia-based instructional design: computer-

based training, Web-based training and distance learning. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Leedy, P. D., & Ormond, J. E. (2001). Practical research: planning and design. (7th ed.)

Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Mantyla, K., & Woods, J. (Eds.) (2001). The 2001/2002 ASTD distance learning yearbook.

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Mehrotra, C. (2001). Launching a distance learning program: principles for effective

design, delivery, and evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

McVay, L. M. (2002). The online educator: a guide to creating Web-based courses. New

York, NY: RouteledgeFalmer.

Moore, M. G., & Koble, M. A. (2001). K-12 distance education: learning, instruction, and

teacher training. University Park, PA: American Center for the Study of Distance Education.

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Morgan, C., & O’Reilly, M. (1999). Assessing open and distance learners. Sterling, VA:

Stylus Publishing.

Morrison, G. R., Ross, S. M., & Kemp, J. E. (2001). Designing effective instruction. (3rd

ed.) Wiley.

Newby, T., Stepich, D., Lehman, J., & Russell, J. (2000). Instructional technology for

teaching and learning: designing instruction, integrating computers, and using media. Upper

Saddle, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Palloff, R., & Pratt, K. (2001). Lessons from the cyberspace classroom. The realities of

online teaching. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Palloff, R., & Pratt, K. (1999). Building learning communities in cyberspace: effective

strategies for the online classroom. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Peters, O. (2001). Learning and teaching in distance education. London: Kogan Page.

Picciano, A. (2001). Distance learning: making connections across virtual space and time.

Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Pittinsky, M. (2002). The wired tower: perspectives on the impact of the Internet on higher

education. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Financial Times Prentice Hall.

Rudestam, K. E., & Schoenholtz-Read, J. (Eds.) (2002). Handbook of online learning:

innovations in higher education and corporate training. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

Publications.

Roblyer, M. D. (2003). Integrating educational technology into teaching (3rd ed.). Upper

Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Roffe, I. (2002). Innovation and e-learning: a prospectus for an educational enterprise.

UK: University of Wales Press.

Rosenberg, M. J. (2001). E-learning: strategies for delivering knowledge in the digital

age. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Salmon, G. (2002). E-activities: The key to online teaching, training, and learning.

London: Kogan Page.

Salmon, G. (2000). E-moderating: The key to online teaching and learning. Pittsburgh,

PA: Stylus Publishing.

Schweizer, H. (1999). Designing and teaching an on-line course: spinning your web

classroom. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Shapiro, N. S., & Levine, J. H. (1999). Creating learning communities. San Francisco, CA:

Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M., & Zvacek, S. (2002). Teaching and learning at

a distance: foundations of distance education (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-

Hall.

Simpson, O. (2002). Supporting students in open and distance learning. London: Kogan

Page.

Steeples, C. (Ed.) (2001). Networked learning in higher education. London: Springer

Verlag.

Tait, A., & Mills, R. (Eds.) (1999). The convergence of distance and conventional

education: patterns of flexibility for the individual learner. New York, NY: Routledge.

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Watson, D. M., & Andersen, J. (Eds.) (2002). Networking the learner: computers in

education. Book Series: IFIP International Federation for Information Processing. Boston,

MA: Kluwer Publishers.

Weigel, V. B. (2001). Deep learning for the digital age. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Weiss, R. E., Knowlton, D. S., & Speck, B. W. (Eds.). (2000). Principles of effective

teaching in the online environment. New Directions for Teaching and Learning Series,

Number 84. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Weller, M. (2002). Delivering learning on the net. London: Kogan Page.

White, K. W., & Weight, B. H. (2000). The online teaching guide: a handbook of attitudes,

strategies, and techniques for the virtual classroom. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Williams, M. L., Paprock, K., & Covington, B. (1999). Distance learning: the essential

guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

5.1. Reports

Regional Accrediting Commissions (2000). Draft Statement of the Regional Accrediting

Commissions on the Evaluation of Electronically Offered Degree and Certificate Programs.

The Institute Higher Education Policy (2000). Quality on the line: benchmarks for success

in Internet-based distance education.

The National Education Association (2000). A survey of traditional and distance learning

higher education members. Washington, DC.

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