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Editor’s Choice 2004: Selected online learning resources

Laurie P. Dringus*

Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, 3100 College Avenue,

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. Over 200 resources are

organized into several categories.

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 useful to organize and maintain an extensive

resources list for the area of online learning and the uses of the Internet for instructional delivery. The

Editor has collected over 200 resources related to online learning environments that are organized under

several categories. These categories specifically include: conferences, journals/magazines/newsletters,

useful Web sites and Web-accessible articles and resources, and books and reports. The title of this work,

bEditor’s Choice,Q 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

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last issue of each year’s volume in print. The Editor has organized and posted the updated resources on

the INTHIG website, http://www.scis.nova.edu/ihe. In the electronic file on the website, all Web links

are available as live and accessible links.

Should 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@nsu.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)

2004–2005 (Partial Calendar)

August 2004

August 3–6, 2004, MERLOT International Conference, Costa Mesa, CA, USA: http://conference.

merlot.org/

August 4–6, 2004, Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, Madison, WI, USA:

http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference

August 18–20, 2004, Education Technology, Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT),

Arlington, Virginia, USA: http://www.salt.org

August 31, 2004, IEEE 2nd International Workshop on Technology for Education in Developing

Countries, Joensuu, Finland: http://www.ctr.columbia.edu/dvmm/tedc/

September 2004

September 18, 2004, Conference on Information Technology in Education, Elizabethtown College,

Pennsylvania, USA: www.etown.edu/ITEconference2004

September 19–22, 2004, IR 5.0: Ubiquity, International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the

Association of Internet Researchers, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: http://www.aoir.org/2004

October 2004

October 11–October 13, 2004, Online Learning 2004, San Francisco, CA, USA: http://www.

onlinelearningconference.com/

October 19–22, 2004, Educause 2004, Denver, CO, USA: http://www.educause.edu/conference/

annual

October 20–23, 2004, IEEE Frontiers in Education, Savannah, GA, USA: http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/

fie2004/

November 2004

November 1–5, 2004, E-Learn 2004 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government,

Healthcare, and Higher Education, Organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in

Education (AACE), Washington, DC, USA: http://www.aace.org/conf/eLearn/Intro.htm.

November 4–6, 2004, Navigating the Winds of Change, American Association for Collegiate

Independent Study (AACIS), 12th Annual Conference, Sioux Falls, SD, USA: http://www.aacis.org

November 7–10, 2004, 2004 Conference on Information Technology (CIT), League for Innovation,

Tampa, FL, USA: www.league.org/2004cit/cfp.asp

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November 12–14, 2004, Sloan Annual Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks, Orlando,

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

December 2004

December 1–4, 2004, Online Educa Berlin 2004, Hotel InterContinental Berlin, Germany: http://

www.online-educa.com

January 2005

January 4–7, 2005, Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, USA: http://

www.hiceducation.org

February 2005

February 16–18, 2005, New Technologies Conference, Society for Applied Learning Technology

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

March 2005

March 13–16, 2005, Stop Surfing-Start Teaching National Conference, Sponsored by the University

of South Carolina, Orlando, FL, USA: http://www.rcce.sc.edu

April 2005

April 2–5, 2005, e-Learning 2005, Dallas, TX, USA: http://www.itcnetwork.org

June 2005

June 5–8, 2005, Distance Learning Administration 2005, Sponsored by the Online Journal of

Distance Learning Administration and the State University of West Georgia, Jekyll Island, GA, USA:

http://www.westga.edu/~distance/dla2005.html

October 2005

October 18–21, 2005, Educause 2005, Orlando, FL, USA: http://www.educause.edu/conference/

annual

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

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.

American Journal of Distance Education

http://www.erlbaum.com

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Sponsored by Penn State University and published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,

AJDE is an internationally recognized journal 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

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.

British Journal of Educational Technology

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0007-1013

The British Journal of Educational Technology provides readers with the widest possible

coverage of developments in international educational and training technology. BJET is a primary

source for academics and professionals in learning technology.

Campus Wide Information Systems (The International Journal of Technology on Campus)

http://itira.cqu.edu.au/cwis/index.htm

The journal provides comprehensive and independent coverage on the management, use and

integration of information resources and educational technologies on campus.

Chronicle of Higher Education

http://www.chronicle.com

Daily coverage of information technology in academe.

Computers and Education

http://www.elsevier.com/locate/compedu

The journal is an established technically based, interdisciplinary forum for communication in the

use of all forms of computing, including aspects of cognition, education and training, from primary

to tertiary and in the growing open and distance learning environment.

Distance Education

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/01587919.html

Distance Education is a peer-reviewed international journal. Its goals are to engender research

and scholarly activities in the broad fields of open, flexible, and distance education and training.

Distance Education was one of the first journals published to focus exclusively on this area of

educational practice and it remains a primary source of original and scholarly work in the field for

practitioners, teachers and students.

Distance-Educator.com

http://www.distance-educator.com

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

learning.

Distance Education Report

http://www.magnapubs.com/pub/magnapubs_der/

Distance education news report produced by Dr. Farhad Saba.

Educational Technology Research and Development

http://www.aect.org/Intranet/Publications/edtech/subguides.html

A scholarly journal for the field focusing entirely on research and development in educational

technology. Research Section features well documented articles on the practical aspects of research as

well as applied theory in educational practice.

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 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education

(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.

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.

Educause Quarterly (formerly CAUSE/EFFECT)

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.

EduCom Review

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

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 communications 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.

eCollege eNewsletter

http://www.ecollege.com

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

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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.

eLearning Digest

http://www.etqm.net/elearn/Digest/jan2004/default.htm

A quarterly digest, addressing specific topics of relevance to the field of e-learning around the

World and in the Arab World in particular. A particular focus is given to the implementation of e-

learning in the Middle Eastern Region. This digest will allow senior managers and e-learning

professionals as well as academic in this field to keep abreast with the latest developments in e-

learning and to come to grips with some of the intricacies of its implementation and relevance to

specific situations.

European Journal of Open and Distance Learning

http://www.eurodl.org

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.

Global E-Journal of Open and Flexible Learning

http://ignou.ac.in/e-journal/ejournal.htm/ISSN:0972-4133

A peer-reviewed journal launched in India by the Society for the Advancement of Flexible and

Distance Education and Development since February 2001.

Innovate

http://horizon.unc.edu/innovate/

A bimonthly, peer reviewed, online periodical published by Nova Southeastern University,

focusing on the creative use of information technology (IT) to enhance educational processes in

various sectors.

Interactive Educational Multimedia

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

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

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

Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning

http://imej.wfu.edu

Sponsored by Wake Forest University, IMEJ is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to computer-

enhanced learning.

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International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL)

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

Formerly IJET, IJEL 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 Journal of Information Technology Education

http://www.idea-group.com

Published by Idea Group Publishing, the journal publishes articles and papers promoting the

advancement of teaching with technology at all levels of education encompassing all domains of

learning.

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.scis.nova.edu/ihe/ or http://www.elsevier.com/locate/iheduc

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.

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks

http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/jaln/index.asp

Sponsored by Sloan-C and 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.

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).

Journal of Distance Learning

http://www.deanz.org.nz/journal.htm

A refereed journal published annually by DEANZ (Distance Education Association of New

Zealand). It publishes theoretical and empirically based research articles, research notes, reports,

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and case studies of practice, and reviews by those involved in distance education and open

learning.

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 Computing Research

http://www.baywood.com/authorpage/ia/ec.html

This journal provides an international forum for interdisciplinary communication on an increasingly

significant subject: research into the applications, effects, and implications of computer-based education.

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia

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

This is a multi-disciplinary 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 Educational Technology Systems

http://www.epi-center.net/journals/journals/j_ed_tech_sys.html

This journal deals with systems in which technology and education interface and is designed to

inform educators who are interested in making optimum use of technology. Special emphasis is given to

papers that deal with the use of computers as an integral component of educational systems. Design and

development of interactive computer-based systems that link other instructional technologies are of

particular interest.

Journal of Instructional Science and Technology

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

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.

Journal of Interactive Learning Research (published by the Association for Advancement of

Computing in Education)

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://llt.msu.edu

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.

Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment

http://www.bc.edu/research/intasc/jtla.html

The JTLA was established in 2002 in response a growing interest in the intersection of computer-

based technology, learning and assessment. The JTLA is housed jointly in the Technology and

Assessment Study Collaborative (inTASC) and the Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation and

Educational Policy (CSTEEP) at Boston College.

Kairos

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

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

and 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.

Language Learning and Technology

http://llt.msu.edu

A refereed journal for second and foreign language teachers. Web-based learning is a common theme.

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Learning and Leading With Technology

http://www.iste.org/LL/30/9/index.cfm

Articles that appear in L&L are written by educators for educators: classroom teachers, lab teachers,

technology coordinators, and teacher educators.

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.

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration

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

This site contains many articles concerning distance education.

OnlineLearning

http://www.trainingmag.com/training/index.jsp

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 bNet Lessons,Q 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/journals/portals_libraries_and_the_academy

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

scholarship. Issues often addressed include copyright and distance learning.

Review of Educational Research

http://www.aera.net/pubs/rer/

Review of Educational Research (RER) publishes critical, integrative reviews of research literature

bearing on education. Such reviews should include conceptualizations, interpretations, and syntheses of

literature and scholarly work in a field.

Sloan-C View: Perspectives in Quality Online Education

http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/view/index.asp

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.

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.

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.

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

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professional environments. The WebNet Journal web site features sample articles, selected columns and

book reviews from the printed version.

4. Editor’s Choice: online learning resources—useful web sites (web sites and web-accessible

articles and resources)

4.1. Useful web sites

About.com-Distance learning

http://distancelearn.about.com

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

articles.

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 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education

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. A new digital library was announced in 2003.

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Association for Educational Communications and Technology

http://www.aect.org/

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

Athabasca University: Open Source Book on E-Learning

http://cde.athabascau.ca/online_book

Terry Anderson and Fathi Elloumi’s edited text (full text) of Theory and Practice of Online Learning,

from Athabasca University.

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).

Charles Strut University

http://life.csu.edu.au/education/tertiary.html

Charles Strut University, one of Australia’s premier distance learning universities, has an online site

that offers a great deal of information on tertiary educational topics.

Chronicle of Higher Education—Distance Learning

http://www.chronicle.com/

Commonwealth of Learning

http://www.col.org/

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 on-line 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.

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 web site brings together distance education

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

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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.

The Distance Learning bGetting Started Booklist

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

Recommended reading for people who are bGetting StartedQ in DL.

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.

Ebrary

http://librarycenter.ebrary.com/

A provider of information distribution and retrieval services.

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/asp/doclib/

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 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.

EduResources Portal

http://sage.eou.edu/SPT/

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A gateway to online instructional resources for faculty and instructional designers who are

developing, modifying, or supplementing their courses. Also, contact Dr. Joseph Hart at jhart@eou.edu.

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.

Hodges’ Health Career Model

http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/linksii.htm

Team Leader Peter Jones offers extensive links on health, technology, and some links related to online

learning.

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.

Learnativity

http://www.learnativity.com

This is a website that brings together a variety of concepts that has some useful resources about

e-learning.

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.

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-

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readable evaluation forms, supplemented by a recently created online, Internet based delivery

system.

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 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 on-line 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.

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 web sites, and information on grants, and articles of interest.

Telelearning Network Centres of Excellence

http://wildcat.iat.sfu/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

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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 non-profit association formed in 1987. The

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

education and training.

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 U of Texas.

Web Based Learning Resources Library.

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

Wellspring Community of Online Distance Educators

http://wellspring.isinj.com/home.html is a web site 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.

World Bank

http://www.worldbank.org/elibrary

World Bank offers an electronic portal for libraries and institutions to the Bank’s full-text collection of

books, reports, and other documents.

4.2. E-learning listservs and email groups

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.

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EMODERATORS.COM

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

Resources for moderators and discussants on computer conferencing and other issues.

4.3. Miscellaneous web available documents, articles, and resources

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

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

Environment. Available: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/pub00/req-vle.html Updated August 1, 2000.

The University of the Future (2000). Comparative Features 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. Available: http://www.courses.umd.edu/

studentmanual/ Updated September 28, 2000.

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

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

Adelsberger, H., Collis, B., & Pawlowski, J. (2001, 2nd Ed., 2003). Handbook of information tech-

nology for education and training. Berlin: Springer Verlag. (41 chapters, 950 pp.) ISBN 3-540-67803-4.

Anderson, T., & Elloumi, F. (Eds.). (2004). Theory and practice of online learning. Athabasca

University. Available online: http://cde.athabascau.ca/online_book/

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

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

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, Inc.

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.

Bork, A., & Gunnarsdottir, S. (2001). Tutorial distance learning: Rebuilding our educational system.

Boston, MA: Kluwer Publishers.

Bromme, R., & Stahl, E. (Eds.). (2002). Writing hypertext and learning. Advances in learning and

instruction series. New York, NY: Pergamon/Elsevier Science.

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

MA: Anker Publishing.

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Bruce, H. (2002). The user’s view of the Internet. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

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

Campbell, K. (2004). Effective writing for e-learning environments. Hershey, PA: Information

Science Publishing.

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

NY: Routledge.

Cavanaugh, C. (2004). Development and management of virtual schools: issues and trends. Hershey,

PA: Information Science Publishing.

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

learning. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Collis, B., & Moonen, J. (2001, second printing 2002). Flexible learning in a digital world:

Experiences and expectations. London: Kogan Page. ISBN 07494 3371X.

Collison, G., Elbaum, B., Haavind, S., & Tinker, R. (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.

Darbyshire, P. (2004). Instructional technologies: Cognitive aspects of online programs. Hershey, PA:

Idea Group.

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

learning programs. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.

Driscoll, M. (2002). Web-based training: Creating e-learning experiences. San Francisco, CA:

Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer.

Duarte, D.L., & Snyder, N.T. (2001). Mastering virtual teams: Strategies, tools, and techniques that

succeed. Second Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishing.

Eisensaldt, M., & Vincent, T. (2000). The knowledge web: Learning and collaborating on the net.

Pittsburgh, PA: Stylus Publishing.

Fong, M. W. L. (2004). E-collaborations and virtual organizations. Hershey, PA: Idea Group.

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.

Garrison, D. R., & Anderson, T. (2003). E-learning in the 21st century: A framework for research and

practice. NY: RoutledgeFalmer.

Ghauoui, C. (2004). E-Education applications: Human factors and innovative approaches. Hershey,

PA: Idea Group.

Gifford, J. (2003). The Syllabus/e-syllabus for the 21st century. Lanham, MD: Rowman and

Littlefield Publishing Group.

Graesser, A. C., Gernsbacher, M. A., & Goldman, S. R. (Eds.) (2003). Handbook of discourse

processes. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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.

Hildreth, P. (2004, Pub. Release Date October 2003). Going virtual: Distributed communities in

practice. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.

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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.

Howard, C., Schenk, K., & Discenza, R. (Eds.). (2004, Pub. Release Date October 2003). Distance

learning and university effectiveness: Changing educational paradigms for online learning. Hershey,

PA: Information Science Publishing.

Hricko, M. (2003). Design and implementation of web-enabled teaching tools. Hershey, PA: Idea

Group Publishing.

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

Johnson, J. L. (2003). The complete guide to design, delivery, and improvement. New York: Teachers

College Press.

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.

Koschmann, T., Hall, R., & Miyake, N. (Eds.). (2001). CSCL 2: Carrying forward the conversation.

Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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., & Robinson, B. (Eds.). (2002). Teacher education through open and distance learning.

New York, NY: RoutledgeFalmer.

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.

Lynch, M. M. (2002). The online educator: A guide to creating web-based courses. New York, NY:

RouteledgeFalmer.

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.

Monolescu, D., Schifter, C., & Greenwood, L. (Eds.). (2004). The distance education evolution: Case

Studies. Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing.

Moore, M. G., & Anderson, W. G. (Eds.). (2003). Handbook of distance education. Mahwah, NJ:

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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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.

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.

Oostendorp, Herre v. (Ed.). (2003). Cognition in a digital world. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum

Associates.

Palloff, R., & Pratt, K. (2003). The virtual student: A profile and guide to working with online

learners. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

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

teaching. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Pauleen, D. (2004). Virtual teams: Projects, protocols, and processes. Hershey, PA: Idea Group

Publishing.

Perraton, H., & Lentell, H. (Eds.). (2002). Policy issues for open and distance learning. NY:

RoutledgeFalmer.

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.

Porter, L. R. (2004). Developing an online educational curriculum: Techniques and technologies.

Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing.

Preece, J. (2000). Online communities: Designing usability and supporting sociability. NY: Wiley.

Roberts, T. S. (2004). Online collaborative learning: Theory and Practice. Hershey, PA: Information

Science Publishing.

Roblyer, M. D. (2003). Integrating educational technology into teaching. Third Edition. Upper

Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Roblyer, M. D. (2003). Integrating educational technology into teaching. Third Edition.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 Publishers.

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

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

Saint-Onge, H., & Wallace, D. (2002). Leveraging communities of practice for strategic advantage.

Woburn: MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.

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.

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

Bass Publishers.

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M., & Zvacek, S. (2003). 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., & Jones, C. (Eds.). (2002). Networked learning: perspectives and issues. Computer

Supported Cooperative Work Series. London: Springer Verlag.

Vrasidas, C., & Glass, G. V. (Eds.) (2002). Distance education and distributed learning. A volume in

current perspectives on applied information technologies. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

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.

Wenger, E. (1999). Communities of practice: Learning, meaning, and identity. Cambridge, UK:

Cambridge University Press.

Wenger, E., McDermott, R., & Snyder, W. (2002). Cultivating communities of practice: A guide to

managing knowledge. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing.

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.

Wood, A. F., & Smith, M. J. (2001). Online communication: Linking technology, identity and culture.

Mahwah NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

6. Reports

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

sions 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.