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Jump to: Distance Learning | Online Course Management Systems | Open Educational Resources  | Teaching with Technology | Web Design

SEE ALSO (other pages):   Computers | Copyright | Education & Teaching | Information Competency

DISTANCE LEARNING  

Accessibility in Distance Education [RealOne Player, pdf]

California Distance Learning Project: What Is Distance Learning?

California Virtual Campus

Distance-Educator.Com

Distance Education Regulations  - See Guidelines & Standards
State Chancellor's Office

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration

Report on Copyright and Digital Distance Education

The Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act  (11/2/02)                

ONLINE COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Blackboard

CourseCompass (powered by Blackboard)
Available free through Pearson Higher Education, with adoption of textbook published by Pearson, Prentice Hall, Addison Wesley/Benjamin Cummings, Allyn & Bacon/Longman (Can also use without adopting one of their textbooks, but there is a fee for student course packets.)

WebCT
CCC has license. Contact James Eyestone for a course shell.
    

OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

California Learning Resource Network

Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources

Open Educational Resources: Alternatives to Expensive Textbooks and Heavy Backpacks

Open Educational Resources Center of California
    

TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY (at a "distance" &/or as part of a traditional course)

@ONE Knowledge Center's Online Workshops

Campus Technology
Online journal that offers selected full-text articles of current and archived issues

Design Principles for Online Instruction (Florida Gulf Coast University)
See especially the section on Interaction and Feedback (email, online tutorials, threaded discussions, etc.)

Distance Education at a Glance

EDUcause: Transforming Education Through Information Technologies

Effective Practices
(for online learning)

High Tech Center Training Unit
Training and support facility for community college faculty/staff in Assistive Computer Technology, Alternate Media and Web Accessibility

Instructional Strategies for Online Courses (Illinois Online Network)

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching

Online Activities, Quizzes & Survey Sources

Online Instruction Tips (pdf handout)

Seven Principles of Good Teaching Practice  (as it relates to distance ed)

Technology II Strategic Plan (California Community Colleges)

THE Journal (Technology in Higher Education Journal)
Online edition of free journal; includes archived issues from previous years

Using the Internet in Your Classroom: Some Definitions (pdf)

Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology
provides descriptions of teaching/learning activities, examples of technology use in different subject areas and usage requirements

Web Teaching Guide: A Practical Approach to Creating Course Web Sites
Companion site to book by Sarah Horton (available for checkout in the CCC Library)

Wikis

bullet Exploration Guide: Educational Uses of Blogs, Wikis, RSS Feeds, etc.
From The TLT Group (Teaching, Learning & Technology), this site is from an old (2006) workshop, but has some useful info on early uses, definitions, etc. and a planning worksheet.
    
bullet Interview: The State of Wikis in Higher Education
Interview is with wiki guru Stewart Mader. Includes links to blogs and lots of related links.
    
bullet Tips for Getting Started with Educational Wikis
Article by Linda L. Briggs in Campus Technology (an online magazine).
    
bullet Wiki Host Selection help / comparison of features:
Comparison of Wiki Farms and/or WikiMatrix


Wired Campus Blog / Chronicle of Higher Education

Includes articles, postings, video interviews and more.
    
            

WEB DESIGN

Accessibility Guidelines    SEE ALSO Disability Information

Alliance for Technology Access

High Tech Training Unit
Part of the CA Community Colleges; training & support for faculty wanting to improve teaching skills, methodologies and pedagogy in use of assistive computer technology for students with disabilities

Section 508 Law
Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities.

Technology Accessibility / Section 508 Compliance

Web Accessibility for Section 508 

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

HTML Code Tips

HTML Code Tutorial

HTML Crash Course for Educators 

Quick-Reference Guide to HTML (pdf handout)

World Wide Web Consortium [pdf]
    

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