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Jump to: Distance Learning | Online Course Management Systems | Teaching with Technology | Tutorials & Guides for Online Teaching | Web Design

See also (other pages):   Computers | Copyright | Distance Learning Program @ CCC | Information Competency | Online Activities, Quizzes & Survey Sources |

DISTANCE LEARNING  

Accessibility in Distance Education [RealOne Player, pdf]

California Distance Learning Project: What Is Distance Learning?

California Virtual Campus

Distance-Educator.Com

Laws & Regulations

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

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

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration

Report on Copyright and Digital Distance Education
           
    

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
    

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

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

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

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching

Online Activities, Quizzes & Survey Sources

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

    

TUTORIALS & GUIDES FOR ONLINE TEACHING

@ONE Knowledge Center's Online Workshops

California Virtual Campus: Online Resource Center
Online course development guidelines, WebCT and Blackboard resources

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

Guidelines for Good Practice:  Effective Instructor-Student Contact in Distance Learning    - State Academic Senate white paper, adopted Spring 1999

Instructional Strategies for Online Courses (Illinois Online Network)

Online Instruction Tips (pdf handout)

Seven Principles of Good Teaching Practice  (regular and distance ed)

Student Centered Teaching & Learning

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

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

WebCT: Handouts for Faculty (Idaho State University)
             

WEB DESIGN

Accessibility Guidelines

Alliance for Technology Access

CVC Universal Accessibility  

High Tech Training Unit at Foothill-DeAnza

Web Accessibility for Section 508 

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Creating Links to Online Database Articles

Creating InfoTrac InfoMarks

SIRS Resource Guide for Durable Linking

HTML Code Tips

HTML Code Tutorial

HTML Crash Course for Educators 

HTML Goodies

Microsoft Office 2000 tutorials: FrontPage

Quick-Reference Guide to HTML (pdf handout)

World Wide Web Consortium [pdf]
    

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