Faculty Resources

Articles

APLU-Sloan National Commission on Online Learning
Two volume report on Online Learning as a Strategic Assest (Volume 1, Volume II) which included more than 10,700 faculty responses and 231 interviews with administrators, students and faculty at 45 public institutions

Academic Technology Services (ATS) Newletter and ATS website
This newsletter and web site are intended for the further development and educational use of academic-purposed technology, offering web resources, best teaching practices, professional development tools, etc.

"Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom" by Steve Lohr at bits.blogs.nytimes.com comments on the research study by SRI sponsored by the Dept of Education titled Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies. The study's abstract states that "the meta-analysis found that, on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction."

Online and Traditional Assessment,
Povai, Alfred, ScienceDirect.com, 2001

This article focusing on the Asynchronous Discussion is well-worth reading. It describes effective online (asynchronous) discussion styles. The article includes a useful grading rubric which reflects these principles.

Online Art History: Design, Development, and Review of an Interactive Course,

Schmidt, M. et al., Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1999)

Seven Principles of Online Learning,

TLT Group

Students Say They Check Courses' Web Pages before Deciding to Enroll,

Young, Jeffrey, The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 27 (1999)

American Center for the Study of Distance Education

(Penn State)

American Journal of Distance Education

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks,

Sloan Consortium

Online Learning Resources,

The Illinois Online Network

Online Learning Tutorials,

The Illinois Online Network

Technology and Learning

United States Distance Learning Association

US Department of Education, Office of Technology – Distance Education

Online Content

MERLOT

(Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)

MITOpenCourseWare

(MIT)

World Lecture Hall

(University of Texas)

Teaching Online and Course Building

Rubric for Online Instruction (PDF)
CSU Chico - You can use this rubric to guide the development of your online course modules and as a self-evaluation tool once the module has been created. This online course rubric is used by over 80 colleges and universities around the world.

Instruction Design Tips for Online Learning (PDF)

CSU Chico - Read the rubric above for the big picture then use this checklist as a guide to creating an exemplary course.

Designing Online Courses

International Society for Technology Educators

Technology and Webagogy

University of Washington

Virtual Resource Site for Teaching and Learning

University of Maryland University College

Online Teaching Terms Described

University of Maryland University College