Learning Technology

Collaborative Learning

• Centre for Academic Computing
• Collaborative Group Work

Computer Mediated Communication (aka Online Collaborative Learning)

• Extensive List of Resources on Collaborative Learning
• E-Learning Centre
• Online Educational Design and Development
• Web Searching Tutorial
• Resources for Moderators and Facilitators of Online Discussion
• Computer mediated conferencing/communication
• The Online Report on Pedagogical Techniques for Computer-Mediated Communication
  
• Online Tutoring Skills (OTiS) Project
• Concrete Steps for Online Discussion
  
• Facilitating Interaction in Computer Mediated Online Courses
  
• The Social Dimension of Asynchronous Learning Networks
  
• Instructor's Guide to Computer Conferencing
  
• Example Sites for Online Course Development
• SCRAN is the history and culture site that supports your learning through easy access to images, movies, sounds and virtual reality
• Cycle of Improved Practice: Making Better Use of Educational Technology
• National Learning Network
• Research into Practice: Free Online Proceedings

Comparison of Online Tools

• Reviews of online Educational Delivery Applications

Courses online

• Aberdeen University WebCT showcase
• Clyde Virtual University - This is an example of a virtual university. This site gives a good idea of the range and organisation of online courses available.
• Murdoch Online - provides a gateway into the University of Perth, Western Australia's use of the Internet for teaching and learning.
• RMIT Online Courses - click on Course listings and will present courses some of which you can register with as a guest - look out for the key icon.
• TAFE SA - sample modules from TAFE SA, a provider of tertiary education in Australia
• Teaching and Learning on the web - Provides over 892 examples of how the web is being used as a medium for learning.
• Trdev-aus - links to some examples of training courses which use world wide pages for the whole or a part of their delivery, and to other resources for course development
• University of Georgia - a demo Webct course from the University of Georgia
• Virtual Campus at the Robert Gordon University - an example of a virtual campus which some sample free courses. The Virtual Health Care Team? is a collection of interdisciplinary cases sponsored by the School of Health Professions and the School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia.
• Virtual Learning Space - an environment dedicated to the learning of Communication & Information Technology (C&IT) via collaboration
• WebCT: Demonstration Courses
  
• Western Governors University is a complete on-line University.
  
• World Lecture Hall
• Academic Communities of WebCT - different subject disciplines
• Academic Resources
• Example of a Learning Environment (StudyNET)

Distance Learning

• World Wide Web Virtual Library:Distance Education
• University of Colorado at Denver: Distance Education Web Links
• Distance Learning Report
• Open University
  
• http://www.jan.ucc.nau.edu/~mpu3/moderators.html
• http://www.thinkofit.com/webconf/ http://home.nettskolen.nki.no/~morten/
• http://www.oit.itd.umich.edu/reports/distancelearning/index.html

ePacks

• eBooks.com
• ePacks
• Maths ePacks
• WebCT ePacks

Evaluating the Use of Technology

• Evaluating Websites for Educational Uses: Bibliography and Checklist
• Evaluation Cookbook
• Evaluation of Learning Technologies
• Learning Support
• Usability with Europe
• Joint Committee on Standards

Examples of Good Practice

• The RDN Virtual Training Suite
  
• Intelligent Interactive Tutoring System
  
• BBC Online - Becoming Webwise
  
• The Internet Detective - an Online Tutorial
  
• The Biology Project - an Online Interactive Resource for Learning Biology
  

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Guidelines

• Quality Assurance
• Dyslexia
• UK based Copyright Guidelines, (JISC)
• TechDIS: Technology and Disabilities
• Making the Web Easy to Use for Users With Disabilities
• Making your Module Accessible

Graphics and Multimedia

• Boxmind
• English Language Easton ESL
  
• 3-D History
  
• Berkeley Multimedia, Interfaces and Graphics Seminar
  
• The Periodic Table of Comic Books
  
• Web-based teaching resources: some more good examples

ICT's

• Communications and Information Technology in Education
• Escalate ICT

Learning Theories

• http://www.funderstanding.com/
• http://www.cloudnet.com/%7Eedrbsass/edlea.htm
• Theory into Practice
• Background Information on Developing and Delivering Online Materials

Online Assessment

• http://www.pcweb.liv.ac.uk/apboyle/triads/

Online Databases

• WOMDA: The Wilfred Owen Multimedia Digital Archive
  
• Indianna University Molecular Structure Center
  
• Corvey Women Writers
  
• Bio-DiTRL - Digital Teaching Resources Library for Biology
  

Online Projects in Education

• CUTSD Project - guides academics through the evaluation of a Computer-facilitated Learning (CFL) project by a process of action inquiry and mentoring.
• Education On-line
• ERICAE.net - an Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
• Evaluation framework - an evaluation Framework created by Utwente University, Netherlands
• ICT Development Tools - an interactive toolkit for creating ICT policy and development action plans.
• Website Critiques - presents student feedback critiques of a number of WWW sites
• NetLearn - a directory of resources for learning and teaching Internet skills, resources for WWW, email and other formats
• Node Learning Technologies Network - includes useful resources and discussion fora which promote effective uses of Internet-based technologies in education and training.
• Open Source: outlines the resources available freely from universities
• Video-conferencing case studies - Collection of case studies about the use of VCing to support teaching and learning
• A Variety of Web Resources
• Project Zero: to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines
• LTDI Resources
• getCITED! The search engine for scholars and scientists which allows scholars to enter in the details of any publications, papers and presentations they might want others to know about, particularly those that aren't indexed elsewhere, such as book chapters and conference papers.
• Group and active learning in higher education
• Interactions, the web journal at Warwick for educational technology
• Distributed National Electronic Resource (DNER)
• Authenticated Network Guided Environment for Learning

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Online Tutorials

• Mailbase - These are discussion lists specific to participant's subjects, along with the following which are relevant to learning technology generally:
  
  • Teaching on line
  • Computer assisted learning
  • Computer assisted assessment
  • Costs of networked learning
  • Elthe (evaluation of learning technology in HE)
• Plum - Programme on Learner Use of Media
  
• The Internet Detective: an interactive tutorial on evaluating the quality of Internet resources
  
• A World Wide Web Service for Tertiary Educators
• Study Guides for Learning Technology
• RDN Virtual Training Suite - a set of online tutorials designed to help students, lecturers and researchers improve their Internet information skills.
• Netskills - Quality Internet Training
• Commercial Training and Self-development Activities
• Regents College: 'America's First Virtual University
• Example of Online Learning Resources
• http://www.to.utwente.nl/ism/online96/integrat.htm

 

Organisations and Groups

• Teaching and Learning Technology Group of American Association of Higher
  Education
  
• Centre for Curriculum Transfer and Technology
  
• British Association for Open Learning
  
• European Federation for Open and Distance Learning
  
• British Evaluation Society
  
• The Training Zone: The Learning Community
  
• Asynchronous Learning Networks

Quantitative - Research Methods

• Study Guides
• Online Survey
• Online Questionnaire Design

Simulations

• Virtual Earthquake for Geology
  
• Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
  
• Virtual Hospital
  
• 'Invest Smart' Stockmarket Simulation Game
  
• Virtual Economy
  
• Virtual Chemistry
  
• Problems at Crumpton - An entertaining simulation for professional
  development of teachers in higher education.
  
• Ballistic Simulator
  
• Maths Online
  

Software

• An online learning environment: WebCT
• Computer Assisted Assessment Software: Perception
• Web-based discussion and chat Software: Web Board

Sourcing Electronic Resources

• Electronic Resources
• Using and Evaluating Internet Resources
• Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information

Web Design and Accessibility

• Yale Web Style Guide
  
• Web Monkey - the Web Developer's Resource
  
• Online Course Design Issues
• Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
• Technology for Disabilities Information Service
  
• Bobby is a free service provided by CAST to help Web page authors identify
  and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities.
  
• Macromedia Dreamweaver Accessibility Kit
  
• Education Network of Australia - Authoring Guidelines for Web Accessibility
  
• Tool for checking html coding
• HyperNews
• Answer Gardens
• Education Links
• Reports on the Use of Technology
• Teaching and Learning Resource and Forum for Discussion

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