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Distance Education Resources

This page contains links to a variety of distance education resources. Some of these are specific to our own administration and operation of iLinc. Most are of General interest for iLinc users. In some cases it is noted that Internet access is required to access the materials. We have sorted these by items for General Information, Users, and Instructors. If you know of materials that you think would be useful to post to this site, please contact Dave McGann (518-474-8629)


General Resources
Title Description Published By

Distance-Educator.com An Internet site addressing distance education issues Distance-Educator.com, Inc.

e-Learning Magazine An on-line magazine that addresses all aspects of the e-Learning industry ACM, Inc ( Association of Computing Machinery).

Distance Learning: Promises, Problems, and Possibilities An overview of Distance Learning essesntials University of Oklahoma

An Assessment of the Effectiveness of E-learning in Corporate Training Programs In-depth discussion of corporate online training programs International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

A Vision of E-Learning for America's Workforce A comprehensive report from the National Governors Association National Governor's Association

Giving it the Old Online Try An interesting article from Business Week Online Business Week

Student Resources
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Distance Learning Readiness Checklist This is a short interactive on line self assessment tool Pensacola Junior College

International left for Distance Learning An extremely comprehensive resources site Web Site

Online Learning: Examining the Successful Student Profile A research paper that highlights characteristics of successful online students Journal Of Interactive On Line Learning

The American left for the Study of Distance Education A wonderful resource of articles, links and presentations about Distance Education maintained by Pennsylvania State University College of Education Web Site
Instructor Resources
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Instructional Design Models A very comprehensive site from the University of Colorado for every aspect of instuctional design Web site

Reconceptualizing Teaching and Learning in a Technocracy Uses Bloom's taxonomy to justify the use of various electronic media Berglund left for Internet Studies at Pacific University

Seven Principles of Effective Teaching: A Practical Lens for Evaluating Online Courses One of many excellent articles from the Michigan Virtual University Michigan Virtual University

Learning Theories A comprehensive list useful for all teachers, trainers and instructional designers Open Learning Technology Corporation