Pedagogoical Resources
Learning Object Repositories
Academic Commons: http://www.academiccommons.org/
Academic
Commons offers a forum for investigating and defining the role that technology
can play in liberal arts education. Sponsored by the Center of Inquiry
in the Liberal Arts at Wabash College, Academic Commons publishes essays,
reviews, interviews, showcases of innovative uses of technology, and
vignettes that critically examine technology uses in the classroom. Academic
Commons aims to share knowledge, develop collaborations, and evaluate
and disseminate digital tools and innovative practices for teaching and
learning with technology. We want this site to advance opportunities
for collaborative design, open development, and rigorous peer critique
of such resources.”
Campus Alberta Repository for Educational Objects (CAREO): http://www.careo.org/
"CAREO is a project supported by Alberta Learning and CANARIE that has
as its primary goal the creation of a searchable, Web-based collection
of multidisciplinary teaching materials for educators across the
province and beyond. CAREO (Campus Alberta Repository of Educational Objects)
is being undertaken by the the Universities of Alberta, Calgary and
Athabasca University in cooperation with BELLE (Broadband Enabled
Lifelong Learning Environment), CANARIE (Canadian Network for the Advancement
of Research in Industry and Education), and as a part of the Campus
Alberta initiative."
Learning
Objects, Learning Activities (LoLa) Exchange: http://www.lolaexchange.org/
"LOLA serves multiple purposes. At its home at Wesleyan, it serves as a
way for us to keep track of the Learning Objects that we are developing as part
of our Learning Objects project. We will be able to use LOLA to present our Learning
Objects rather than having to make a container for each object by hand. It will
also allow us to discover materials developed by other faculty that we might
otherwise not know about. Within the context of the group of schools participating
in this project, it will make visible materials that we otherwise would not know
are available at our institutions."
Multimedia Education Resource for Learning
and Online Teaching (MERLOT): http://www.merlot.org/
"MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and
students of higher education. Links to online learning materials are collected
here along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments."
National Science Digital Library (NSDL): http://nsdl.org/
“The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) was created by the
National Science Foundation to provide organized access to high quality
resources and tools that support innovations in teaching and learning
at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
Since 2000, the NSDL Core Integration team has been creating the infrastructure
for a digital library of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
resources….NSDL provides an organized point of access to science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics content that is aggregated from
a variety of other digital libraries, NSF-funded projects, and NSDL-reviewed
web sites. NSDL also provides access to services and tools that enhance
the use of this content in a variety of contexts. NSDL is designed primarily
for K-16 educators, but anyone can access.”
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Collections of Articles
Educause has a resources page,
which can be searched by topic. You can also look for a topic under a hierarchical
list of terms, the last of which is "teaching, learning and technology."
The Teaching, Learning, and Technology Group has
a resources
link on most of its pages which leads to a collection of articles, workshops
etc.
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Journals and Other Sources of Information on New
Developments and Practices
AACE publications page, with links to journals listed below: http://www.aace.org/pubs/default.htm
Campus Technology: http://www.campus-technology.com/
Formerly Syllabus, this monthly e-publication carries articles and features
on the use of technology across all areas of higher education: eLearning and
course management systems; presentation technologies; communication, portal,
and security solutions, etc.
Chronicle of Higher Education,
Information Technology section: http://chronicle.com/infotech/
Similar to Higher Learning, but tends to cover headline stories
more than practical applications
Contemporary Issues
in Technology & Teacher Education (CITE): http://www.aace.org/pubs/cite/default.htm
Established by SITE as a multimedia, interactive counterpart of the Journal of
Technology and Teacher Education. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education
Preparing Tomorrow's Teacher to Use Technology (PT3) catalyst grant, CITE makes
possible the inclusion of sound, animated images, and simulation, as well as
allowing for ongoing, immediate dialog about theoretical issues.
Educational
Technology Review (ETR): http://www.aace.org/pubs/etr/
Originally a print journal, now an online publication with circulation
30,000+. Covers issues and applications of educational technology
in all learning environments; provides information about and quick access
to electronic resources and tools available on the AACE website, and forum
for AACE members to exchange information between disciplines, educational
levels, and information technologies.
EDUCAUSE
Quarterly Online:
http://www.educause.edu/pub/eq/ is
a practitioner's journal on planning, developing, managing, using, and evaluating
information resources and technology in higher education. Written by campus
practitioners, articles are peer-reviewed prior to publication, distributed
primarily to EDUCAUSE member representatives and to college and university
libraries, circulation of approximately 7,400.
Higher Learning: http://hl.teachmag.com/
Extension of TEACH Magazine, the largest national, educational publication
in Canada which covers K-12 education, founded 1993 (HL is university-oriented). Covers
all aspects of educational technology, including administration.
International Journal on
E-Learning (IJEL), quarterly: http://www.aace.org/pubs/ijel/
Formerly International Journal of Educational Telecommunications and
the WebNet Journal, IJEL serves as a forum to facilitate the international
exchange of information on the current research, development, and practice
of e-learning in corporate, government, healthcare, and higher education
settings. Led by an Editorial Review Board of leaders in the field
of e-Learning, the Journal is designed for researchers, developers, and
practitioners.
Journal of Computers
in Mathematics and Science Teaching(JCMST): http://www.aace.org/pubs/jcmst/default.htm
Only periodical devoted specifically to using information technology in the
teaching of mathematics and science.
Journal of Educational
Multimedia and Hypermedia: http://www.aace.org/pubs/jemh/default.htm
Multi-disciplinary forum to present and discuss research, development and applications
of multimedia and hypermedia in education, for the advancement of the theory
and practice of learning and teaching using these powerful and promising technological
tools that allow the integration of images, sound, text, and data.
Journal of Interactive Learning Research(JILR): http://www.aace.org/pubs/jilr/default.htm
The Journal's published papers relate to the underlying theory, design,
and use of interactive learning environments, including authoring systems, CALL,
assessment systems, CBT, computer-mediated communications, collaborative learning,
distributed learning environments, performance support systems, multimedia systems,
simulations and games, intelligent agents on the Internet, intelligent tutoring
systems, micro-worlds, and virtual reality based learning systems.
Journal of Technology
and Teacher Education (JTATE), from SITE: http://www.aace.org/pubs/jtate/default.htm
Quarterly covering preservice and inservice teacher education, graduate programs
in areas such as curriculum and instruction, educational administration, instructional
technology, and educational computing.
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Networking: Conferences and Ongoing Discussions
North East Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP): www.nercomp.org
This regional organization sponsors workshops and conferences on the use and
management of educational technology. The topics they cover are of interest
to instructors and librarians as well as staff working in related areas.
Syllabus (sponsored by Campus Technology)
An annual conference bringing together information and academic technology
professionals, interested faculty and administrators for a week of hands-on
workshops, vendor demonstrations, and keynotes on trends and opportunities
in elearning. Typically, one day is spent visiting a nearby university for
a series of events showcasing its use of educational technology.
Educause annual conference, regional gatherings and international events: http://www.educause.edu/conference
Conference site of the AACE, with links to the three conferences listed
below: http://www.aace.org/conf/
International annual conference of SITE:
http://www.aace.org/conf/site/default.htm
ED-MEDIA, annual event organized by AACE: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/default.htm
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
covers issues of research, development and application for all disciplines
and levels of education.
E-Learn, annua event: http://www.aace.org/conf/eLearn/default.htm
Organized by AACE and International Journal on E-Learning, World Conference
on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education
is an international, innovative collaboration between the top public and
private academic researchers, developers, education and business professionals,
and end users.
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Organizations Concerned with eLearning and
Pedagogy
Educause: http://www.educause.edu
Nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting
the intelligent use of information technology. Membership is open to institutions
of higher education, corporations serving the higher education information technology
market, and other related associations and organizations. EDUCAUSE programs
include professional development activities, print and electronic publications,
strategic policy initiatives, research, awards for leadership and exemplary
practices, and a wealth of online information services. The current membership
comprises more than 1,800 colleges, universities, and education organizations,
including over 180 corporations. EDUCAUSE has offices in Boulder, CO, and Washington,
D.C. Formed in 1998 in consolidation between CAUSE and Educom, two associations
of higher education staff working with administrative information systems.
The TLT (Teaching Learning
and Technology) Group: www.tltgroup.org/
Non-profit founded in 1998 to help educational institutions exhange information
about technology and its effective use; sponsored by various technology interests
which are clearly named. Runs various programs which help institutions
develop the role of Student Technology Assistants, technology strategies, and
technology which appropriately serves the whole community including those with
disabilities.
Association for the Advancement
of Computing in Education (AACE): http://www.aace.org/default.htm
Founded in 1981, international, educational and professional not-for
profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge, theory,
and quality of learning and teaching at all levels with information technology,
through publications, conferences, societies and chapters, inter-organizational
projects. Membership includes researchers, developers, and practitioners
in schools, colleges, and universities; administrators, policy decision-makers,
trainers, adult educators, and other specialists in education, industry,
and the government with an interest in advancing knowledge and learning
with information technology in education. International Headquarters:
AACE, P.O. Box 3728, Norfolk, VA 23514 USA E-mail: info@aace.org , Phone:
757-623-7588, FAX: 703-997-8760.
Society for Information Technology
and Teacher Education (SITE): http://www.aace.org/site/default.htm
International association of individual teacher educators, and affiliated organizations
of teacher educators in all disciplines, who are interested in the creation
and dissemination of knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher
education and faculty/staff development. The Society seeks to promote
research, scholarship, collaboration, exchange, and support among its membership,
and to actively foster the development of new national organizations where
a need emerges. SITE is the only organization that has as its sole focus the
integration of instructional technologies into teacher education programs.
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Individual Articles by Topics
"How Analog and Digital Recording Works:" http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/analog-digital.htm
This entry in the award-winning commercial web resource How
Stuff Works describes the process in terms comprehensible to anyone with
a high school education. The section on Digital
Data provides helpful background for anyone converting audio-visual material
from analog form (VHS cassettes. etc.) to digital files.
"How
Computers Change the Way We Think" is a now-classic article
by MIT professor Sherry Turkle. She reviews recent shifts in the way students
process information, set priorities and make decisions, because of the habits
instilled by new technologies. In particular, she raises concerns about the
tendency to receive the assumptions of our new systems without being critical
of them or even understanding them. The questions she addresses are "not
technical; they are social, moral and political."
"PowerPoint is Not Evil:" http://www.ntlf.com/html/sf/notevil.htm
"PowerPoint, No! Cyberspace, Yes:" http://www.ntlf.com/html/pi/9705/creed_1.htm
The use of PowerPoint in higher education has been a subject of considerable
debate: does it promote style rather than substance and discourage interaction,
or is it simply a powerful visual tool to help students grasp concepts effectively
as a starting point for better learning? Two educators present the respective
arguments in this series of articles in the National Teaching and Learning Forum
(http://www.ntlf.com/).
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Tutorials, Checklists and Other Resources
Rubric
for Online Instruction (ROI): http://www.csuchico.edu/celt/roi/history.html
The Rubric emerged out of conversations among faculty and staff at California
State University, Chico about online courses and what constitutes high quality
in elearning and eteaching. The web site has a series of charts presenting
helpful criteria arranged by category: learner support and resources, organization,
design and delivery, assessment, innovative use of technology and use of
student feedback.
PowerPoint in the Classroom: http://www.actden.com/pp/
This very user-friendly (if slightly cheesy!) introduction to the process
of developing a presentation was produced by the ACT360
Media Ltd. Digital Education Network. Cartoon characters Sue Special
and Jim Jingle walk you through the steps of creating slides, adding other
features and showing the presentation.
Seven Deadly Sins of WebCT: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/webct/facultymanual/7sins.html
Melanie Clay at the State University of West Georgia lists some "bad habits" which
are easy for instructors to fall into, and better alternatives.
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