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Online Course (OLC) Collections |
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World Lecture Hall. http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/ (Annotation: A useful site. Allows access to many courses. See especially, the section 'Distance Learning Institutions'. One can see the degree to which instructors in a variety of disciplines have designed & implemented their courses ranging from traditional lecture courses with some online materials to fully online courses. ALH) |
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OLC Components |
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Creating Powerful Online Courses Using Multiple Instructional Strategies. |
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Practical Guide to Teaching with the WWW. S. Polyson, S. Saltzberg & R. Godwin-Jones. http://www.syllabus.com/archive/Syll96/08_Sept96/Feat1TeachngWWW.txt (Annotation: See section entitled "features of an web-based learning environment" briefly describing components of online courses including online syllabus, assignments, announcements, personal home pages, interactivity (fora, chats and/or email), testing, course management & content. ALH). |
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OLC & Web Page Design |
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Design for Online Courses. Univ. of Illinois. 1999. http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/Presentations/webdesign/ (Annotation: Good tips & resources on web page design for OLCs. ALH) |
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Page Assessment Form. http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/Presentations/webdesign/designrvw.htm (Annotation: An form for assessing OLC web page design. ALH) |
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Education at a Glance. U. of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/distglan.html (Annotation: An interesting & helpful set of modules providing a view of distance learning from a teacher/course designer perspective. ALH) |
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OLC Models |
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of Online Courses. R. Mason. 10/98. The Open Univ. http://www.aln.org/alnweb/magazine/vol2_issue2/Masonfinal.htm (Annotation: See subsection entitled "Online Course Models" which explains the content+support model, the wrap around model, and the integrated model. ALH) |
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Practical Advice on Creating an OLC. |
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| Designing
and Teaching Online Courses. http://www.people.memphis.edu/~cae/designingonlinecourses_files/v3_document.htm (Annotation: A well organized presentation of 30 power point slides which outline one way to proceed with designing an online course. Some slides need more explanation than is provided. A thought provoking site. ALH) |
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| Going
the Extra Mile: Serving Distance Education Students. E. A. Buchanan. U.of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. http://www.westga.edu/~distance/buchanan31.html (Annotation: This site has somewhat more to do with practical advice about conducting an OLC than with OLC design or components. In addition to practical strategies for instructors, Buchanan also suggests some strategies for libraries & institutions serving distance students. ALH) |
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Academy Workbook Stephen F. Steele and Mary Wells http://www.aacc.cc.md.us/ola/OnlineAcademyWorkbook.htm (Annotation: A very good 'by-the-numbers' guide to creating an OLC. I found it especially useful in helping to reconceptualize a traditional course into an OLC. The site is evolving and will probably get even better.) |
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| Putting
courses online: Theory and Practice. http://www.ils.unc.edu/disted/cmi/final2.html (Annotation: Provides some useful information on the process of moving traditional course content online (what works, what doesn't), but is primarily devoted to looking at implications of the Objectivism--Constructivism debate for teaching via the Internet . ALH) |
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| Seven
Steps to Success Designing Online Courses Chris W. Brueckner. 10/99. East Carolina University http://bass.sit.ecu.edu/FacultyResources/designingonline/ (Annotation: Very Useful site! Guide to how to proceed with making an OLC page design.. ALH) |
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Elements of Good Online Courses. Doug Madden, Honolulu Comm. Coll. 8/3/99. http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/online/web-elem.htm (Annotation: Useful practical advice, especially for inexperienced teachers and OLC designers. ALH) |
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Learning (Cognitive) Styles & OLCs |
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Styles and Distance Education. Y. Liu & D. Ginther. Online J. of Dist. Learn. Admin. Vol. II, No. III, Fall 1999. State U. of W. Ga. http://www.westga.edu/~distance/liu23.html (Annotation: A thought-provoking, well documented, somewhat theoretical article which raises the question,"How much formal attention should be given to student learning style differences in the design and conduct of online courses?" The article [1] examines the cognitive styles construct, [2] describes some cognitive styles (i.e., field indedepence - dependence, holistic - analytic, sensory preference, hemispheric preferences, Kolb’s learning style model), [3] lists some major characteristics of distance education (i.e., definition, learners characteristics, technology characteristics), and [4] suggests applications of cognitive styles considerations to the design of distance education in four areas (i.e., instructional planning, learning environment construction, teaching method selection and evaluation. ALH) |
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Styles in Adult Education Dr. Robert Ouellette University of Maryland University College 5/23/00 http://polaris.umuc.edu/~rouellet/learnstyle/learnstyle.htm (Annotation: Bob's a member of FOTTC Topic 5 Team (Creating Online Course Components). His paper (in progress) contains empirical data on frequencies of various learning styles in a sample of UMUC students.) |
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General Resources |
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Overview of Online Educational Delivery Applications. G. E. Marsh, A. C. McFadden & B. J. Price. Online J. of Dist. Learning Admin., Vol. II, No. III, Fall 1999. State U. of W. Ga. http://www.westga.edu/~distance/marsh23.html (Annotation: Implementations of OLC design & components are clearly affected & delimited by the functionalities available in OLC delivery platforms. This reviews many OLC delivery platforms and their functionalities & has links to sites evaluating the platforms. ALH) |
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| Resources
for Online Course Development. Anne Arundel Community College Online Academy (OLA). http://www.aacc.cc.md.us/ola/ (Annotation: A useful site with guides & links related to OLC design development & pedagogy. The OLA also offers an excellent one week faculty summer institute focused on how to develop an online class using FrontPage & WebCt. ALH). |
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