e-learning: Intrinsic Motivation Learning Design

e-learning: Intrinsic Motivation Learning Design: "Up until recently, the concept of external motivators has worked well enough for schools and universities who use the lure of certification to ensure that most of their students apply themselves and attain the institutions’ requirements for a qualification. But what about the intrinsic motivational factors that can be found in some students? Is it possible that these could be more powerful drivers for student performance?"

AJET 20(2) Williams and Jacobs (2004) - exploring blogs as learning spaces in higher education

AJET 20(2) Williams and Jacobs (2004) - exploring blogs as learning spaces in higher education: "This paper explores the potential of blogs as learning spaces for students in the higher education sector. It refers to the nascent literature on the subject, explores methods for using blogs for educational purposes in university courses (eg. Harvard Law School), and records the experience of the Brisbane Graduate School of Business at Queensland University of Technology, with its 'MBA blog'. The paper concludes that blogging has the potential to be a transformational technology for teaching and learning."

Tomorrow's Professor Listserv

Tomorrow's Professor Listserv: "Welcome to Tomorrows-ProfessorSM Mailing List with postings twice weekly, usually on Monday and Thursday mornings, Pacific Standard Time. The Mailing List seeks to foster a diverse, world-wide teaching and learning ecology among its over 21,000 subscribers at over 600 institutions and organizations in over 108 countries around the world. To date there have been over 600 postings under the following categories"

Lorcan Dempsey's weblog: Learning and research - distributed environments Archives

Lorcan Dempsey's weblog: Learning and research - distributed environments Archives: "The University of Michigan Library provides course reserves information to the Sakai-driven campus course management system through RSS. We will discuss the system's framework, describe technical challenges, and suggest collaborative strategies for implementing a similar service. Usage statistics, user responses, and strategies for overcoming technical challenges will also be discussed. "

TechSoup - Articles: Software - Podcasting: A New Voice on the Net

TechSoup - Articles: Software - Podcasting: A New Voice on the Net: "
If you've ever wanted to speak directly to your audience, here's your chance. While blogs give anyone with something to say a means to publish their views on the Web, podcasting gives those with a computer and Internet access a chance to create and post their own radio broadcasts. "

Faculty Resistance: ELearning & Higher Education

FacultyResistanceELearning:
During my sabbitcal leave I have been actively doing research regarding E-learning (which sometimes goes by the name term online learning.) Part of this research has been involved in searching the literature concerned with why and how teachers reject and/or defend against the use of electronic technology with their classes. My focus is predominently higher education, but I am interested in faculty resistance to E-learning at any level. (Please consider this a stimulus article.)

Study Suggests Online Learning Can Break Down Barriers

Study Suggests Online Learning Can Break Down Barriers: "Online learning resources and mentoring programmes could boost the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds entering higher education, according to a pioneering Kingston University study. Measures like these could also improve undergraduates’ chances of getting a good degree. The Widening Access and Success research project has investigated how e-learning can encourage students from a more diverse range of backgrounds to apply for university as well as improving overall student success rates. Funded by Atlantic Philanthropies Research, the �340,000 project has taken three years to complete. "

Teach Animation

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"The purpose of this website is to provide a resource for teachers who want to engage students in the exciting experience of learning how to make pictures move. Animation is one of the most creative areas of filmmaking today, offering great opportunities for personal expression on both small and large scale. Providing the next generation with the skills to produce animation will not only prepare them to participate in this growing medium but also push the medium in new directions." System requirements available on the homepage.

When iPod goes collegiate | csmonitor.com

When iPod goes collegiate | csmonitor.com: "There are many - faculty and students alike - who rave about the iPod's potential. But there are also a considerable number who scratch their heads and say that the excitement over use of the device in classrooms reminds them of the fable of the emperor's new (and nonexistent) clothes. At Duke, the school's internal review of the success of the iPod's first foray into academics indicated mixed results. On the one hand, about 75 percent of freshmen surveyed said they used the iPods for their academic work. Half the time, they said, they used them in ways recommended by professors, but for the rest they devised uses of their own."

.LRN - Home -

.LRN - Home -: "LRN is the world's most widely adopted enterprise-class open-source software for supporting learning and research. Originally developed at MIT, .LRN today is used by nearly half a million users in more than eighteen countries worldwide. With a powerful underlying development framework that promotes scalable innovation for collaborative education, .LRN is used by higher education institutions, as well as K-12, government, and non-profit organizations. .LRN also provides a total cost of ownership significantly lower than custom or commercial solutions."

The Art of Blogging: elearnspace. everything elearning.

elearnspace. everything elearning.
"Blogging is using a new medium for what it is good for - connecting and interacting. Blogging is a first generation tool built on, and taking advantage of, the unique attributes of the Internet. It has been dismissed as a self-centered passing fad...and as the new model of interactive journalism, communication, and learning. This article explores the the uses, benefits, implications, and art of blogging."

Good PPT (&Voice) Presentation re: E-Learning

Articulate Presenter
Traces e-learning from past to present. Good presentation for novice and intermediate e-learning practitioners and for those who are unaware of, or marginally interested in various aspects of e-learning.

Creating Learning Opportunities Using an RPS Authoring Tool

Creating Learning Opportunities Using an RPS Authoring Tool: "Abstract

This paper describes how to design the foundations of an effective and engaging learning experience using the Fablusi™ online role-play simulations (RPS) authoring tool so that it creates learning opportunities for participants. It discusses the pedagogy of experiential learning supported by this authoring tool, compares it with associated experiential pedagogies and provides guidelines for transforming course material into a RPS."

Educational Bloggers' Network : About

Educational Bloggers' Network : About: "Sponsored by the Bay Area Writing Project and Weblogger.com, the Educational Blogger Network (eBN) is a community of teachers and education professionals and supporters who use weblogs for teaching and learning. The network assists members to advance weblog integration in education"

@ONE - A Learning Community for Educators

@ONE - A Learning Community for Educators: "The @ONE project was first funded by the Chancellor's Office of the California Community College in 1997 to enhance instruction and services through expanded uses of technology in the colleges. @ONE has established a comprehensive statewide training and development infrastructure to support faculty and staff at the 109 California Community Colleges."

MIT Eyes $100 Laptops For Children Around the World

PCWorld.com - MIT Eyes $100 Laptops :"An ambitious plan by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab to develop and distribute a laptop computer costing no more than $100 is expected to take a major step forward next month with the receipt of the first order." PC World article.

DORIL: About the Directory of Online Resources for Information Literacy

DORIL: About the Directory of Online Resources for Information Literacy: "The Directory of Online Resources for Information Literacy (DORIL) is intended to provide librarians and other educators with a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to a wide variety of informational resources available on the World Wide Web that relate to the concept of information literacy. The Directory was first established in November 1997 and has been continually expanded and revised since that time. The Directory is made possible through the support of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Florida in Tampa."

M-Learning Here: Landscape for Future, in EDUCAUSE REVIEW | May/June 2005,

EDUCAUSE REVIEW | May/June 2005, Volume 40, Number 3: "Penny Wilson has described mobile wireless devices—such as cell phones, handhelds, and notebook computers—as “tools of mass disruption” that are going to help spark a period of innovation for learning technology stakeholders of all kinds.20 The success of mobile learning will ultimately revolve around a mosaic of rich converged experiences. These experiences will rest, in turn, on a foundation of converged network and device technologies, wireless services, rights management, content management, search management, and transactional processing power. Successful mobile learning will demand a rich presentation layer that runs efficiently on a variety of platforms and a variety of form factors. Effective mobile learning programs will require new digital communication skills, new pedagogies, and new practices. " Article includes AMobile and Wireless Technology Lexicon.

Constructing Cultures in DE

ITFORUM Paper 4: "The ideas presented in this paper lead to several conclusions. While culture is usually thought to develop over time without much conscious attention, the rapid growth in use of distance education technologies means that a more rapid and deliberate development of cultures is needed. Because there are multiple cultures in distance education, the strengths and weaknesses of different technologies and the differing purposes of interactions make it impossible for one set of mores to fit all situations. As teachers of teachers and of future teachers, we have the opportunity to help create useful cultures by using distance technologies in the classes we teach. By modeling appropriate conventions and making explicit what those conventions are, we are preparing teachers to create useful cultures with their own students. A teacher who wishes to have a useful, comfortable climate for interaction and learning will do well to remember that all culture is created by group negotiation and not by authority's fiat. Such a teacher will devote learning time to group interaction around issues of culture building, knowing the issues that are at stake but giving participants room to negotiate the conventions that will best accomplish the purposes for which the group is formed."

Reference Guide for Instructional Design and Development

Reference Guide for Instructional Design and Development
IEEE Guide specifiying steps from initiation of design process through assessment and evaluation (specifying that assessment and evaluation 'are not the same.')

Encyclopedia of Educational Technology

Encyclopedia of Educational Technology
"The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology (EET) is a collection of short multimedia articles on a variety of topics related to the fields of instructional design and education and training. The primary audiences for the EET are students and novice to intermediate practitioners in these fields, who need a brief overview as a starting point to further research on specific topics. Authors are graduate students, professors, and others who contribute voluntarily. Articles are short and use multimedia to enrich learning rather than merely decorate the pages."

mLearnopedia: Introduction

mLearnopedia: Introduction: "Handheld computers have several unique form factors that suggest further intriguing educational opportunities. Klopfer, Squire, Holland, and Jenkins (2002) describe five properties of handheld computers that produce unique educational affordances:"

Faculty Development: List of Higher Ed. Resources (Faculty Development Associates)

Faculty DevelopmentFaculty Development Associates provides workshops and information for use by higher education faculty. This page of their website provides numerous links to varied sources of information useful to faculty.

Comparison Study: Computer Simulation w/ Trad. Electronics Lab.

Apr05_02: "Editor’s Note: This experimental study compares learning from a computer simulation with a traditional electronics laboratory. The simulation eliminates the time required for equipment setup, reduces computation time, and increases accuracy and reliability of results. Human variables that lead to possible errors and ambiguity are reduced. Overall, the computer simulation results in time savings, less ambiguity, greater accuracy, and an overall increase in learning."

5th Annual EDUCAUSE Current IT Issues Survey Results

EDUCAUSE REVIEW | May/June 2004, Volume 39, Number 3: "This year marks the fifth annual EDUCAUSE Current Issues Survey. Administered by the EDUCAUSE Current Issues Committee, whose members review and recommend the set of issues to be presented each year, the survey identifies the issues that leaders in higher education information technology see as their most critical IT challenges."

Colleges must adapt to technological advances and student demand -- timesunion.com

Colleges must adapt to technological advances and student demand -- timesunion.com "The coincidence of a revolution in information technology, growing economic demands for knowledge professionals and the pressure on public universities to become financially self-sufficient is altering the face of higher education as we know it. While some higher education institutions use turnover at the top to make short-term adjustments, their long-term health will more likely depend on their ability to come to terms with long-term trends that are slowly but surely changing the American higher education landscape: Higher education's center of gravity is shifting from liberal arts undergraduate education to returning adult professional education. Declining birth rates, increasing life expectancy and increased need for knowledge updates mean that more adults will return for more academic "refueling stops'' over a longer life span."

Best Practices: A Triangulated Support Approach in Transitioning Faculty to Online Teaching

Best Practices: A Triangulated Support Approach in Transitioning Faculty to Online TeachingThe English department at North Carolina State University faced a rapid, large-scale transition of a number of its professional writing courses from traditional classes to online courses. Recognizing that numerous barriers, including unresolved administrative issues, faculty resistance, and lack of training could impede this process, administrators and faculty members collaborated to ensure that appropriate resources, peer support, and adequate professional development were available for the success of this endeavor. This transition became an opportunity for professional development activities and for carefully orchestrated administrative and peer support. As a result, twenty of forty-two professional writing classes were delivered online in the fall of 2004, and twenty of forty classes are being delivered in spring 2005.

USATODAY.com - Study shows some teens not as Web-savvy as parents

USATODAY.com - Study shows some teens not as Web-savvy as parents A recent (rather unscientific) industry study shows that the 'Net Gen' may not be inclusive of many (some?) teens when it comes to navigating the Web. It is hypothesized that immaturity and poor reading skills may be the reason for this . . .the USA Today article does indicate that other teens are Web savvy and live up to the stereotype of Net Gen'ers.

NEA Higher Ed. Course Templates

Course Name Home Page: "This is the home page for the NEA templates that will help you build a web site of the courses your teach. Navigation links are set up for a syllabus, assignment and announcement page for every course. It is important to place those html pages in a separate folder for each course. The courses listed on this page must be linked to the main page for each course - syllabus.html. Click on Course 101 to browse the html pages that you will need to modify. "

ERIC - Education Distance Education Digest

ERIC - Education Resources Information Center: " This digest explores media options as they relate to instructional design for distance education, because the function and design of each medium needs to be understood, if it is to lead to learning. It also describes other types of delivery media used in the history of distance learning before online learning programs: print, radio and telephone, audiotapes, and television. This digest examines how the computer has changed traditional offerings of distance education. The process of selecting appropriate media for learning at a distance and the emerging trend of the hybrid approach to teaching and learning at a distance and discusses common designs of hybrid courses are also described. The digest concludes with special considerations for distance learning: (1) determine your primary delivery approach (online or hybrid); (2) review the course outline to determine where media can be used to facilitate learning; (3) ascertain availability of student access to the media selected; and (4) locate appropriate resources to fit your objectives or plan to create them. Finally, a short list of Web resources on distance learning media is presented. (AEF)"

University Business: Course Management: Ready for Prime Time?

University Business: Course Management: Ready for Prime Time?: "With leading technology behind it, a new generation of course management systems is poised to take the stage."

New test shows internet skill - The Daily Aztec - City

New test shows internet skill - The Daily Aztec - City: "In March, 381 San Diego State students, along with thousands of others at various CSU schools, discovered how Internet savvy they were by taking the new Information and Communication Technology literacy test. The test, which was created by the chancellors at the California State University, is to determine the purpose of how well students navigate the Internet performing tasks correctly, identifying credible Web sites, e-mailing attachments and using spreadsheet programs. SDSU, the CSU and the Educational Testing Service are looking to make the ICT a new standardized test."
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Virtual Learning Space Community (UK)

VLS : Gateway

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The Virtual Learning Space (VLS) is an environment dedicated to facilitating learning in Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) via online collaboration. It is your virtual space for sharing and enhancing C&IT skills. The VLS is available 24 hours a day, enabling you to make decisions about where, when and how often you seek new skills, extend current ones, or share your experiences with others.

Adjunct Match: Institutions Match to Adjuncts /Vice-Versa- - WCET

AdjunctMatch - Projects - WCET

AdjunctMatch, a new online service under development by WCET, will help institutions with e-learning position openings and instructors with e-learning expertise find one another more quickly. Institutions and adjuncts will now have a one-stop site for finding the best match for their needs. For some institutions, this may mean hiring an instructor with a unique expertise to teach from a location thousands of miles from campus. For some place-bound instructors, it may provide a way to keep teaching when enrollment at their local campus declines.

Ibiblio: One of Largest Collections of Collections on Inet.

About ibiblio: "Home to one of the largest 'collections of collections' on the Internet, ibiblio.org is a conservancy of freely available information, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies. ibiblio.org is a collaboration of the Center for the Public Domain and The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill."