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| Blended Learning: Education Innovation and Productivity | Blended Learning | Article by Caren Vignare, Director for MSU Global Ventures offers insight on combining traditional classroom teaching styles with modern On-line courses. The article states that while research on and about blended learning is less convincing than asychronoous education, there are more benefits to the sudents in a combined, "blended learning" style, and that eliminating the "classroom exposure" altogether may be too drastic at present. |
| New Technologies | New Technologies | This site is presented by Houghton Mifflin (College Division) Online Teaching Center. The Website discusses the purposes for online learning, the impact Technology has on education, benefits and exercises for both the teacher and student, a Skills Connection, FAQ's, and Resources. |
| Preparing Instructors for Quality Online Instruction | Preparing Instructors | Yi Yang, Ph.D. Candidate and Linda Cornelious, Ph.D., Professor from Mississippi State University have written this paper about the concerns of teaching Online courses. The challenges and barriers of teaching these courses, |
| Designing for the Virtual Interactive Classroom | Virtual Interactive Classroom | This article was written by Judith V. Boettcher for Campus Technologies. It discusses the benefits of sychronous interaction in online classes. Tools and the benefits to using synchronous interactions are discussed. Possibilities for group meetings by size are discussed, as well as providing links to research, software that is used and other resources. |
| How Online Writing Can Enrich Classroom Lectures and Discussions | Online Writing | Robert Baird, Associate Professor at CITES EdTech provides an article on the benefits of online discussions for courses. Online discussions as mentioned in the article refer to Bullentin Boards or Forums. Points are given to consider in using these tools for enhancing the student and teacher communications through online courses. |
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| Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency | CAAP | The Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) is the standardized, nationally normed assessment program from ACT that enables postsecondary institutions to measure, evaluate, and enhance the outcomes of their general education program. It offers the following benefits: Reliability, Customizability, and Convienience. Included links are: How to use, Test Modules, Reports, Ordering Information, Reference materials, Contact Us and A Note to Students. Within the Test Module link, is a Critical Thinking Test that measures students' skills in clarifying, analyzing, evaluating, and extending arguments. The test consists of four passages that are representative of the kinds of issues commonly encountered in a postsecondary curriculum. |
| The Critical Thinking Community | Critical Thinking | The Center for Critical Thinking and Moral Critique and the Foundation for Critical Thinking, two sister educational non-profit organizations, work closely together to promote educational reform. The Foundation and Center for Critical Thinking aim is to improve instruction in primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities. They offer conferences and professional development programs, emphasizing assessment, research, instructional strategies, Socratic questioning, critical reading and writing, higher order thinking, quality enhancement and competency standards. Links include: About Critical Thinking, Professional Development, Resources, Conference, Cambridge Academy and Forums. |
| Mission: Critical | Mission | This site is maintained by the San Jose State University. The goal of Mission: Critical is to create a "virtual lab," capable of familiarizing users with the basic concepts of Critical Thinking in a self-paced interactive environment. By relieving the classroom instructor of the necessity of drilling; using Mission: Critical will allow him or her to concentrate on the more theoretical, conceptual, and practical issues and techniques which constitute the most efficient use of class time. A table of Contents includeds the following hyperlinked topics: The Basics, Analysis of Arguments, Fallacies and Non-Rational Persuasion, Visual Models for Deductive Arguments, Reading and Activities: Applied Critical Thinking. |
| Just think | Just think | Just think develops and delivers cutting-edge curricula and innovative programs that build skills in critical thinking and creative Media Production. Through their work, young people will learn the following: leadership, sound and healthy behavior decisions, acquire practical workplace tools, enhance their consumer choices, engage postively with others and learn to think for themselves. Links to this site include: youth media, programs, curricula, resources, support us, about us. |
Critical Thinking across the Curriculum Project, |
Curriculum Project | The mission of this Website by Longview Community College in Lee's Summit, Missouri is to provide fellow faculty members in every discipline with the most complete resources for integrating Critical Thinking into their classrooms. Resources are categorized by discipline with an additional category for the core resources which are applicable to all the disciplines. Some feature contents include: Establishing the truth of a Premise, Informal Fallacies of Reasoning, Nursing Process and Critical Thinking, Games and Puzzles. |
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| LDPride.net | LDPride | This site provides information about Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligence. It could be helpful to anyone, but especially people with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder. It explains what learning styles and multiple intelligence are all about and offers an interactive assessment of your learning style/MI and how to make the site work for you. |
| Learning Styles: Felder-Silverman and other Learning Style Models | Learning Styles | This site by Dr. Richard Felder contains resources for a model of learning styles generally referred to as the Felder-Silverman model. It describes how a students' style of learning may be mismatched by a professors' style of teaching, and the possible outcomes resulting from a student/teacher mismatch. Topics include: Assessment of learning style preferences, Publications related to the Felder-Silverman learning style model, Publications related to other learning style models, The Visual-Spatial Learner. |
| Learning Styles Network | LSN | The Center for the Study of Learning and teaching styles at St. John's University, NY provides the Learning Styles Network. This network fosters life long academic, intellectual, and personal success through the promotion and dissemination of research, information, publication and other resources focusing on learning, teaching, and productivity styles. There are links to Resources, Research, International Centers and Institute Information which includes the 29th Annual Leadership Certification Institute at Walt Disney World in June 2006. |
| VARK | VARK | VARK is about one preference - our preference for taking in and putting out information in a learning context. There are links, workshops and books for both teachers and students. Main site links include: FAQ's about VARK, a questionnaire, How to use VARK, More information, Books and Software, What's new, and help sheets. |
| DVC Learning Style Survey for College | DVC | This site is posted by Diablo Valley College and Created by Catherine Jester and adapted for the Web by Suzanne Miller. It is for the student to discover their learning style and how to apply it in class, enabling them to become more successful. There is a link to the survey at the bottom of the Web page as well as a link to explaining the four main learning styles. |
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| Campus Technology | Campus | This site focuses exclusively on using technology in all areas of higher education. It provides in-depth coverage of specific technologies, their uses and implementations, including eLearning, course managment systems, and security solutions. In each issue you will find articles, case studies, product reviews, and profiles of technology in use at the various individual, departmental, and instructional levels. There are feataured topics relating to IT and the educational environment. |
| ComputerWorld | ComputerWorld | This site provides the latest headline news about Information Technology around the world. It features topics such as: Security, Storage, Networking, Hardware, Software, Mobile and Wireless, and Careers. There is a Featured Zone column which also inclu |
| Edutopia | Edutopia | This site provides stories of inovative teaching and learning through a variety of media - a magazine, an e-newsletter, CD-ROMS, DVDs, books and the Website. You will find detailed articles, in-depth case studies, research summaries, instructional modules, short documentary segments, expert interviews and links to hundreds of relevant resources. The site enables you to participate as a member of an online community of people actively working to reinvent schools for the twenty-first century. |
| eSchool News | eSchool | Provides current news relating to education. Choose Educator's Resource Center to click on articles relating to Solutions for pressing challenges. There is a Conference Information Center to learn about high-tech events, a Media Arts Resources column which promotes the practical use of video, audio, photography, film and more in schools, a Grants and Funding column for the latest news on K-20 school technology funding issues, the EdTech Insider which posts comments from insiders, Hot Off the Presses provides an image link to the current print of eSchool News, and a link for past issues. Finally, there is a Resource column for additional information. |
| NetworkWorld | NetworkWorld | This site offers breaking news on the latest technology, an Opinions column where columnists make contributions, a Research Centers column for links such as: Applications, Network Management, Servers, Small Business, and Networking. There is also Vendor specific links, and a Site Resource column for links such as: Video Library, Threat Map, Blogs, and an Encyclopedia. |
| Scientifics | Scientifics | This website offers a large variety of scientific products for the hobbyist, education or anyone that has an interest or need. Main topics covered are: Best sellers, New Products, Gift Ideas, Catalogue Quick Shop, and the new ED TECH. ED TECH features Robotics, Components, Electronics, Microscopy, magnetism, Physics, Optics, Solar, Labware, Astrology and Telescopes. This would probably be a great asset for science teachers looking to find products to use as experiments in the classroom! |
| The Chronicle Review | Chronicle | The Chronical Review provides various topics relating to education. Regular columns include: Essays and Comments, Arts and Letters Daily (Philosophy, Literature, and Culture, Art, Music and more), Discussion Forums, (New Discussions, Career Forums, Careers (job postings by category), and Colloquy. There is also a Presidental Leadership Forum Link for present and future educational presidents and trustees. |
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| Teaching Tips Index | Teaching Tips | This site provided by Honolulu Community College provides valuable resources to instructors for either in-house or on-line classes. There are many links available to help teachers develop their lesson plans, prepare a course syllabus and techniques. |
| SREB EvaluTech | EvaluTech | This site provided by the Southern Regional Education Board provides various resources to teachers K-20. It provides Lesson Plans and Other Resources, Online Professional Development, Technology Literacy and 21st Century Skills, K-20 Online Learning and other links. There is also an Electronic Campus link for students to find schools and Certification information for present and future educators. |
| Designing Online Courses | Designing | This site was created by Cherie Postr Dargan from Hawkeye Community College for a Graduate project towards her Masters Degree. It introduces the development of internet learning, provides ample links and information. Towards the bottom of the page, which is very lengthy, there is an Appendix. Under the Appendix you will find the following information: How to put together a Course Website in Blackboard and Planning Documents for an Online Course. She also provides a sample from her classes. |
| Designing for Learning | Learning | Slide presentation by Judith V. Boettcher, Ph.D., provides guidelines and steps to take in order to design and develop an online course. There is a wealth of information in these slides, including what you need to get started, planning ahead for the course layout, and much more. There is also a home link, which provides more information on Designing for Learning, and about Dr. Boettcher. |
| Models of Online Courses | Models | Dr. Robin Mason from the U.K. Open University presents the following concepts in her paper: a Historical Introduction, Pedagogical Evolution, Online Course Models, Examples of Course Models from UK-OU, Issues in Teaching and Learning Online, and New Learning Environments. It also provides graphical representation of these models. |
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| Podcasting | Podcast | WIKIPEDIA, the free encyclopedia describes what Podcasting is and how it can be used. There are also links to unfamiliar terminology. The site discusses the differences between Podcasting, Broadcasting, and Streaming. |
| iTunes U | iTunes U | Apples' iTunes U provides a way to manage a broad range of audio or video content and make it available quickly and easily to students, faculty, and staff. The site describes the benefits of using iTunes U in colleges and universities. |
| Tegrity and Blackboard Bring Enhanced Podcasting to Colleges and Universities | Enhanced Podcasting | Blackboard presents this article on the use of Podcasting. It explains how Tegrity and BlackBoard are making it possible for college students to watch and listen to class lectures on their iPods at any time and from any location. |
| Podcasting to Bring New Flexibility to Higher Learning | Podcasting Flexibility | This website explains how the University of Calgary will be using podcasting when it launches four courses in the summer and fall featuring portable MP3 technology as a teaching tool. It may be used to supplement or replace lectures, or maybe as an audio supplement to visual materials. |
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| Web Design Usability | Web Design Usability | Web design has to be easy for the user. This site offers articles on web design. |
| Technology Integration | 4Teachers | Resource to provide teachers with ability to integrate technology into the class room. |
| Graphics | Graphic Design | The ability to have good Graphics is an important part of Web design. Graphics can be the life or death of a Web page. |
| Animation | Hands-On Teaching Tool | Animation in the class room helps teach difficult concepts. |
| Multimedia in the Classroom | Effect of Multimedia in the Learning Process | A study conducted at the University of Maribor in Slovenia concluded that, Multimedia presentations trigger visualization strategies, which is crucial to many kinds of problem solving. |
| Learning Styles | New Learning Style | Modern technology tools allow each person to work with information that honor their unique learning modalities. It allows the instructor to help the student find context instead of providing them with content. |
| Teaching with the World Wide Web | World Wide Web | Article by Ronald D. Owston on the world wide web being used as a technology to enchance teaching and learning. |
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Good Practices |
The Seven Principles of Good Practice:Using Technology to Improve Learning Outcomes An article by Richard Leblanc, York University, Ontario, on “Good Teaching: The Top Ten Requirements” for being a good teacher. This page offers a collection of teaching practices for the higher education faculty. |
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Teaching and Learning Ideas |
Beyond Computer Literacy: Five Components of a Liberal Education |
“Faculty Development: Teaching Tips Index” is a quick page to help faculty to find links on professional development. The computer and Web are affecting how faculty think a student can learn and how they can best learn it. You can find some examples from different institutions. Plan and support effective programs. |