An advanced instructional design course for masters students. Targeted for preparation for jobs in higher education, in particular. Topics included backward design, problem-based learning, e-learning, learning management systems (moodle), multimedia learning, etc.

Beginning in August 2006, the author modified a school law course by moving from fifteen (15) weekly class meetings to eight (8) weekly class meetings and seven (7) online sessions. The blended or hybrid delivery system was adopted as part of a pilot project sponsored by the university’s Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence. The course has been delivered in the blended format five (5) times. This module describes the processes used to design the course, examples of materials developed, and the modifications made related to the following three instructional considerations: (1) the redesign of assignments and learning experiences; (2) the structure of opportunities for communication including the use of the university’s online course management system; and (3) the organization of the course in relation to the schedule, the posting of materials, and the collection and grading of assignments including assessments.

Young learners today are not growing up at the foot of the family radio or spend a good portion of their childhood glued to the television while Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers disseminated information in a constant stream as did previous generations. Rather, this generation of young learners continues to spend many out-of-school hours in a digital world composed of cell phones, MP3 players, computers, and video gaming. This very simple beginning is changing the horizon of learning. The primary purpose of this article is to examine the components of digital learning and the impact these components bring to the relationship of learners to their learning experience. Further, instructional and curricular modifications are discussed addressing the trend of expanded learning, evaluation of that learning, and the possible impact on the educational system, students, educators, and trainers across the nation and throughout the world.

This website is a comprehensive clearinghouse of long-distance education information. Materials on the site are intended to help improve distance- and web-based learning opportunities for both students and educators. The site features a multitude of links to resources for creating or participating in distance education programs and courses. Links are organized into subject areas such as programs and courses, technology, teaching and learning, research, and policies and guidelines. The site also provides access to books, journal articles, research reports, and case studies. Most of the linked resources are free and a few are available for a fee. This resource is part of the Creating Web-based Resources in the Geosciences collection. http://serc.carleton.edu NAGTWorkshops/webresources03/

The Task Force on Cyberlearning was charged jointly by the Advisory Committees to the Education and Human Resources Directorate and the Office of Cyberinfrastructure to provide guidance to NSF on the opportunities, research questions, partners, strategies, and existing resources for cyberlearning. This report identifies directions for leveraging networked computing and communications technology. It also calls for research to establish successful ways of using these technologies to enhance educational opportunities and strengthen proven methods of learning. To offer recommendations that are within the scope of NSF’s charter, we focus on the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and the social, behavioral, and economic sciences based in the US.

Cyberlearning requires a coherent, supportive infrastructure. In this report, we identify eight core strategies that NSF can pursue to effectively promote the growth of a cyberlearning infrastructure.

These SCOs address the knowledge and skills needed to effectively teach online.

A group of twenty-two educators and representatives of the e-learning industry met on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, to consider the state of the reuse and sharing of learning-related Web-based material. Brought together with the notion that reuse and sharing of e-learning material had not met the expectations of higher education and the broader world of e-learning, the group discussed how this was becoming a crucial limitation on the growth and impact of education delivered over the Web. Avenues to promote the reuse and open sharing of Web-based materials were explored. This paper, written by Gary Matkin, dean of continuing education at UC Irvine, builds on and extends discussion of the participants.

A module on learning objects.

Uso de la plataforma virtual USAT

Group development in online courses.

Setting Priorities and Effectiveness vs. Efficiency in online courses.

strategies to improve dialogue in online courses.

Tips for Encouraging Student-Faculty contact in online courses.

Tips for recognizing and accommodating diversity in online courses.

Tips on Feedback for online courses.

Tips to Develop Reciprocity and Cooperation in online courses.

Tips to emphasize time and task in online courses.

Tips to encourage active learning in online courses.

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