hi Monica - there are many excellent resources available about best practices for online learning. As a start, you can try this link: http://www.utoronto.ca/cat/clearinghouse/index.html It contains links to various resources. The Instructional Design area is quite good, in particular this link: http://www.umuc.edu/virtualteaching/vt_home.html which details various strategies for matching learning styles to available technologies. The peer reviewed online journal Educational Technology and Society (http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/) is very good, and contains many articles and papers that bring an international pool of expertise together. Here are a couple of links I have used in past courses: * Applying Universal Design to College Instruction (http://www.facultyware.uconn.edu/files/UDI_principles.pdf) NB - this is a PDF file, not accessible, but not available in HTML format. * Learning from a Pilot Project to Put a College IT Curriculum Online, Novaczek and Gabriel, Educational Technology & Society 5 (1) 2002 (http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/vol_1_2002/novaczek.html) - an excellent article on the change process of moving to an online or distributed learning environment, with a particular focus on the pedagogical value of using technologies in education. Particular attention to Universal Design and Accessibility issues would be two areas of high importance, followed closely by learning styles research and the development of online communities of practice. I have a short article on Extensible Online Learning here (http://luke.rcat.utoronto.ca/articles/idesign/Luke_ExtensibleOnlineLearning....) that details a model of e-learning we use (and have tested - see http://aahs.centennialcollege.ca/latack/healthcanada/) in clinical education. I am sure there ar others on this list who can point you in some useful directions as well. Robert Monica Murero wrote:
Dear AoIR's, dear friends, I am working on a new project to develop an e-learning graduate course in the area of digital culture and communication.
I am gathering information and I will greatly appreciate your suggestions about best practices available around the globe and/or distinguished teachers using this approach (job opportunities will be available). Thanks in advance for your toughts,
Monica -------------------------- AoIR Executive Committee -Appointed Seat
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