Useful links and information
Check out some of the links below for background information on
distance learning and instructional technology.
Quality
Matters
"The Quality Matters program has ... created a set of review
criteria based on the research literature and national
standards, incorporated these criteria into an interactive
web-based rubric with annotations, and developed training and a
process for conducting team course reviews."
ION's Quality Online Course Initiative
"A quality online course rubric and evaluation system .... The
goal of this project is to help colleges and universities to
improve accountability of their online courses."
Elements for Review of Online Instruction
Oregon State University's rubric "provides a list of elements to
consider when reviewing online course instruction. The concept
of this tool is that it would provide useful feedback to the
faculty member delivering the course. It is not designed to be
rigid or prescriptive, but rather to be informative, helpful,
and constructive."
IMPLEMENTING THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES: Technology as Lever
Classic clarity. Simple elegance. Short and simple.
Rubric for Online Instruction
"This site is designed to answer the question ... What does a
high quality online course look like?"
Rubrics and Online Portfolios
A clearinghouse of just what the title says.
Rubrics for Web Lessons
Everything you wanted to know about web rubrics and more.
Sloan-C's Pillars of Quality Online Education
The pillars: learning effectiveness, student satisfaction,
faculty satisfaction, cost effectiveness, and access.
Sloan-C's Effective Practices
A collection of effective practices desgined to implement the
pillars of quality online education.
EduTools
"WCET?s EduTools provides independent reviews, side-by-side
comparisons, and consulting services to assist decision-making
in the e-learning community."
NEA's Guide to Online High School Courses
Establishing standards for online high school courses--the
introduction to online teaching and learning for many community
college students.
Indiana Higher Ed's Guiding Principles for Faculty in Distance
Learning
"A set of guiding principles that define good practice and a
clear benchmark for faculty as they pursue activities in
distance learning....address[ing] distance learning and the use
of technology in the classroom from the faculty perspective of
teaching and learning."
ADEC Guiding Principles for Distance Learning
The American Distance Education Consortium's guiding principles.
Accrediting Commission's Distance Learning Manual
Distance Learning Manual. A Publication of the Accrediting
Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association
of Schools and Colleges. August 2008.
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