[Air-l] Best practices in e-learning?

[Robert]

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.htm) 
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
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