http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Mon, 20 May 2013 12:18:16 PDT Mon, 20 May 2013 12:18:16 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87702 This site contains teaching/learning activities used across over 40 disciplines with hyperlinked examples of how each might utilize a certain kind of technology or a combination of different technologies to accomplish specific learning objectives. Conceptual Learning - Ideas, theories, principles of information systems, bodies of knowledge; Problem Solving - Deductive powers, inferential reasoning, testing assumptions, decision making; Object and Document Analysis - Contextualization and interpretation using texts, documents, pictures, objects;Data Gathering and Synthesis - Research skills, methodology, evaluation and reporting, quantification;Case Studies - Evaluation of systems by observing and analyzing simulated situations or processes;Virtual Labs and Field Trips - Testing and evaluating information through experiments and in situ examination; Presentations by Teachers - Demonstrations, overviews, framing, setting forth of key information or salient points; Presentations by Students - Production or performance of representative knowledge by students; Collaborative Learning - Sharing knowledge, collective decision making, forming learning communities; and Authentic Inquiry - Learner as practitioner, connecting theory to practice, taking responsibility for knowledge. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87624 This website provides links to a variety of web-based instructional resources, including: Beyond Bookmarks: Schemes for Organizing the Web, Conferencing on the World Wide Web, Department of Education WWW Server Standards & Guidelines, Email Discussion groups and lists, Evaluating Web Pages, Guidelines for Educational Uses of Networks, MOO an educational tool, Teacher Net, Taking Your Course Online, Teaching and Learning on the WWW, Web Page Design for Designers, World Wide Web Consortium, and a Web Style Guide. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87696 This report, a follow-up to an earlier report titled "Assessment Tools For Distance Learning - A Review of the Literature" contains a list of references to help distance educators assess student learning. Some of the references are related to assessment in general ? since the first report found that most assessment techniques could be applied to all learning regardless of delivery modality. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87643 A selective hyperlinked list of textbooks concerned with college pedagogy as a major area of scholarship. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87669 Part 1 of a list of more than 40 (including hyperlinks) associations concerned with aspects of distance learning: Hyperlinks to each of the organizations in this list: 1)Alberta Association of Courseware Producers 2)Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada 3)CATA Alliance - Canadian Advanced Technology Association 4) Centre for Research and Innovation 5) Information Technology Association of Canada 6)Interactive Multimedia Arts and Technologies Association 7) Software Human Resource Council 8)Association for Applied Interactive Multimedia 9) Association for Educational Communications and Technology 10) Association for the Advancement of Computing Education (AACE) 11) Computer Game Developers Association 12)DigitalLearning.Org 13) Educause 14) Electronic Industries Association 15) Institute for Academic Technology 16) Institute for the Transfer of Technology to Education (ITTE) 17) Instructional Systems Association (ASA) 18)Multimedia Development Group 19) MultiMedia Telecom Assoc. 20) SIGCAT Foundation (Special Interest Group on CD Applications & Technology) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87670 A continuation of the list of more than 40 (including hyperlinks) associations concerned with aspects of distance learning: 21) Software Publishers Association 22) Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT) 23)ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics (SIGGRAPH) 24) ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) 25) ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Uses in Education (SIGCUE) 26) ACM Special Interest Group on Hypertext and Hypermedia 27) ACM Special Interest Group on Multimedia Systems 28) Association for Information & Image Management 29) International Communications Industries Association 30) International Computer Music Association 31) International Interactive Communications Society (IICS) 32) International Television Association (ITVA) 33) Multimedia Communications Forum 34) Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE) 35)Virtual Reality Society (VRS) 36) Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) 37) Australian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association 38) European Association for Computer Graphics (Eurographics) 39) European Multimedia Forum 40) Association for Learning Technology 41) British Interactive Multimedia Association http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87593 A series of guides highlighting information detailed in Barry Willis' books, "Distance Education - Strategies and Tools" and "Distance Education - A Practical Guide." These include:1.Distance Education: An Overview 2.Strategies for Teaching at a Distance 3.Instructional Development for Distance Education 4.Evaluation for Distance Educators 5.Print in Distance Education6.Strategies for Learning at a Distance: 7.Interactive Videoconferencing in Distance Education8.Copyright and Distance Education9.Glossary of Distance Education Terminology http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87613 The Distance Education Clearinghouse website, maintained by the University of Wisconsin-Extension in cooperation with its partners and other UW institutions, provides a wide range of information about distance education and related resources. Topics include, designing effective distance education programs, technology and network options, program and course offerings, legislative news, and funding sources. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87664 This website is the Amazon.com url for this textbook, edited by Beverly Abbey and published by Idea Group Publishing. The website contains readers' reviews of the text which contains 16 chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of distance learning. These include 1) design guidelines, 2) cognitive effects of web page design, 3) theoretical issues, 4) teacher training, 5) web-enhanced traditional instruction, 6) situated learning, 7) student needs, and 8) hypermedia. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87616 A list of distance education journals and newsletters put together by The International Centre for Distance Learning (ICDL).