Guide To Resources: Fundamentals

Guide to Resources ●●●●●
In this section we have gathered together most of the various

resources mentioned throughout the text, organized them into a
few simple categories, and added a number of other references.
Our intent is not to be exhaustive, but rather to concentrate on
sources that are useful and practical, noting those that are free or
targeted toward education. Most of the sites and texts listed here
include their own hyperlinks or references to other resources.
FUNDAMENTALS
HowStuffWorks, Computer http://computer.howstuffworks.com
This site has articles with clear graphics and video tutorials on
the internet basics but also covers subjects for the not-so-
newbies on topics like “How RSS Works,” “How Podcasting
Works,” social networking, wifi and mobile technologies, and
much more. Another nice feature is that the site includes
options for printable versions of the articles.
Lynda.com www.lynda.com
Short self-paced and hands-on courses on tech topics, free trial
offered, then subscription.
ONLINE EDUCATION: SELECTED RESEARCH

Books
Garrison, D. Randy (2011). E-Learning in the 21st Century: A
Framework for Research and Practice (2nd Ed.). New York:
Routledge.
Means, B. (2014). Learning Online: What Research Tells Us About
Whether, When and How. New York: Routledge.
Miller, M. D. (2014). Minds Online: Teaching Effectively with Tech-
nology. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Picciano, A., Dzuiban, C., & Graham, C. (2013). Blended Learning:
Research Perspectives (Vol. 2). New York: Routledge.
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Siemens, G., Gasevic, D., & Dawson, S. (Eds.) (2015). Preparing for
the digital university: a review of the history and current state of
distance, blended, and online learning. MOOC Research Initi-
ative. http://linkresearchlab.org/PreparingDigitalUniversity.pdf
Book length publication, includes some valuable sections on
MOOCs and MOOC research.
Research on MOOCs
Bayne, S., & Ross, J. (2014). The pedagogy of the Massive
Open Online Course: the UK view. The Higher Education
Academy, 1–76. https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/
files/hea_edinburgh_mooc_web_240314_1.pdf
EdX Research and Pedagogy, https://www.edx.org/about/
research-pedagogy, and http://blog.edx.org/mooc-research/
Collection and blog about of research on MOOCs from EdX
partner institutions
IRRODL Special issue on OERs and MOOCs, Vol. 16, No. 5 (2015),
www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/issue/view/71
IRRODL Special Issue on Research into Massive Open Online
Courses, Vol. 15, No. 5 (2014), www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/
issue/view/64
Luo, H., Robinson, A. C., & Park, J. Y. (2014). Peer grading in a
MOOC: reliability, validity, and perceived effects. Journal
of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Vol. 18, No. 2, n2. http://
olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/
429
Milligan, C., Littlejohn, A., & Margaryan, A. (2013). Patterns of
engagement in connectivist MOOCs. MERLOT Journal of Online
Learning and Teaching, Vol. 9, No. 2, 149–159. http://jolt.merlot.
org/vol. 9no2/milligan_0613.pdf
Piech, C., Huang, J., Chen, Z., Do, C., Ng, A., & Koller, D. (2013).
Tuned models of peer assessment in MOOCs. Retrieved from
www.stanford.edu/~cpiech/bio/papers/tuningPeerGrading.
pdf
ONLINE EDUCATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE

For those who are interested in learning about theories underlying
distance education and online teaching and learning practice, we
suggest the following short list, all available online:
438 Guide to Resources
Community of Inquiry https://coi.athabascau.ca/

Can read and review information about the COI model, publi-
cations and discussion on the influential community of inquiry
approach promoted by Randy Garrison and others—the con-
cepts of social, cognitive, and teaching presence.
Teaching in a Digital Age, by Tony Bates, published in 2015 is
available for free at https://opentextbc.ca/teachinginadigitalage/.
A far-ranging book about the changing nature of education, it
addresses a host of topics related to online and technology-
enhanced teaching and learning. Chapter 2 provides a very
engaging treatment of learning theories and ways of viewing
knowledge. Chapter 5 provides a good overview of MOOCs.
Chapter 7 analyzes the pedagogical differences between differ-
ent forms of educational media.
Tips for Teaching Adult Students Online, http://wp.wpi.edu/atc-
ttl/2012/09/28/tips-for-teaching-adult-students-online/
A concise explanation of adult learning principles and examples
of how to incorporate these into online course design. From
Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
The Theory and Practice of Online Learning, edited by Terry Ander-
son, the second edition of this popular book, published in 2008,
available for free download www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/
120146, click on Free PDF tab for free download.
Recommend reading the first two chapters, “Foundations of
Educational Theory for Online Education” by Mohamed Ally
and “Toward a Theory of Online Learning” by Anderson.
ONLINE EDUCATION: TRENDS AND DATA

Educause Library https://library.educause.edu/topics
Search the topic areas under Teaching and Learning for
resources and reports from a number of Educause publications
and research, as well as presentations.
Grade Level: Tracking Online Education in the United States
www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/gradelevel.pdf
The Babson Survey Research Group, from February 2015,
with data from the College Board and the National Center for
Education Statistics’ Integrated Postsecondary Education Data

System (IPEDS).
Horizon Report www.nmc.org/publication-type/horizon-report/
The yearly Horizon Report for Higher Education is one of the best
ways to read critical insights about technology in education
trends on the short-, mid-, and long-term horizon. This site also
includes links to Horizon Reports for K–12, libraries, and other
special reports, also available in a variety of different languages.
National Center for Education Statistics https://nces.ed.gov/
fastfacts/display.asp?id=80
Fast Facts page on distance learning participation in US. See
also U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Educa-
tion Statistics. (2016). Digest of Education Statistics, 2014
Online Learning Consortium (formerly Sloan Consortium) Survey
Reports www.onlinelearningconsortium.org/read/survey-reports
A great resource page to keep updated on the latest OLC Survey
reports.
COURSE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Creating a Syllabus
Accessible Syllabus Template and Syllabus Checklist http://fdc.
fullerton.edu/teaching/basics.php
From California State University, Fullerton, College of Education.
Online Course Sample Syllabus & Online and Blended Course
Development Guide www.bgsu.edu/center-for-faculty-excellence/
resources/forms.html
From The Center for Online and Blended Learning at Bowling
Green State University.
Online Syllabus Templates http://tlinnovations.cikeys.com/online-
learning/online-syllabus-templates/
From the Teaching and Learning Innovations group at Cali-
fornia State University Channel Islands.
Sample Online Syllabus http://dl.bristol.mass.edu/wiki/images/
7/78/SampleOnlineSyllabus.pdf
From the distance learning program at Bristol Community
College, Massachusetts.
Sample Syllabus Format—Online and Hybrid Courses www.mtsu.

edu/university-college/faculty/docs/faculty_syllabus.pdf
From Middle Tennessee State University.
Online Syllabus Template, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
https://sites.google.com/a/uwlax.edu/course-syllabi/templates
Bloom’s Taxonomy
“Bloom’s Taxonomy” https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/
blooms-taxonomy/
From Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching, provides short
summary and history of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Bloom’s Taxonomy http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/#Bloom’s_
Taxonomy
Using Bloom’s Taxonomy https://tips.uark.edu/using-blooms-
taxonomy/
From University of Arkansas, tips and clear explanation of how
Bloom’s can be used in course design and in writing of learning
objectives.
Instructional Design
Adult Learners https://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/tls/course-
design/instructional-design/adult-learners
From Rochester Institute of Technology, a succinct explanation
of adult learner characteristics and teaching strategies best
adapted to them.
Blended Learning Toolkit https://blended.online.ucf.edu/
Multifaceted resource from University of Central Florida and
American Association of State Colleges and Universities to assist
those developing blended courses. See also their Blended
Learning Toolkit at https://blended.online.ucf.edu/blendkit-
course-diy-project-tasks/
Flipped Classroom https://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/tls/
course-design/flipped-classroom
From Rochester Institute of Technology, a useful resource page
for designing and teaching using the flipped classroom model.
Explains difference between flipped and regular blended model.
Instructional Design https://www.uwlax.edu/catl/instructional-

design/
University of Wisconsin instructional design page, Guides and
Tutorials has links to some useful design and planning docu-
ments, including Online course and module level planning
document, Alignment of course outcomes and assessment
guide and planning document, and their online course evalu-
ation rubric and checklist, www.uwlax.edu/uploadedFiles/Aca-
demics/online/guidelines.pdf
Instructional Design Models www.instructionaldesigncentral.com/
instructionaldesignmodels
Instructional Design Center website provides a clear explana-
tion of the basic models of instructional design. Also see its
section on Adult Learning Theory, www.instructionaldesign
central.com/adult-learning-theory
Instructional Design for Online Resources www.ion.uillinois.edu/
resources/tutorials/id/index.asp
From the Illinois Online Network, links to short topics related to
instructional design and development of online courses. The
information is presented in clear and easy-to-read fashion for
non-specialists.
Planning Tools https://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/tls/course-
design/instructional-design/design-tools
From Rochester Institute of Technology, a collection of plan-
ning templates, organizers, and checklists to help with the plan-
ning stage of course development.
SPS Course Design & Development Tutorial http://spscourse
design.commons.gc.cuny.edu/
Modules covering broad array of topics in online course design,
including use of multimedia, accessibility, assignment instruc-
tions, along with some templates, from the Office of Faculty
Development and Instructional Technology at CUNY School of
Professional Studies.
Open Learning Initiative’s Creating Effective Online and Blended
Course https://lagunita.stanford.edu/courses/StanfordOnline/
O.P.E.N./CourseDesign/about
A free, self-paced course in the step-by-step process of planning
and creating an online or blended course.
Time on Task https://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/tls/sites/rit.

edu.academicaffairs.tls/files/docs/RIT_Time%20on%20Task%20
In%20Online%20Courses_v2.0.pdf
From Rochester Institute of Technology, for those converting
from an F2F course to online, tips for thinking about time
needed by students and instructors to perform tasks in the
course.
Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (1998). What is backward design? In
Understanding by Design (Chapter 1), https://www.fitnyc.edu/
files/pdfs/Backward_design.pdf
Accessibility Issues/Universal Design

Accessibility and Universal Design in Learning https://spsfaculty.
commons.gc.cuny.edu/accessibility/
A collection of how-to guides and resources for making online
course elements accessible from Office of Faculty Development
and Instructional Technology at CUNY School of Professional
Studies.
Universal Design for Learning Activity Center http://ctfd.sfsu.
edu/udl
Offers case stories in video format concerning faculty’s use of
Universal Design in their classes.
National Center for Universal Design for Learning www.udl-
center.org
Guidelines, many of which pertain to online courses, for making
learning more accessible to all. “Learn the Basics” section offers
a good introduction.
Multimedia Design
Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2016). E-Learning and the Science of
Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of
Multimedia Learning (4th Ed.). San Francisco, CA: Wiley. The
updated classic on multimedia design.
7 Things You Should Know About Microlectures https://net.edu-
cause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7090.pdf
Tips on creating short audio or video lectures.
Effective Educational Videos https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-

sub-pages/effective-educational-videos/
From C. J. Brame at Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching,
summarizes research on instructional multimedia and provides
some good recommendations.
Readability and Learning Styles

Edit Central Style and Diction Tools www.editcentral. com/gwt1/
EditCentral.html
Has demo of six different readability indexes.
Index of Learning Styles www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/
felder/public/ILSpage.html
An online instrument to determine one’s learning preferences,
developed by Richard Felder and Barbara Solomon.
Tests Document Readability And Improve It www.online-utility.
org/english/readability test_and_improve.jsp
Readability index tool uses four different systems to calculate
readability of text.
Quality Online Course Design Rubrics and Standards

Distance Education Certificate Program, Quality Principles http://
depd.wisc.edu/html/quality3.htm
Reviewed selection of works on guidelines and quality stand-
ards for distance and online education.
Illinois Quality Online Course Initiative rubric www.ion.uillinois.
edu/initiatives/qoci/categories.asp
Online course evaluation rubric and checklist.
www.uwlax.edu/uploadedFiles/Academics/online/guidelines.
pdf from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Open SUNY Course Quality Review (OSCQR) rubric http://oscqr.
com
From Open SUNY, can be freely used.
Quality Matters http://qminstitute.org/home/Public%20Library/
About%20QM/RubricStandards2008–2010.pdf
Rubric for Online Instruction www.csuchico.edu/celt/roi
From California State University, Chico, can be freely used.
ASSESSMENT RUBRICS AND LEARNING ANALYTICS

Assessment Resources: Sample Rubrics www.winona.edu/air/
rubrics.htm
A rich collection of links from many universities for different
subjects and types of assignments, hosted by Winona State
University.
RubiStar http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
Rubric generating and sharing site from University of Kansas.
Rubrics http://teachingcommons.depaul.edu/How_to/Assess_
learning/Assessment%20tools/Rubrics/rubrics.html
From DePaul University, general information and links to spe-
cialized rubrics for different areas, including those for collab_
oration and teamwork, blog and wiki assignments, writing, etc.
Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) https://solare
search.org/
Organization that hosts an annual conference and promotes
research into learning analytics, publishes the Journal of Learn-
ing Analytics.
Special issue on learning analytics, Online Learning Journal (OLJ)
(Vol. 20, No. 2) June 2016. http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/
read/online-learning-journal/
Using Scoring Rubrics www.calstate.edu/itl/resources/assessment/
rubrics.shtml
Explains the principles behind rubrics. From Mary Allen of
California State University.
LEARNING MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND

SOFTWARE TOOLS
Learning Management Systems
Blackboard Learn blackboard.com
Commercial, institutional LMS, also provides a free hosted
service.
Canvas www.canvaslms.com
Commercial, institutional LMS, also has a hosted service where
free open courses or MOOCs can be offered (instructors must
apply and be affiliated with institution or organization), www.

canvas.net
D2L BrightSpace www.d2l.com/
Commercial, institutional LMS.
Schoology www.schoology.com
An LMS popular with K–12 sector but also for higher education.
OpenSource, Free, or Low-Cost LMSs or Software for

Courses
Blogger google.com
Free blogging sites, login through Google apps.
CourseSites www.coursesites.com
Free hosted version of Blackboard LMS, for individual instruc-
tors to create their own course sites. Instructors can have up to
five classes running at the same time. Also MOOC environment
for institutions interested in offering open courses.
Edublogs www.edublogs.org
Free hosted blogging sites for the educator community; for fee
version provides added features.
Foliospaces https://www.foliospaces.org
Free individual ePortfolio software, also available on institu-
tional level for small administrative fee to create.
MediaWiki www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki
Free, open source wiki software that can be downloaded to be
hosted on your own institutional server. Same type of wiki soft-
ware used on Wikipedia. For individual users, try PBworks or
Wikispaces.
Moodle http://moodle.org
The Moodle community home page. Free, open source software
that can be downloaded to run on institutional servers. There
are also paid hosting partners/affiliates available.
Open EdX https://open.edx.org/
Open source version of EdX software for MOOCs for institu
tional use.
PBworks www.pbworks.com/education.html
Previously PB Wiki, for creating hosted wiki sites for education.
Sakai www.sakaiproject.org
The portal for Sakai open source software. Can be downloaded
to run on an institutional server. Paid partners/affiliates are also
available to host.
Schoology www.schoology.com
Limited individual accounts are available for free.
Weebly www.weebly.com
Template-driven, easy-to-use website builder, free version
available, has Weebly branding but no ads.
Wikispaces www.wikispaces.com/content/classroom
Free hosted wikis for education, with many tools, easy to use.
Wordpress.com https://wordpress.com/
Free, hosted Wordpress software for creating blogs or
websites.
Quizmaking, Polls, and Survey Tools with Free

Versions
ClassMarker www.classmarker.com
Allows for hosted quizzes, emails reports of results, creates links
from your own site.
EasyTestMaker www.easytestmaker.com
Free hosted quizzes.
Hot Potatoes http://hotpot.uvic.ca
A useful, freeware suite of software that can be downloaded for
creating web-based quizzes and exercises. Tutorials are
included on the site.
Kahoot https://getkahoot.com
Game-based real-time quizzing program.
Polldaddy polldaddy.com
For polls and surveys, can add media or images to questions,
integration with Wordpress.com.
Poll Everywhere polleverywhere.com

Designed for real-time response—good for synchronous online
sessions or blended classes.
ProProfs Quiz School www.proprofs.com/quiz-school
Enables one to create and have quizzes hosted, offers many
options, and allows for tagging and sharing and embedding the
quiz on your own site. Free and for fee versions available.
Quizrevolution.com
Hosts and provides templates to create multimedia quizzes and
automatic feedback, and features scoreboards so that you can
see how students have done. Free and for fee versions available.
Socrative www.socrative.com
Real-time quizzing program.
SurveyMonkey www.surveymonkey.com
Free survey for up to a hundred responses.
Zoho www.zoho.com/survey
For creating and hosting quizzes. Free and for fee versions
available.
Social Bookmarking
Delicious http://del.icio.us/
Popular social-bookmarking tool, easy to use. Has changed
ownership hands several times so check status. You can anno-
tate and share bookmarks selectively or with the public.
Diigo www.diigo.com
Social bookmarking, annotating and sharing, plus highlighting
and sticky notes directly on web pages, create separate private
groups.
Evernote https://evernote.com/
While primarily an individual note, organizer, and research tool,
can also be used to clip web pages, annotate, and share notes
with others or create a group notebook for students to collabo-
rate, all within the free version.

Social Networking Sites Just for Educators

Classroom 2.0 www.classroom20.com
A social networking site for educators interested in using Web
2.0 technologies in education, created on Ning. Great place to
hear from and share ideas and examples with other educators.
Also, see bottom of home page for quick search of discussion
concerning specific Web 2.0 tools.
Edmodo www.edmodo.com
Focused on K–12 educators and their students, teachers can
create and control class groups.
The Educators’s PLN http://edupln.ning.com/
A site for individual educators and interest groups.
Creating and Sharing Video, Audio, and Images

DoInk www.doink.com
Create and share animated movies.
Flickr www.flickr.com
The photo-sharing site.
Kaltura http://corp.kaltura.com/
No free version, commercial video hosting service popular with
education sector, institutional adoption so check to see if your
institution has it if interested.
Panopto www.panopto.com
No free version, commercial video hosting service popular with
education sector, institutional adoption so check to see if your
institution already has it.
Teacher Tube www.teachertube.com
A free community and video-sharing site that is aimed at K–12
educators.
Vimeo www.vimeo.com
Free version allows one to upload and share videos, free version
has lower limits on storage size than for fee versions.
VoiceThread http://voicethread.com
No free version for educators but individual and institutional
education pricing, can upload videos, images, and other
content with built-in discussion by text, audio, or video cam.

Can be integrated with many LMS so check to see if your insti-
tution already has it.
YouTube www.youtube.com
Free hosting, with different privacy options available and no
limits on uploads. Simple verification of account needed for
videos longer than fifteen minutes. Easy-to-use caption maker.
Create your channel through your Google account.
Screencast Video
Camtasia Studio www.techsmith.com
Sophisticated screencasting software with editing tools; version
available for both PC and Mac. Free thirty-day trial only, no free
version but available in education pricing.
Jing www.techsmith.com
Free, five-minute recording limit, easy to use, allows you to take
screen grabs as well as video captures. Requires a download but
can be used with either Windows or Mac.
Screencast-o-Matic www.screencast-o-matic.com
Free, accessed through browser with Java applets. Allows you to
make and host your screen-recorded video on their website up
to fifteen minutes, without download of software or save and
post on YouTube. You can provide a link for your students to
their site to view the video or embed it in your own site. Low-
cost Pro version for group license provides more tools and cap-
abilities, longer recording time.
Free Livestreaming Video
Facebook Live
Available through Facebook, thirty-minute limit on length.
Video can remain on your Facebook page for replay or can be
downloaded to save on your own device.
Periscope https://www.periscope.tv/
Owned by Twitter but you can sign up using your phone
number if you do not want a Twitter account. Broadcast can be
public or private. Videos can also be saved.
Avatar and Cartoon Creation with Free Versions

Voki www.voki.com
Easy to create 3-D talking avatars and make one-minute record-
ings using free version. Educator premium subscriptions
provide more tools, greater selection of avatars.
DoppelMe http://doppelme.com/
Create very simple, cartoon-like avatar with face and body.
Faceyourmanga www.faceyourmanga.com/
Create manga-style avatar face.
Makebeliefs Comix www.makebeliefscomix.com/
Free comic creation site, also available in mobile app format.
WittyComics www.wittycomics.com/
Free, register only to save comics made on the site.
Interactive Video Lessons and Animations

EDpuzzle www.edpuzzle.com
Free and fee versions, edit videos and add assessments.
GoAnimate https://goanimate4schools.com/public_index
Animated videos, educational pricing, free trial only.
PlayPosit www.playposit.com
Formerly known as eduCanon. Edit videos, add assessments,
embed in LMS.
PowToon www.powtoon.com/edu-home/
To create animated videos with narration, hosted on site,
limited free version or low-cost educational plans.
VideoScribe www.videoscribe.co/
Write on whiteboard-style animation, must be downloaded,
educational pricing, free trial only.
Free Communication and Screensharing Tools

Join.me https://www.join.me
Offers free version of screensharing and video conferencing
software to download.
Skype www.skype.com
Make free calls and video conference over the internet. Good
for communicating with students at a distance. Screensharing
is also possible.
Twitter www.twitter.com
Features micro-blogging (short messages of up to 140 charac-
ters, known as “tweets”) that can be received via mobile device
or on a website. Users can “follow” other users and share with a
small group or the public.
Infographics and Posters

Canva www.canva.com
Offers templates for creating infographics and posters.
Glogster http://edu.glogster.com/
Interactive multimedia posters, education version.
Piktochart http://piktochart.com/
For creating infographics, available in both a free and paid
education version.
Timeline Creation
Dipity www.dipity.com/
Timelines can be created by one or more people, working col-
laboratively. Free and premium versions.
HSTRY www.hstry.co
Is specifically geared toward the education sector, free and
premium versions.
Timeline JS http://timeline.knightlab.com/#fileformat
Free tool, allows one to start building a timeline from a simple
Google spreadsheet template.
Other Software Tools and Websites

Google google.com
Free software for word processing, spreadsheets, slide shows,
etc. Allows for collaboration on documents, forms, down
loading documents to your own computer, or exporting for
conversion into many Microsoft applications and other soft-

ware formats. Your institution might have adopted Google Apps
for Education which while still free, provides more privacy, no
ads, and Google Classroom, which can be used like an LMS.
Storybird Storybird.com
A visual story-building program, create books and share, using
its image library (geared to K–12), free.
TagCrowd http://tagcrowd.com/
Site for creating word clouds, free, no registration required.
Thinglink www.thinglink.com
Create interactive media images, basic account free for edu-
cators, also premium education versions.
Prezi Prezi.com
An alternative to the basic slide show, good for those who use a
lot of images and a minimum of text in their presentations.
Wordle www.wordle.net/
Site for creating word clouds, free, no registration required.
Web Page Editors: Free, Cross-Platform

CoffeeCup www.coffeecup.com/free-editor/
HTML editor.
KomPozer www.kompozer.net
Free and open source.
Screenshot/Grab Software
Snagit www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp
Easy to use, not free but available for a free trial.
Snipping Tool: free screenshot tool included in Windows (starting
with Windows Vista version).
Image Editing Software

Aviary www.aviary.com
Free image editing software, mobile app.
Canva https://photo-editor.canva.com/
Free online photo editor that does not require you to download
a software program.
GIMP www.gimp.org
Free, cross-platform, open source image editing software.
Google Photos photos.google.com
Basic image editing and storage in the cloud.
Paint.NET www.getpaint.net
It is available in many languages and requires a download to a
Windows computer.
Aggregators and Curation Tools

Feedly feedly.com
Aggregates content from RSS feeds, a news reader available for
mobile devices or browser based.
Flipboard www.flipboard.com
Mobile app to collect news, articles, photos, videos, provides
support for Twitter and Facebook feeds or other social media.
Pinterest pinterest.com
Popular tool for collecting and annotating
Padlet https://padlet.com
Collect, annotate, share, offered in both free and educator (free
trial) versions, can create a class “wall.”
Storify storify.com
To curate tweets from Twitter and images, add annotations, free
and for fee versions.
Virtual Worlds
How to Transform Your Classroom With Augmented Reality
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015–11–02-how-to-transform-
your-classroom-with-augmented-reality
Article from EdSurge which introduces concept of using aug-
mented reality in education and provides examples of tools
current at the time of this November 2015 article.
Minecraft Education Edition http://education.minecraft.net/

Version of Minecraft for educational use. Successor to
MinecraftEDU.
OpenSim http://opensim-edu.org/blog/
For information and resources (some public worlds you can
visit) for those who are able and willing to create their own
virtual worlds, using open source platform. See also the wiki for
OpenSimulator developers, administrators, and creators at
http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page
Second Life http://secondlife.com
Requires download of software, basic membership is free.
Many education institutions still exist in Second Life, see its
wiki, Second Life Education at http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/
Second_Life_Education
Mind-Mapping/Concept Mapping
Bubble.us https://bubbl.us/
Free but limited version, for fee versions with more features, no
download needed.
Coggle https://coggle.it/
Free and educator pricing, online, no downloads of software
needed.
Mindomo www.mindomo.com
Mind-mapping software and sharing. Education pricing.
Sound and Podcasting

Audacity www.audacityteam.org/
Free, easy-to-use editing and recording software, must be
downloaded, is cross-platform.
CLYP https://clyp.it/
Free, upload a recording but also record directly to its site. Pro-
vides you with a URL and embed code to share your audio clips.
Podomatic http://podomatic.com
A hosting service that allows you to create podcasts for free. It
also features Web 2.0 types of sharing on the site.
Open Educational Resource (OER) or Open Courses/

Courseware, Including MOOCs
College Open Textbooks www.collegeopentextbooks.org/
A site geared to the community college community, for those
looking to adapt an open textbook.
Curriki www.curriki.org
Open courseware with an emphasis on K–12.
Gooru www.gooru.org/
OER database for K–12.
MERLOT II https://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
Peer-reviewed course materials, content, and lesson plans for
reuse from one of the earliest established content sharing sites,
sponsored by California State University system. As a member,
you can join a subject area community and contribute content,
become a peer reviewer.
MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu
OER Commons https://www.oercommons.org
A great place to start a search through OER material collections,
also connect with others of similar interests through the OER
Groups or create a Hub with your colleagues to share resources
on this site. Also offers professional development for using OER,
and authoring tools for OERs.
OpenCourseWare Consortium www.ocwconsortium.org
More than 200 higher education institutions share course
materials in this consortium.
Open Learn http://openlearn.open.ac.uk
Site gives access to courseware from the Open University in
the UK.
Open Learning Initiative http://oli.stanford.edu/courses/ and
http://oli.cmu.edu/
Originating at Carnegie Mellon and now at Stanford University,
whole self-paced courses in such subjects as Elementary French
and Intro to Biology, expertly designed using research-based
learning design. You can sign up as an instructor to use OLI
courses in conjunction with your own blended class, with
options to customize the OLI course for your teaching and LMS
integration. Generally free and open courses, there may be a
small fee to use some OLI courses in this way.
OpenStax CNX http://cnx.org
A site for sharing content, OERs, based out of Rice University.
Formerly known as Connexions. Modules and collections that
can be remixed and used for your courses.
Open Yale Courses http://oyc.yale.edu
WikiMedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main
_Page
Repository of freely accessible images and multimedia objects.
MOOC Platforms Offering Free Courses

Coursera www.coursera.org
MOOC provider, offering free course enrollments from variety
of universities.
EdX www.edx.org
MOOC provider, offering free course enrollments from a variety
of universities.
Canvas www.canvas.net
MOOC provider, offering free course enrollments from a variety
of universities.
WEB RESOURCES FOR INSTRUCTION

Collections and Portals
The Atlas Image Database of the Louvre in Paris www.louvre.fr/
en/moteur-de-recherche-oeuvres
Click on databases for the Atlas, an English database which
offers views of 35,000 works in the museum. Other databases
available in French for other collections.
Clipart ETC http://etc.usf.edu/clipart
A collection of clipart sponsored by Florida’s Educational Tech-
nology Clearinghouse, containing tens of thousands of pieces of
clipart suitable for students and teachers, offered free for educa-
tional use of up to fifty items without permission.
EcEdWeb: Economic Education Web http://ecedweb.unomaha.

edu/home.cfm
Links to resources and lesson plans for incorporating web
resources on economics and related topics.
Europeana www.europeana.eu/portal
A portal that provides access to millions of digital materials
from different sources in Europe, including text, images, video,
and sound. Go to Exhibitions for artifacts organized around a
particular theme.
Flickr www.flickr.com
Image collections, many royalty free.
Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org
A curated collection of music as well as a social networking
site. All music here is free to download and policy on reuse is
clearly stated for each, many under Creative Commons
licenses.
Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/
Free tutorials with emphasis on math and science, some mater-
ials on other subjects as well. Mostly videos with some text and
image modules. Excellent resource for illustrating a concept or
taking students through a process.
The Internet Archive www.archive.org/index.php
A free library resource of collections, some unusual, of texts,
music, television archives, and other digital content as well as
its Wayback Machine collection of websites, with historical
views of old web pages.
iTunes U www.apple.com/itunes
Visit the iTunes site to download the software that enables you
to access the university areas of the iTunes store for free educa-
tion material. Many universities have made audio and video
lecture materials freely available through iTunes.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco https://art.famsf.org/
A searchable collection of art, several different parameters to
search by.

National Geographic MapMaker Interactive http://mapmaker.

nationalgeographic.org/
Allows one to search for maps worldwide, with street, birds-eye,
satellite, and 3-D maps available, then you can layer on data for
population, climate, history, and many other data sets. Google
Earth can similarly allow one to interactively explore the globe
and the oceans.
National Palace Museum in Taiwan www.npm.gov.tw/en/
Provides generous samples of Chinese art from different
periods, helpful commentary and even 3-D views, all in English,
French, and several other languages.
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York www.metmuseum.org/
art/collection
Has a large searchable collection of world art, searchable by
time, place, artist, and object type or material (for example,
“copper” or “drinking vessels”).
Math Forum http://mathforum.org
Now part of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
(NCTM), offers math resources for teachers and students,
mostly for K–12, some higher education.
New York Public Library Digital http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
Images, texts, audio, and video. Permissions for use vary.
National Archives Online Exhibit Hall www.archives.gov/exhibits
Documents and objects from the US National Archives collec-
tion, most can be freely used in education.
Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology http://teachpsych.org/
otrp/index.php
Society for Teaching of Psychology provides peer-reviewed
teaching materials for different areas of the psychology field.
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) http://serc.carleton.
edu/index.html
Course materials, lessons, and multimedia for science educa-
tion. Areas for higher education and K–12, Geoscience, etc.
TED Talks ted.com
Video talks on wide variety of subjects.
TED-Ed http://ed.ted.com/
Lesson creation and sharing with a Ted Talk video.
Library of Congress/UNESCO’s World Digital Library www.wdl.
org
Available in seven languages, offers primary source cultural
materials from all over the world—manuscripts, recordings,
photographs, maps, timelines, drawings, etc.
Tricklar http://tricklar.com/
An international news site that can be sorted by country or topic
to produce word clouds that reflect a current news story. Free,
registration not required to generate word clouds.
The World Radio Network www.wrn.org/listeners/#home-listeners
Carries streaming audio programs from radio stations all
over the world, in English or broadcast in several other
languages.
World Wide Internet TV http://wwitv.com
A portal featuring direct links to live online streaming from tele-
vision stations worldwide, in the language of diverse countries
but also sometimes in English.
YouTube EDU www.youtube.com/edu
Videos from higher education institutions or schools on
YouTube.
WEBSITES, BLOGS , AND ONLINE JOURNALS

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology http://ajet.org.
au/index.php/AJET/index
Peer-reviewed scholarly articles on educational technology in
higher education, with most contributions from areas of Aus-
tralia, New Zealand, Asia.
Educational Technology & Society www.ifets.info/index.php
An English language journal with international reach, with
emphasis on intersection of technology and educational
systems. Good journal for those interested in what is happening
with educational technology and open education in Asia,
Europe, Canada, Middle East.
EdITLib www.editlib.org
Sponsored by AACE, offers “peer-reviewed papers and articles
on the latest research, developments, and applications related
to Educational Technology and E-Learning”—articles from
AACE publications. It also has organized “collections”—
compiled writings on a particular subject—that are very useful.
EdSurge www.edsurge.com
EdTech news and information, product reviews, K–12 and some
higher ed.
Educause Publications www.educause.edu/research-and-
publications
Periodicals and newsletters, many available online, from the
organization concerned with information technology use in
higher education. See also the Library page (https://library.
educause.edu/library) to search for topical materials.
Edudemic www.edudemic.com/
Current trends in education and technology, teaching and
learning issues, focus on K–12.
Edutopia www.edutopia.org/
Lucas Foundation sponsored site with news and information
about teaching and learning strategies for K–12.
Elearnspace www.elearnspace.org/blog/
Blog by George Siemens good for those interested in current
research into technology and learning, learning analytics, short
reports from those conferences you can’t attend yourself . . .
EURODL (European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning)
www.eurodl.org
Covers research and practice, peer-reviewed scholarly journal
with focus on Europe but includes many articles covering other
parts of the world.
Faculty Focus www.facultyfocus.com/free-reports
Free short reports on pedagogical issues from Magna
publications.
Hack Education http://hackeducation.com/
The thought-provoking blog by Audrey Watters on educational
technology.
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learn-

ing www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl
A refereed electronic journal covering theory, research, and
practice in distance learning.
Hastac (Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and
Collaboratory) https://www.hastac.org
An interdisciplinary, open academic community with thought-
provoking blogs, for educators, students, researchers, organiza-
tions—interested in new ideas in teaching and learning, the
future of higher education, as well as in the digital humanities,
technology in learning.
Jane Hart’s Top 100 Tools http://c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/
Continually updated annual list of tools for learning, compiled
from contributors in education and workplace. See also http://
c4lpt.co.uk/directory-of-learning-performance-tools/.
Journal of Educators Online www.thejeo.com/
Peer-reviewed scholarly journal, open access.
Journal of Learning Analytics http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/jour-
nals/index.php/JLA/about
An open access journal from the Society of Learning Analytics.
Journal of Interactive Media in Education http://www-jime.open.
ac.uk/
From Open University, UK, journal with focus on educational
technology.
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.
org
English teacher’s blog highlights and critiques resources on the
internet and new technology tools—although aimed at K–12
teachers of ESL and EFL, the resources and Ferlazzo’s commen-
tary are nearly always equally valuable to those in other subject
areas and higher education.
Instructional Design and Development Blog www.iddblog.org
From DePaul University, an ongoing, lively blog concerning
instructional design and technology issues.

OLDaily www.downes.ca/news/OLDaily.htm
A newsletter from Stephen Downes, brief postings on latest
research, trends in education, including MOOCs, learning ana-
lytics, comments on recent articles in the field.
Online learning and distance education resources

www.tonybates.ca
An excellent source of critical reviews and commentary on
resources, news, publications, and trends in online and dis-
tance learning, with international scope, by Tony Bates.
Online Learning Journal (formerly JALN) http://onlinelearning
consortium.org/read/online-learning-journal/
Sponsored by Online Learning (formerly Sloan) Consortium,
peer-reviewed scholarly journal on current topics of interest in
the field, special theme-based issues, strives to be international
in scope. The former JOLT from MERLOT has now merged with
this journal.
Online Learning Update Blog http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/online
learning/
News and research curated by Ray Schroeder of the University
of Illinois, Springfield.
Online Journal of Distance Education Administration www.
westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/
For those involved in administration of online and other dis-
tance learning programs.
Online Learning Update http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/online
learning/
Active blog featuring news and selected links to articles of
interest concerning online education by Ray Schroeder of the
University of Illinois at Springfield.
Sue Waters Blog http://suewaters.com
Sue Waters focuses on eLearning and educational technology,
with emphasis on K–12 educators. Lots of “how-to” tips. She
also has a site called The Edublogger at https://www.theedu
blogger.com/ which has tips for other educators on blogging
and technology.
Teach100 http://teach.com/teach100
Ranks and scores the best educator/education blogs, targeted
for K–12 sector.
The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education http://tojde.
anadolu.edu.tr/
From Turkey’s Anadalou University, an international journal on
distance education.
COMPUTER-BASED SIMULATIONS
MERLOT II www.merlot.org
Collection offers a number of links to simulations and anima-
tions, with commentary about how they might be used in teach-
ing. Many MERLOT materials are accompanied by peer reviews
of the resource, pointing out the special features of an item or
suggesting ways in which it can be incorporated into a course
activity. Contains many OERs.
PhET http://phet.colorado.edu/index.php
Interactive, free simulations for physics, chemistry, biology,
earth science, and math, from University of Colorado at
Boulder.
SERC portal http://serc.carleton.edu/index.html
Based at Carleton College, an excellent collection of resources
for the sciences, including computerized simulations and
simple animations. Contains many OERs.
Solar System Simulator http://space.jpl.nasa.gov
Sponsored by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, this simulator allows
one to view different parts of the solar system.
CASE STUDIES AND SCENARIO OR ROLE-PLAYING

SIMULATIONS; DEBATES
Case Centre www.thecasecentre.org/educators/products/view?
id=133460
Case studies for business education, both free and for fee

ChemCollective www.chemcollective.org
Hosts a variety of simulations, virtual labs, and scenario-based
activities for chemistry courses.
Debate Central http://debate.uvm.edu/
Sponsored by University of Vermont, “everything about debates
and debating,” includes debate training resources, debate for-
mats—helpful for those instructors who do not have back-
ground in debating.
Economist Debates http://debates.economist.com/
The Economist magazine sponsors online debates on current
topics of interest, using Oxford-style debating format.
International Debate Education Association (IDEA) www.idebate.
org/
Includes an online debate topic database (Debatabase), teach-
ing resources and other helpful resources for educational
debates.
MIT Sloan Teaching Innovation Resources https://mitsloan.mit.
edu/LearningEdge/Pages/default.aspx
Instructors can download and freely use case studies in such
areas as industry evolution, sustainability, and global entre
preneurship.
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science http://
sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/
Collection by the State University of New York at Buffalo. The
Center not only provides cases but also includes instructor
guideline notes.
Public Health Games www.publichealthgames.com
Provides links to simulations and games in which scenarios
such as a bioterrorism attack or a natural disaster striking a
community are presented with the participant choosing a role
to play and decisions to make in response.
GAMES
ClassCraft www.classcraft.com/
Create online role-playing games, free or low fee for educators.
Jeopardy Labs https://jeopardylabs.com/

Create a browser-based jeopardy-style game for reviewing fact-
based materials.
Gamified wiki http://gamifi-ed.wikispaces.com/
Operated by educators and students who contribute and invite
reviews of learning games from educators and students.
Twinehttps://twinery.org/ An open source story writing tool.
COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES

Copyright Clearance Center www.copyright.com
One of several online services that will help you find a copyright
owner and secure permission to use material.
Crash Course in Copyright http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/
Provided by the University of Texas, this is another well-
designed and comprehensible site dealing with copyright and
intellectual property. Take the online tutorial on copyright.
International Copyright Law http://depts.washington.edu/uw
copy/Copyright_Law/International_Copyright_Law
Section on international copyright law from the University of
Washington copyright connection.
What is Intellectual Property? www.wipo.int/about-ip/en
From the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) links
to resources for understanding IP rights on a global or country-
to-country basis.
Preventing Plagiarism/Ensuring Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity tutorial site www.umuc.edu/students/
academic-integrity/ai-tutorial/academic-integrity-tutorial.html
At University of Maryland University College; covers academic
integrity issues.
Academic Integrity Quiz https://www.reed.edu/registrar/academic
_integrity/quiz.html
At Reed College; provides automatic feedback.

Indiana University—How to Recognize Plagiarism https://www.

indiana.edu/~academy/firstPrinciples/index.html
Tutorial site for students, focused on plagiarism in writing, fea-
tures clear explanations and lots of examples of plagiarism in
writing and how to avoid it.
International Center for Academic Integrity www.academic
integrity.org/icai/home.php
Valuable curated resources and links to promote academic
integrity, including sample policy statements, tutorials, etc.
Ryerson University, Academic Integrity http://ryerson.ca/academic
integrity/episodes/index.html
Entertaining “episodes” provide examples for students of differ-
ent situations involving academic integrity.
Turnitin www.turnitin.com
Company that provides services to institutions and instructors
to detect plagiarism by students.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT

PREPARATION
Selected Conferences and Organizations That Offer
Professional Development Opportunities in Online
Teaching and Educational Technology
AACE www.aace.org
Offers online resources, publications, plus a number of differ-
ent annual conferences, each aimed at different audience for
educators involved with technology.
Annual Conference on Distance Education and Learning www.
uwex.edu/disted/conference
Sponsored by University of Wisconsin–Madison.
EDEN www.eden-online.org/
European Distance and E-Learning Network offers several con-
ferences, including one on the open classroom and another on
research into the distance and eLearning areas as well as online
discussion and publications.

International Council for Open and Distance Education www.

icde.org
Global organization for open and distance higher education,
international conference participation.
International Society for Technology in Education www.iste.org
For K–12 and teacher education sector.
League for Innovation in the Community College https://www.
league.org/
Aimed at the community-college educator in the United States.
National University Technology Network (NUTN) www.nutn.org/
Offers resources and workshops at annual meeting.
Online Educa Berlin www.online-educa.com
Conference held each year in Berlin, Germany, focuses on
education and corporate training areas, video.
Online Learning (formerly Sloan) Consortium http://online
learningconsortium.org/
Offers online workshops, publications as well as several annual
conferences.
The TLT (Teaching, Learning, and Technology) Group www.tlt

group.org
The site offers resources, online symposia, and workshops.
WCET www.wcet.info/2.0
Offers online webinars and workshops at their annual
conference.
Readiness Surveys and Orientation Materials for

Students
Arizona State University, ASU Online Orientation http://online-
student-welcome.asu.edu/
Series of videos introducing online learning, enrollment and
preparation logistics, resources, etc. Sections aimed at both
prospective as well as admitted students.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, Online Student Ori-

entation www.blueridgectc.edu/stu_ori/index.html
Simple click-through tutorial pages covering basics of online
learning, expectations, navigating a course site, resources. First
section includes a readiness quiz.
De Anza College, Online Education Center https://www.deanza.
edu/online-ed/prospective/index.html
A readiness page and quiz for prospective students and an
online orientation for enrolled students that covers skills and
strategies, resources and links to info about LMS and class site
navigation.
Rio Hondo Virtual College Online Survival Guide http://online.
riohondo.edu/student/guide/web1aa.htm
Includes information on a variety of basic skills needed to take
an online course.
Sierra College www.sierracollege.edu/distancelearning/help-
center/getting-started/readiness-assessment.php
A readiness survey.
University of Arkansas Online Course Readiness Quiz https://
online.uark.edu/students/readiness-quiz.php
University of Central Florida Learn Online https://online.ucf.
edu/learn-online/
Contains sections providing overview of online learning, what
one needs to be successful in an online class plus expectations,
logistics, and resources.
University of Memphis, Online Student Orientation www.
memphis.edu/oso/index.php
Covers areas of interest to both prospective as well as admitted
students.
Washington Online, Is Online Learning for Me https://www.waol.
org/prospective_students/isonlineforme.aspx
A readiness quiz.
Xavier University, An Orientation for Online Students www.
xavier.edu/online/Student-Orientation.cfm
Series of orientation modules in Canvas, introducing online
learning, showing examples of online courses, skills needed for
success, resources. Ends in a quiz.
Some Online Training or Degree Programs in Online

Teaching, Distance Education, or Educational
Technology
Athabasca University, Master in Distance Education http://cde.
athabascau.ca/programs/index.php#mde
Athabasca offers a variety of certificates and degrees in distance
education and instructional design.
California Community Colleges @One Project www.onefor
training.org/online-courses
A well-established program targeted to California Community
College faculty and staff, these low-cost online training courses
and certificate program are also open to out of state educators
for what is still a very low fee.
California State University, East Bay, Certificate in Online Teach-
ing and Learning https://www.ce.csueastbay.edu/ce/programs/
online-teaching-certificate/
A well-established program that offers a certificate as well as an
MEd with Option for Online Teaching and Learning, www.
csueastbay.edu/ceas/departments/otl/index.html
Illinois Online Network, Making the Virtual Classroom a Reality
www.ion.uillinois.edu/courses/students/index.asp
Illinois public institutions and international partners receive
discount—single workshops and a Master Online Teacher Cer-
tificate are offered. Also open to general public.
Indiana University, online certificate and degree programs http://
iuconnected.iu.edu/CertificateDegreePrograms.aspx#isted
Indiana U. offers online certificates, masters, and doctoral
level (EdD) degree programs in instructional systems
technology.
OLC (formerly Sloan Consortium) Online Teaching Certificate
Program http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/learn/teaching-
certificates/
OLC Workshops http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/learn/
workshops/
Highly regarded certificate program with foundational course,
electives, and specializations. The individual workshops are on
current trends and topics, and may be available to you for free
through your college if your institution is a member of OLC and
has a Workshop Pass.
Penn State University World Campus, Master of Education in
Learning, Design, and Technology www.worldcampus.psu.edu/
degrees-and-certificates/penn-state-online-masters-in-learning-
design-technology/overview
San Diego State University, Online Certificate and Degree Pro-
grams https://www.ces.sdsu.edu/Pages/Engine.aspx?id=685
Online certificates and masters in instructional technology and
learning design and technology, some requiring regular admis-
sion and some through their Open University.
University of British Columbia, Master of Educational Techno-
logy https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/graduate-
degree-programs/master-of-educational-technology
University of Colorado, Denver MA, Information and Learning
Technologies with emphasis on eLearning Design and Imple
mentation www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/SchoolOf
Education/Academics/MASTERS/ILT/Pages/eLearning.aspx
The University of Colorado, Denver; also has MA with emphasis
in Instructional Design and Adult Learning.
University of Maryland University College www.umuc.edu/
academic-programs/education-and-teaching.cfm
UMUC offers a Master of Education in Instructional Technology
as well as a Master of Distance Education and E-learning.
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ONLINE EDUCATION: SELECTED RESEARCH

ONLINE EDUCATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE

Community of Inquiry https://coi.athabascau.ca/

ONLINE EDUCATION: TRENDS AND DATA

Education Statistics’ Integrated Postsecondary Education Data

COURSE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Sample Syllabus Format—Online and Hybrid Courses www.mtsu.

Instructional Design https://www.uwlax.edu/catl/instructional-­

Time on Task https://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/tls/sites/rit.

Accessibility Issues/Universal Design

Effective Educational Videos https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-­

Readability and Learning Styles

Quality Online Course Design Rubrics and Standards

ASSESSMENT RUBRICS AND LEARNING ANALYTICS

LEARNING MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND

apply and be affiliated with institution or organization), www.

OpenSource, Free, or Low-­Cost LMSs or Software for

Quizmaking, Polls, and Survey Tools with Free

Poll Everywhere polleverywhere.com

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Social Networking Sites Just for Educators

Creating and Sharing Video, Audio, and Images

content with built-­in discussion by text, audio, or video cam.

Avatar and Cartoon Creation with Free Versions

Interactive Video Lessons and Animations

Free Communication and Screensharing Tools

Infographics and Posters

Other Software Tools and Websites

conversion into many Microsoft applications and other soft-

Web Page Editors: Free, Cross-­Platform

Image Editing Software

Aggregators and Curation Tools

Minecraft Education Edition http://education.minecraft.net/

Sound and Podcasting

Open Educational Resource (OER) or Open Courses/

MOOC Platforms Offering Free Courses

WEB RESOURCES FOR INSTRUCTION

EcEdWeb: Economic Education Web http://ecedweb.unomaha.

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National Geographic MapMaker Interactive http://mapmaker.

WEBSITES, BLOGS , AND ONLINE JOURNALS

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learn-

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Online learning and distance education resources

CASE STUDIES AND SCENARIO OR ROLE-­PLAYING

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Jeopardy Labs https://jeopardylabs.com/

COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES

Preventing Plagiarism/Ensuring Academic Integrity

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Indiana University—How to Recognize Plagiarism https://www.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT

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International Council for Open and Distance Education www.

The TLT (Teaching, Learning, and Technology) Group www.tlt

Readiness Surveys and Orientation Materials for

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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, Online Student Ori-

Some Online Training or Degree Programs in Online

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Instructional Design https://www.uwlax.edu/catl/instructional-

Effective Educational Videos https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-

OpenSource, Free, or Low-Cost LMSs or Software for

content with built-in discussion by text, audio, or video cam.

Web Page Editors: Free, Cross-Platform

CASE STUDIES AND SCENARIO OR ROLE-PLAYING