Links to Distance Education Sites
Fall 1999

Distance Education Issues

Many distance education issues are included on the following web sites:

Distance Education: A Primer from University of Texas

A Teacher's Guide to Distance Learning from Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida

Distance Education at a Glance from Engineering Outreach at the University of Idaho

Distance Learning: Planning Considerations and Options from University of Michigan, Information Technology Division, Office of Instructional Technology

Roles of Participants

"Distance Education in the Pacific Northwest: Program Benefits and Implementation Barriers" by Kim O. Yap, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) -- includes information about the roles of administration and faculty

"Using Research to Design Effective Distance Education" by Greg Gay, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) -- includes information about the roles of administration, faculty, facilitators, and support staff

"Issues in Distance Learning" by L. Sherry in International Journal of Educational Telecommunications, 1 (4), 337-365 -- includes information about the roles of faculty, facilitators, support staff, and students

"Three Models of Distance Education" from the University System of Maryland -- includes information about the roles of faculty, support staff, and students

Faculty Issues

For information on training:

"From a Distance: Training Teachers with Technology" by Tod Porter and Sharon K. Foster

"An Assessment of Training Needs in the Use of Distance Education for Instruction" by Lorraine Sherry and Richard Morse

For information on teaching load:

"Developing Distance Education Classrooms" by Dr. William John Boone, Indiana University

"Distributed Learning and Institutional Restructuring" by Brian Hawkins, President of EDUCAUSE

For information on promotion and tenure:

Project FUTURE information from Randy Bass of Georgetown

Wyoming Session Report of the Instructional Technology Committee

For information on monetary compensation:

Ad Hoc Distance Learning Task Force Report of Central Washington University

For information on right of ownership of course material:

American Association of University Professors

Central Washington University

University of Texas System

"Digital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Education" by David F. Noble

Scheduling

Mississippi ETV Interactive Video Network Class Schedule 1999 - 2000

Copyright Issues

"Copyright and Distance Education: Lawful Uses of Protected Works" by Kenneth D. Crews

"Intellectual Property Law Primer for Multimedia Developers" by J. Dianne Brinson and Mark F. Radcliffe

Distance Education Fact Sheets

Microsoft in Higher Education -- provides answers to frequently asked questions about distance education

The Wellspring (an online community of distance educators) -- gives general facts about distance education

Traditional vs. Distance Education Classes

Seven Principles of Good Teaching Practice -- includes good teaching practices for both regular classes and distance education classes

Future of Distance Education

LearnLinc  -- discusses the idea of "continuous education" with a 40-year degree as the goal, rather than a 4-year degree

The Virtual Classroom  -- discusses the development of "the virtual classroom"

Distance Education Glossaries

Glossary--Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System developed by Elaine Patton-Bennington, Instructional Technologist, Ivy Tech State College

Glossary of Distance Education Terminology developed by the College of Engineering, University of Idaho

Glossary of Distance Education Terms developed by University of Texas

List of Glossaries from Distance Education Clearinghouse

References for Functional Context Education Learning Theory

Employee Training Institute. Retrieved September 24, 1999 from the World Wide Web: http://www.workplace.eti.com

Functional context (T. Sticht). The theory into practice database. Retrieved September 22, 1999 from the World Wide Web: http://www.gwu.edu/~tip/sticht.html

Grubb, W.N., Kalman, J. Castellano, M. Brown, C., & Bradby, D. (1991). Alternatives to skills and drills. In Readin', writin' and 'rithmetic one more time: The role of remediation in vocational education and job training (MDS-309). Berkeley: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, University of California. Retrieved September 24, 1999 from the World Wide Web: http://ncrve.berkeley.edu/MDS-309/MDS-309--2.html

San Diego Consortium for Workforce Education and Lifelong Learning. Preface to functional context education. Retrieved September 24, 1999 from the World Wide Web: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/edweb_folder/cwell/preface.fce.html

San Diego Consortium for Workforce Education and Lifelong Learning. Thomas G. Sticht. Retrieved September 24, 1999 from the World Wide Web: http://clipt.sdsu.edu/CWELL/stichtbio.html

Sticht, T. G. (July 1999). Adult basic education: Strategies to increase returns on investment (ROI). Retrieved September 24, 1999 from the World Wide Web: http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/roi/front.htm

Sticht, T. G. (1997). Functional context education: Making learning relevant. Retrieved September 24, 1999 from the World Wide Web: http://www.nald.ca/FULLTEXT/context/cover.htm

The Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills. Identifying and describing the skills required by work. Retrieved September 24, 1999 from the World Wide Web: http://www.ttrc.doleta.gov/SCANS/idsrw/Scansrep.htm

The Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills. (April 1992). Learning a living: A blueprint for high performance, a SCANS report for America 2000. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Labor.

The Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills. (June 1991). What work requires of schools, a SCANS report for America 2000. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Labor.


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