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
"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
For information on training:
"From a Distance: Training Teachers with Technology" by Tod Porter and Sharon K. Foster
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
"Digital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Education" by David F. Noble
Mississippi ETV Interactive Video Network Class Schedule 1999 - 2000
"Copyright and Distance Education: Lawful Uses of Protected Works" by Kenneth D. Crews
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
Seven Principles of Good Teaching Practice -- includes good teaching practices for both regular classes and distance education classes
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"
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
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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