Online Teaching & Learning
These websites contain valuable online teaching and learning related resources. Some offer tip sheets and reviews on various technology tools available for online educators while others bring to light current or future educational trends and opportunities.
EduCause Web
Learn. Teach. Lead.
Inside Higher Ed
Merlot Multimedia Educational Resource
Learning Solutions Magazine
Getting Results – Educators
Center for Research on Learning & Teaching
Wisc-Online Learning Objects
E-LearnSpace – E-Learning Everything
Center for Learning Performance
Dennis O’Connor: Online Teacher Toolkit
William Horton: E-Learning Design Specialists
Online Instructional Design
These websites focus on online instructional design, providing insight into relevant aspects such as Universal Design for Learning, online course design principles and elements and allowing access to a wealth of readily available online educator tools and learning objects that can be easily incorporated into online course designs.
Universal Online Course Design
Principles of Online Design
Rubric for Online Instruction
Center for Universal Course Design
E-Learning Design Elements
Wisc-Online Learning Objects
Ideas for Lively E-Learning
Ten Simple Steps for Universal Online Course Design
Online Assessment Tools
The third category of web resources focuses on online assessment tools. These materials revolve around the need for effective assessments in online education, on the inclusion of authentic evaluation tools into course designs and use of rubrics for evaluation. In essence, when utilizing these resources, even novice educators can gain an in-depth understanding of why evaluation is important and how it can be accomplished effectively in the virtual environment of online learning.
