Getting Started with Educational Technology
Overview of Online Learning (http://www.its2.uidaho.edu/cti/resources/courses_on_the_web.htm):
In the internet age, the use of technology in teaching has become
increasingly important, especially considering the fact that students
are so comfortable with technology. This article provides suggestions
on how to incorporate existing material into websites and develop new
methods of instruction using the web.
Facilitating Online Learning: A Primer (http://www.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/olfac.html):
This document provides a structure for starting to teach online. It
covers the skills and attitudes instructors and students should have,
inducting students to an online learning environment, getting started,
and keeping the momentum. The links to wellspring.isinj.com take a
while to load but they are very much worth your time.
Multimedia and Learning: What Helps When? (http://www.lawrence-najjar.com/papers/Multimedia_information_and_learning.html):
Dr. Lawrence Najjar's review of the empirical literature related to
multimedia presentations in instruction. Includes analyses of when
multimedia is effective and the (empirically) best multimedia
techniques for particular types of learning. More of his publications
are available at: http://www.lawrence-najjar.com/lawrence_pubs.html
Getting Started with PowerPoint 2003
(http://www.wellesley.edu/Computing/Office03/Powerpoint03/general.html):
A site with detailed instructions on how to use PowerPoint.
Getting Started with Photoshop (http://www.its.uidaho.edu/photoshop/):
A site for educators beginning to use Photoshop that explains the
program from graphics and terms to "how to." To jump in to just the
"how to," you may wish to start at http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/design/graphics/tutorials/tutorial1.html
(the information is very similar, just presented from a doing instead
of an understanding perspective).
Do-it-yourself Creation of Internet Courses (http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/wklemm/doityourself.htm):
Texas A&M’s Dr. Bill Klemm’s “Lessons Learned” page.
Teaching at a Distance (http://www.stratvisions.com/dissertation/):
A dissertation which describes, in non-technical language, the
components that successful instructors use to foster synchronous
learning. The table of contents is a clickable map of the document.
Educational Information about Educational Technology (http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/res.cgi/Educational_Technology):
This is a vast information repository for Educational Information with
some links which are highly relevant to higher education. Many of the
links and articles are oriented more toward K-12 teachers, but that is
not the case for all their links. This is a good site for building a
knowledge base about educational technology.
Computers and Networks (http://www.techsoup.org/):
Just in case you wanted to know the lingo--this set of pages describes
computers, networks, and the web in non-technical language. Click on
"read articles" and then click on the topics that interest you.
See also: Using WebCT | Writing
HTML and Code on Your Own | Texas A&M University
Resources | Staying Current and Getting
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