Resources

• Online Learning Knowledge Garden - http://ollkg.rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk/
• Online Learning Checklist - downloadable documents - http://ollkg.rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk/filedownloadpage/index.html

Pedagogy

• Evaluate Exemplary Courses as a group - http://www.webct.com/exemplary

1. Put together an online course evaluation committee in your department.
2. Create a rubric for evaluating online courses
3. Critique one or exemplary courses.
4. Share what you learn with the rest of the department.
5. Optional: Collaborate to create WebCT course templates for courses that have many sections and multiple teachers.

Links

1. Kentucky Virtual University Online Excellence Awards - http://www.kyvu.org/partners/excellence_award.asp
   http://www.kyvu.org/partners/f-awards.asp
    
2. STRUCTURED STUDENT-STUDENT INTERACTION: THE KEY TO EFFECTIVE LEARNING Good Sources of Proven Techniques: [1] Elizabeth Barkley, K. Patricia Cross, Claire Howell Major. 2004. Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty. Jossey-Bass. [2] Charles C. Bonwell and James A. Eison. 1991. Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report. [3] Barbara J. Millis and Philip G. Cottell. 1997. Cooperative Learning For Higher Education Faculty. American Council on Education/ Oryx Press.
    
3. Great Starting Site: Collaborative Learning. National Institute for Science Education, University of Wisconsin Madison. http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/CL1/CL/default.asp Includes: 1. Doing CL, 2. Tough Questions [on CL], 3. James Cooper & Pamela Robinson.
    
4. 1998. Small-group Instruction in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (SMET) Disciplines: A Status Report and an Agenda for the Future. 4. J. Cooper & P. Robinson. 1997. Small-group instruction: An annotated bibliography of science, mathematics, engineering and technology resources in higher education. 5. L.Springer, M .E. Stanne & S. S. Donovan. 1997. Effects Of Small-Group Learning On Undergraduates In Science, Mathematics, Engineering And Technology, A Meta-Analysis. http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/nise/CL1/CL/resource/scismet.htm
    
5. Great Starting Site: Team Based Learning. http://atlas.services.ou.edu/idp/teamlearning/index.htm See Also: Michaelsen, L. K., A. B. Knight and L. D. Fink. Eds. 2004. Team-Based Learning: A Transformative Use of Small Groups in College Teaching. Stylus.
    
6. Great Starting Site: National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science. SUNY-Buffalo (Clyde Herreid) [How to and many cases.] http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/case.html Don’t miss the links to other case studies sites: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/webcase.htm See Also: Herreid, C. F. 2004. Using case studies in science—And still "covering the content." pp 105-114 In Michaelsen, L. K., et al. Eds. 2004. Team-Based Learning. Stylus. Great Starting Sites: Problem-based Learning, especially in large classes. http://chemeng.mcmaster.ca/pbl/pbl.htm Problem Based Learning Clearing House. University of Delaware. https://chico.nss.udel.edu/Pbl/ See also list of sites: http://www.udel.edu/pbl/others.html
    
7. Great Starting Site: Just-in-Time-Teaching. "JiTT is a teaching and learning strategy based on the interaction between web-based study assignments and an active learner classroom. Students respond electronically to carefully constructed web-based assignments which are due shortly before class, and the instructor reads the student submissions "just-in-time" to adjust the classroom lesson to suit the students' needs.… we are aware of approximately 300 faculty in 25 disciplines at approximately 100 institutions … who have adopted the JiTT strategy." http://webphysics.iupui.edu/jitt/jitt.html
    
8. Alternate source (online, instant reward) for "Improving discussions" by William E. Cashin and Philip C. McKnight http://www1.provost.msu.edu/facdev/instructionalresources/ir409.asp
    
9. Great First Downloads: IDEA Papers. Topics include Improving Lectures, Improving Discussions, Improving Essay Tests, Improving Student Writing, Improving Grading, Evaluating Teaching and many more. 4-8 pages each, feature both techniques and introduction to literature. Free PDFs http://www.idea.ksu.edu/resources/Papers.html
    
10. Can Distance be Used to Enhance Quality? by Stephen C. Ehrmann and Mauri Collins: http://www.tltgroup.org/resources/Collab_Distance.html