Online & Distance Teaching and Learning

Desire2Learn @ LU Desire2Learn (D2L) is a web-based learning management system that replaced WebCT in the 2011-2012 academic year. D2L provides a rich learning environment for students and easy-to-use tools for submitting documents, taking quizzes, communicating, and working in groups. Academic Technology Support and Information Technology provide support for Desire2Learn. For more information, contact Nancy Evans, ext. 8148 or evans@lincoln.edu Distance Learning Classrooms Lincoln has several learning spaces and meeting rooms that are equipped for synchronous distance learning and videoconferences. IICC, President's Boardroom ICC Meeting rooms Graduate Campus University Hall 204 Langston Hughes Memorial Library Nelson Science Center 318 Teaching Online with Desire2Learn Plagiarism Moodle

Best Practices Resources for Online Teaching The following links provide you with checklists, rubrics, and principles for best practices in online courses: The 5 Pillars of Quality Online Teaching - by Sloan-C Quality Online Teaching Scorecard - by Sloan-C American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC) Guiding Principles for Distance Learning Middle States Distance Learning Programs: Interregional Guidelines for Electronically Offered Degree and Certificate Programs 2002 Innovations in Distance Education (IDE) The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) Effective Practices Designing Online Courses: Models for Improvement "Student Characteristics Associated with Success in Online Learning: A Checklist" Designing Online Courses: Models for Improvement Strategies for Teaching at a Distance, This guide was originally edited by Tania H. Gottschalk, University of Idaho Engineering Outreach, University of Idaho Online Learning Is Not Online Reading, Jim Vanides,Teaching, Learning & Technology in Higher Education, January 69, 2009, hp EDUCAUSE ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education Quality Matters (Maryland Online) project proposes to develop a replicable pathway for inter-institutional quality assurance and course improvements in online learning DEOS-L listserv. Send an email to lists@psu.edu and put in the body of the message “subscribe DEOS-L firstname lastname”. Do not include a subject for the message and leave off the quotes. Substitute your actual first and last names for “firstname” and “lastname,” above. Send it. “Strategies for Managing the Online Workload” is a collection of short descriptions, tips, techniques, and methods developed and used by experienced online educators to manage their time in the online learning environment. (Note: you need iTunes to view the podcasts) ADDIE Model of the Instructional Design Cycle