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Articles

Atherton, J. S. (2005) Learning and Teaching: Bloom's taxonomy. http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/bloomtax.htm (Accessed: 15 December 2008).

This presents a clear picture of Bloom's taxonomy together with revised taxonomy of the cognitive domain based on Anderson and Krathwohl (2001), the affective domain, and the psycho-motor domain.

Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies. "Top 100 tools for Learning." (April 2008) http://c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/ (Accessed 27 April 2010).

[From the report] "Between January and March 2008 the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies (C4LPT) invited learning professionals to share their Top 10 Tools for Learning – both for their own personal learning/productivity as well as for creating learning for others. 155 learning professionals contributed their Top 10 Tools. http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/ (Accessed 26 August 2009).

JISC infoNet, the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) and the Higher Education Academy. "Exploring the Tangible Benefits of e-Learning: Does investment yield interest?" (April 2008) http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/publications/publications/info/tangible-benefits-publication%20 (Accessed 8 May 2008).

King, Beverly R. "Think Small! A Beginner's Guide to Using Technology to Promote Learning." EDUCAUSE Quarterly 30.1 (2007) http://www.educause.edu/LibraryDetailPage/666?ID=EQM0719 (Accessed 5 July 2007).

This article addresses ways in which e-learning can be implemented incrementally and effectively based on small, achievable goals rather than trying to make a single comprehensive shift in teaching approach.

Kopc, S. "Enhancing Teaching with Technology: Are We There Yet?"Innovate 3.2 (2006) http://innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=74 (Accessed 18 April 2007).

This article was originally published in Innovate (http://www.innovateonline.info/) It provides examples of ways that institutions have avoided the pitfalls of the 'one-size-fits-all' approach to e-learning.

Motteram, G."'Blended' Education and the Transformation of Teachers: A Long-Term Case Study in Postgraduate UK Higher Education." British Journal of Educational Technology 37.1 (2006): 17-30 (Accessed 5 July 2007). This article is available to the University community through AU's eLibrary.

Nijhuis, G.G., and B. Collis. "How Can Academics Stay in Control?" British Journal of Educational Technology 36.6 (2005): 1035-49. This article is available to the University community through AU's eLibrary.

Okan, Z. "Edutainment: is learning at risk?" British Journal of Educational Technology 34.3 (2003): 255-264. This article is available to the University community through AU's eLibrary.

Pelz, W."(My) Three Principles of Effective Online Pedagogy." Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks 8.3 (June 2004) http://www.sloanconsortium.org/sites/default/files/v8n3_pelz.pdf (Accessed 27 April 2010).

This article focusses on three principles that can be applied to make computer-mediated communication more effective. They are:

1. Let the students do (most of) the work
      2. Interactivity is the heart and soul of effective asynchronous learning.
      3. Strive for presence.

Race, P. "Downloads" Phil Race, Assessment, learning and teaching in higher education. http://phil-race.co.uk/?page_id=13 (Accessed 23 September 2008).

Stubbs, M., et.al. . "The Structuration of Blended Learning: Putting Holistic Design Principles into Practice." British Journal of Educational Technology 37.2 (2006): 163-75. This article is available to the University community through AU's eLibrary.

Journals and repositories

ALT-J Journal of the Association for Learning Technology available to the University community through AU's eLibrary.

British Journal of Educational Technology available to the University community through AU's eLibrary.

Educause Connect - includes Educause Review and Educause Quarterly as well as other Educause publications http://connect.educause.edu/.   

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. from the Educause home page http://www.educause.edu/.

Higher Education Academy (HEA) EvidenceNet http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/evidencenet

EvidenceNet is an extensive repository of research and case studies on the use of technology for teaching and learning. This repository is continually growing. You can search for items by key word.

Innovate - Journal of Online Education http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/jaln/
Resource compilations

DfES E-Strategy http://www.dfes.gov.uk/publications/e-strategy/
EPIC Research and Resource Centre http://www.epic.co.uk/
ERIC: Education Resources Information Center http://www.eric.ed.gov/

"ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES)."

Guardian newspaper website, e-learning section http://education.guardian.co.uk/elearning/
HEFCE Strategy for E-Learning http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2005/05_12/
IMS Global Learning Consortium, Learning Design Specification http://www.imsglobal.org/learningdesign/

This consortium has created one of the technical standards for coding learning activities electronically using XML. Learning objects using the IMS standard can be uploaded into Blackboard Enterprise. Although some of the information on the IMS site may be more technical than most staff need, the examples of learning activities in the IMS Learning Design Best Practice Guide contain some useful ideas for integrating e-learning into regular teaching using a wide range of pedagogies.

JISC E-learning Focus http://www.elearning.ac.uk/
JISC E-learning Programme http://www.jisc.ac.uk/programme_elearning.html
Course Design

California State University at Chico. Rubric for Online Instruction http://www.csuchico.edu/celt/roi/course2003/idd.html (Accessed 9 July 2007).

This site gives a checklist for characteristics of good practice in online delivery.

Casey, John. "Intellectual Property Rights in Networked E-Learning." JISC Legal Information Service (28 April 2006) http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/publications/johncasey_1.htm (Accessed 9 July 2007).

Copyright Consultants, Ltd. and EduServ. Copyright Toolkit. http://copyrighttoolkit.com/ (Accessed 3 December 2009).

This site gives common scenarios with useful guidance for using materials safely.

E-Learniong Centre. "Blended Learning." http://www.e-learningcentre.co.uk/eclipse/Resources/blended.htm (Accessed 9 July 2007).

This site has a wealth of resources on developing blended learning (a combination of face-to-face and online learning).

E-Learning Guides . 2. Design for E-Learning. Glasgow: Glasgow Caledonian University, 2004. http://www.learningservices.gcal.ac.uk/apu/eguides/design.pdf (Accessed 9 July 2007).

JISC E-learning Pedagogy programme http://www.jisc.ac.uk/elearning_pedagogy.html (Accessed 9 July 2007).

Nash, Susan Smith. "The Hybrid Challenge: Activities, Approaches, Pitfalls." Online Direct Learning (14 February 2005) http://www.xplanazine.com/archives/2005/02/the_hybrid_chal.php (Accessed 9 July 2007).

This article discusses hybrid or blended courses that combine both face-to-face and online learning. The benefits and pitfalls are discussed. Pitfalls can be avoided by paying special attention to the integration of the online component with the rest of the teaching, perhaps as preparation for assessed work or as a way to deepen understanding of material presented in lecture.

Skills for Access. http://www.skillsforaccess.org.uk/ (Accessed 9 July 2007).

This site presents information on using multimedia in e-learning with a description of how to make such materials accessible to a wide range of students.

Western University of Health Sciences. Resources for Online Instructors. http://www.westernu.edu/xp/edu/elearning/lresources.xml (Accessed 9 July 2007). In particular, please see the following presentation on sound web design principles:

*Kellogg, Jerry. Designing Courses for the Web http://www.westernu.edu/bin/elearning/pdf/DesignCoursesRev.pdf (Accessed 9 July 2007).