Resources
The resources, recommendations and guidelines in the LTO's e-learning site were developed by Dalia Hanna, Manager, Learning and Teaching. Please contact Dalia at dhanna@ryerson.ca, with suggestions, ideas or feedback related to e-learning. Dalia's specialization is in instructional design, technology and online learning.
General
- Blended Learning Toolkit from the University of Central Florida
- Online Learning: Council of Ontario Universities
- Online Education - Academic Considerations: Council of Ontario Universities (pdf)
- Engineers Canada: Statement of Interpretation on Distance Learning
- The Quality Matters Program Rubric
- Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the United States (pdf)
- Merlot Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
Faculty Focus Free Reports
Each special reports report features 10-12 articles and is packed with strategies, tips, and insight on the topics that impact your students, your courses, and your work.
- 10 Principles of Effective Online Teaching: Best Practices in Distance Education
- 11 Strategies for Managing Your Online Courses
- Assessing Online Learning: Strategies, Challenges and Opportunities
- Best Practices for Training and Retaining Online Adjunct Faculty
- Designing Online Courses: Models for Improvement
- Distance Learning Administration and Policy: Strategies for Achieving Excellence
- Faculty Development in Distance Education: Issues, Trends and Tips
- Online Course Design: 13 Strategies for Teaching in a Web-based Distance Learning Environment
- Online Course Quality Assurance: Using Evaluations and Surveys to Improve Online Teaching and Learning
- Online Student Engagement Tools and Strategies
- Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education
- Strategies for Increasing Online Student Retention and Satisfaction
- Student Collaboration in the Online Classroom
- Tips for Creating a Distance Learning Program
From the LTO Website, Resources Section
- Student Perception of Online Learning [pdf]
Learning & Teaching Office, Ryerson University. - Online Discussion: Collaborative Online Learning: Fostering Effective Discussions
Tips for Instructors and Students
Centre for Teaching Excellence. University of Waterloo. - Facilitating Effective Online Discussions and Online Discussions: Tips for Students [pdf]
Educational Development Centre. Carleton University. - Evaluating or Marking Online Discussion Participation [pdf]
Teaching and Learning Centre. University of Calgary.
From The G. Raymond School of Continuing Education
- Guide to Online Teaching for Instructors
- Tips on Preparing and Teaching Online Courses
- Online Learning Demo on Distance Courses
References
The work on "e-Learning and Teaching" site is based on following resources:
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Dizuban, D., Hartman, L., & Moskal, D. (2004, March 30). Blended learning. EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research Bulletin.
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MarylandOnline (2010). Quality Matter Rubric. Retrieved from http://www.qmprogram.org/files/QM_Standards_2011-2013.pdf
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