Electronic Instruction - Introduction and Tips

By Donna L. Gilton

On this page are listed pages that introduce instructors to working with new technologies. More advanced information on teaching with and about technology is located elsewhere on this website.

General Principles

• Chickering, Arthur W. and Stephen C. Ehrmann. Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever.
• Grassian, Esther S. and Joan R. Kaplowitz. Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Practice. NY: Neal-Schuman, 2001 pp. 365-410.
• Parker, Thelma "Soda". Does Online Instruction Enhance Learning?
• Tammy's Technology Tips For Teachers.

More intensive information on new technologies can also be found on this website.

Electronic Classrooms

Internet or Web Instruction

• March, Tom. Filamentality.
• _____. A Quick Definition of Application Types.
• _____. What's on the Web?: Sorting Strands of the World Wide Web for Educators.
• _____. Working the Web For Education.

More information on teaching with the Internet, building websites, as well as on tutorials and cybertours can be found elsewhere on this website.

WebCT and Similar Technology

• Lyon, Herbert C. My Life With WebCT.

More information on WebCT and similar technology can be found elsewhere on this website.

Distance Education.

• Berge, Zane L. The Role of the Online Instructor/Facilitator.
• Creed, Tom. Extending the Classroom Walls, Electronically.
• Illinois Online Network (ION) Home Page.
• ION. An Online Course in a Nutshell.
• ION. Online Education Overview.
• ION. Instructional Strategies For Online Courses.
• ION. Online Learning Explained
• ION. Strengths and Weaknesses of Online Learning.
• ION. What Makes a Successful Online Facilitator?
• ION. What Makes a Successful Online Student?
• U. of Wisconsin - Extension. Distance Education Clearinghouse.

More advanced information on distance education is also available on this website.

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