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Distance Education

• Models of Distance Education. Institute for Distance Education, University System of Maryland's (1997).
• University of Wisconsin-Extension Distance Education Clearinghouse (2000)
• The American Journal of Distance Education
• Instructional Technology Council's (ITC) Second Annual Survey on Distance Education (PDF). During a three-week period in November/December 2005, 138 community colleges and universities across the country that offer distance learning courses completed this survey on issues relating to distance learning administration, faculty and students. Issues covered in the survey include challenges to distance learning programs, faculty training and compensation, enrollment caps, assessment, student services, and student demographics.
• Title 5 Regulations on Distance Education
• "What distance education instructors need to know about Chabot Library Services"
• Distance Learning Manual, 2005, Accreditation Commission for Community and and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). Provides information and ACCJC guidelines to member institutions as they plan and evaluate distance learning programs.
• Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges Position Papers on Distance Education (enter "Distance Education" in the search field for more papers).

• Walton, I., Shue, B. et. al. (1999). "Guidelines for Good Practice: Effective Instructor-Student Contact in Distance Learning". Technology & Curriculum Committees, The Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges. Accessed 4/8/2000.
• Scroggins, B. et. al. (1995)."Curriculum Committee Review of Distance Learning Courses and Sections." Curriculum Committee Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. Accessed 4/8/2000
• Locke, J. et. al. (1993). "Distance Learning in the California Colleges: An Academic Senate review of the social, fiscal, and educational issues." Educational Policies Committee, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. Accessed 4/8/2000.

Teaching Online

• What is Online Teaching? (University of New England)
• Teaching Online: A Practical Guide, by Susan Ko and Steve Rossen.  Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Textbook site home.
• Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom : The Realities of Online Teaching, by Rena M. Palloff, Keith Pratt, Keith Pratt. Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series, 2001. Textbook site home.
• The Myth about Online Course Development (PDF), by Diana G. Oblinger and Brian L. Hawkins, Educause Review, January/February 2006.
• Distance Education at a Glance, by Barry Willis, the Associate Dean for Outreach and the Engineering Outreach, from his book "Distance Education - Strategies and Tools and Distance Education - A Practical Guide" (1995)CSU Faculty Development Institute "Tools, Templates, & Training."
• Principles for Making Online Environments Effective, Johnson and Aragon (2002)
• "CourseCheck" (course checklist). "CourseCheck" is a tool for faculty and course designers interested in new ways to engage students. Using the CourseCheck process, they can examine their own teaching methods in the context of the Seven Principles of Good Practice
• Seven Principles of Effective Teaching: A Practical Lens for Evaluating Online Courses by Charles Graham, Kursat Cagiltay, Byung-Ro Lim, Joni Craner and Thomas M. Duffy
• Take an online course: Converting your Onsite Course to Online. Have you been thinking of taking your face-to-face course online? This self paced workshop will walk you through steps to help you become successful to convert your campus-based course into a fully online format.
• Information & tips from one instructor teaching online at Chabot:
  • Have found that 50% of the students have already taken an online course.
  • 40% of the grade comes from the Discussion Board
  • Quality of student thoughts are much higher
  • Don't assume anything - spell out everything
  • How do we promote learning of students?
  • How do we relate to learning outcomes?
  • Find that students engage more when online
  • Assign projects to groups
  • How to motivate students
  • Train students for plan A & B - always have a backup (computer labs).
• Virtual Mentoring: A Real-World Case Study

Additional Resources:

Resources for developing a Strategic Plan for Distance Education