Distance Learning/Education

• NPR "Soundprint" program on the challenges of distance learning administration 
• Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration 
• SACS - Best Practices for Distance Learning
• WICHE - Principles of Good Practice
• Distance Education Clearinghouse 
• eElearnopedia
• List of journals related to distance learning
• Guidelines for Distance Learning - NCA The Higher Learning Commission
• U.S. Distance Learning Assoc (USDLA)
• Guiding Principles for Faculty in Distance Learning 
• Categorized distance learning resources
• Factors Influencing Faculty Participation in Distance Education in Postsecondary Education in the United States: An Institutional Study
• Study on the tasks performed by online instructors
• Instructional design models
• Online Learning is as Good as Being There
• ALN Web Center
• Free, downloadable book: Theory and Practice of Online Learning
• Student Traits and Attributes Contributing to
  Success in Online Courses: Evaluation of University Online Courses
• Good Teaching Is Good Teaching:
  An Emerging Set of Guiding Principles and Practices for the Design and Development of Distance Education
• International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
• Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks - Sloan-C
• Online References for Distance Education
• Effective Distance Learning Practices by Sloan-C 
• Journal of Interactive Online Learning  
• Distance Education Reports and Abstracts
• Issues in Distance Learning
• Communication Skills for Two-Way Video
• Distance Education Report
• Classroom design (setup including facilities)
• AECT Web Site
• Resources for Department Chairs
• SCIRUS - A scientific search engine
• Third Stream Computing Distance Learning Info Page
• U.S.Department of Education
• Tools for Developing Interactive Academic Web Courses
• A course about learning about the internet
• Webmonkey-Teaching Tool
• How to Build a (Dynamic) Web-Based Course
• The World Lecture Hall
• Online course template
• Peterson's Guide
• Distance Learning On the Net
• The Distance Education Training Council
• International Center for Distance Learning  
• The Five Minute University - Just for laughs
  
  Distance Learning in a K-12 setting
• The Effects of Distance Education on K–12 Student Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis 
• North American Council for Online Learning

Links Related to Standards in Distance Education

The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC, 2000). Statement of the regional accrediting commissions on the evaluation of electronically offered degree and certificate programs

http://www.wcet.info/resources/accreditation/

The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP, 2000). Quality on the line: Benchmarks for success in Internet-based distance education

http://www.ihep.com/Projects.php?parm=Projects/CHEA.html

The American Council on Education (ACE, 1997). Guiding Principles for Distance Learning in Learning Society

http://www.acenet.edu/calec/dist_learning/dl_principlesIntro.cfm

The American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC, n.d.a., n.d.b). Guiding Principles for Distance Learning and Guiding Principles for Distance Teaching and Learning

http://www.adec.edu/admin/papers/distance-teaching_principles.html

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT, 2000). Distance education: Guidelines for good practice

http://www.aft.org/higher_ed/downloadable/distance.pdf

Open and Distance Learning Quality Council (ODLQC, 2001). Standards in open and distance education

http://www.odlqc.org.uk/standard.htm

National Education Association (NEA, 2000). Quality on the Line

http://www.nea.org/he/abouthe/Quality.pdf

Western Governor’s University (WGU, 2001). WGU Distance Learning Standards

http://www.wgu.edu/wgu/about/educators_criteria.html#Stand

Southern Regional Education Board (SRED,2003).   Principles of Good Practice

http://www.ecinitiatives.org/publications/principles.asp

Distance Learning Academic Papers

       Research Resources 

'Academic and Scholar Search Engines and Sources' is a 36 page research paper listing selected resources both new and existing that will help anyone who is attempting to find academic and scholarly information and knowledge available on the Internet.

• Nursing Distance Education, Gina Reiners
   

• Best Practices for Creating a Community of Learners in a Distance
  
  Learning Environment, Mona Pelkey
   

• In Defense of Uniformity:  Can We Bridge the Internal DE Divide? Kimberly Taylor

• Examining the Role of Administrators in Distance Education, Michael A. Caruso

• Developing a Model for More Interesting Distance Education, Lon Smith

• Online University Administration: Impacts on faculty management and
  course delivery, Jack P. Krichen

• Leading and Administrating a Distance Education Program, Tim Brock,

• Developing A Technical Literacy Course For Online Student Success At Roosevelt University, Cheryl Boncuore

• Managing Transitions for Distance Education Students and Distance Education Faculty, Mimi Tschida 

• Policy Matters in Distance Learning, Teresa D. Theisen

• Examination of Factors Leading to Student Retention in Online Graduate Education, W. B. Nitsch 

ED7212 Students: Here is an example of a well-crafted database of resources.

Tools

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Copyright issues

• U.S.Copyright Office Home Page
• U.S. Copyright Office, Distance Education Study
• The Copyright Site 
• Center for Intellectual Property
• Reproducing Pictures, Photos, Photographs or Photography
• The Copyright Website
• 10 Big Myths about copyright explained
• SUL:Copyright & Fair Use
• United States Copyright Office
• University of Texas General Counsel
• Copyright Clearance Center Inc.Online
• Regents Guide to Understanding Copyright and Fair Use
• Fair Use of Copyrighted Works from CETUS

• Information about grant writing