Distance Education Resources

Training Sites
Web Page Development
Copyright
Online Journals
Computer Information


Training Sites
IFAS Faculty and Staff Development Series http://disted.ifas.ufl.edu/support/training.htm is provided by IFAS Communication Services and provides seminars on various Topics dealing with distance education.  There are also Power Point presentations available of past seminars on enhancing your course with the web design, effective distance education courses planning, and how to plan a videoconference.

The Center for Instructional Technology & Training Classes http://www.citt.ufl.edu/training provide faculty the opportunity to participate in classes on a variety of subjects such as Photoshop, Web CT, PowerPoint, and other software.

Circa Computer Training Leisure Courses http://training.circa.ufl.edu/CTP/index.html include classes on Web design, Adobe Photoshop, HTML Authoring and more.

Land-Grant Training Alliance http://www.lgta.org provides on-line training for word processing, presentation graphics, spreadsheets & databases, and the Internet.

The Gartner Group http://netg.ufl.edu/welcome/ provides training on a many software applications that can be accessed on-line to University of Florida faculty, students and staff.

Distance Education at a Glance http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/distglan.html is a series of guides produced from Dr. Barry Willis, Associate Dean for Outreach at the University of Idaho; book Distance Education-Strategies and Tools and Distance Education-A Practical Guide.  Topics covered included strategies for teaching at a distance, evaluation for distance educators, computers in distance education and more.

Designing PowerPoint Slides for Video http://disted.ifas.ufl.edu/ppt/de_ppt_template/ this is an on-line tutorial that addresses design considerations for using PowerPoint for Video.

WebCT Professional Development http://www.webct.com/services/viewpage?name=services_training provides an opportunity to participate in WebCT workshops on-line.  Some of the workshops include collaborating in WebCT, quizzing and assessing in WebCT, building content and managing files, and more.


Web Page Development
Graphics & Clipart http://www.pagetutor.com/weblinks/graphics.html provides many different sources for graphics and clipart for buttons, animal images plus more.

HTML Goodies http://www.htmlgoodies.com provides general tutorials for Web design in the following categories tables, backgrounds, forms, frames, images, colors, and HTML 4.0.


Copyright
Copyright in Distance Learning http://www.fcd.ufl.edu/copyright.asp explains in detail how copyright laws apply to distance education.
On-Line Journals

Distance Education http://www.usq.edu.au/dec/decjourn/demain.htm is an international journal on-line that focuses on research concerning distance education, open learning and flexible learning systems.

The Journal of Library Services for Distance Education http://www.westga.edu/~library/jlsde/welcome.html is a peer reviewed on-line journal that focuses on providing distance education students with research/information services.

E-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology (e-JIST) http://cwis.usq.edu.au/electpub/e-jist/about.htm contains articles relating to practice of instructional design in education, instructional delivery technologies, evaluation of instructional design input, future developments and report of research and books.

T.H.E. Journal http://www.thejournal.com/magazine provides articles relating to trends and applications stories from educators who integrate technology into the classroom.

Distance Learning Administration http://www.westga.edu/~distance/jmission.html is a peer-reviewed on-line journal that deals with the management of distance education programs.

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networkshttp://www.aln.org/alnweb/journal/jaln.htm is an on-line journal published by Vanderbilt University.  The journal deals with issues concerning asynchronous learning.

Journal of Distance Education http://www.hil.unb.ca/Texts/JDE/ is an international publication of the Canadian Association for Distance Education.  This on-line journal promotes scholarly work that relates to distance education throughout the world.

The Journal of Interactive Media in Education http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/current.html works towards improving teaching and learning through better interactive media.

On-line Chronicle of Distance Education and Communication http://www.fcae.nova.edu/disted/ is a source for distant education information produced by Nova Southeastern University.

The Technology Source http://horizon.unc.edu/TS/ is a peer-reviewed bimonthly periodical focusing on the challenge of incorporating information technology tools into education.

Virtual University Gazette http://www.geteducated.com/vugaz.htm is a free monthly newsletter focusing on the Internet University movement.

Gender Issues and Distance Education http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~ldavie/1522_html/gender.html is a bibliography of gender issues in distance education.

Five Essential Rules for Designing Distance Degree Marketing Materials for Adult Learner http://geteducated.com/articles/5rules.htm provides an overview of marketing distance education courses.


Computer Information
Jump Start 2001 http://training.circa.ufl.edu/PREVIEW/index.html is a 30-minute presentation to the University of Florida's student computing requirements and computer resources available on campus.  Provides information concerning GatorLink services for both on and off campus use.

University of Florida Computer Requirements http://www.circa.ufl.edu/computers/ explain the basics computer configuration needed for coursework while attending the University of Florida.

CIRCA Getting Your Computer Connected http://www.circa.ufl.edu/net.html provides all the information needed to connect to the University of Florida's computer system via a Gatorlink account or a Grove Account.

University of Florida's Computing Help Desk http://helpdesk.circa.ufl.edu/ provides technical help with Gatorlink accounts, E-mail, Web CT and more.

WebCT http://webct.ufl.edu provides general information and support for WebCT users.

GatorLink Home Page http://gatorlink.ufl.edu/ provides an opportunity for distance education students to register for a GatorLink account on-line, change password or modify an account.


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