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Foundations of SLS
Constructivism and the Community of Learners
SLS Technologies
Copyright, Legal and Ethical Considerations
Collaborative Tools
Designing and Developing for the SLS Class
Delivering an SLS Class
Student Assessment Using SLS
Evaluating SLS Technologies
References

Foundations of SLS

Saba, F. (2003) Distance education theory, methodology, and epistemology: A pragmatic paradigm in Moore, M.G. and Anderson, W.G. Handbook of distance education. Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates, 2003, 3-20.

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M. & Zvacek, S. (2003) Teaching and learning at a distance: foundations of distance education [2nd ed.] Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Merrill Prentice Hall, 2003. Chapter 2.

Clark, R.E. (1994). Media will never influence learning. Educational Technology Research and Development, 42 (2), 21-29. (Available: http://www.usq.edu.au/material/unit/resource/clark/media.htm)

Constructivism and the Community of Learners

Scardamalia, M., & Bereiter, C. (1994). Computer support for knowledge-building communities. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 3(3), 265-283.

Brown, A. L. & Campione, J. C. (1994). Guided discovery in a community of learners. In K. McGilly (Ed.), Classroom Lessons: Integrating Cognitive Theory and Practice (pp. 229-270). Cambridge: MIT Press. Available: UA Internet Access http://cognet.mit.edu/library/books/view?isbn=0262133008

Geelan, D.R. (1997). Epistemological anarchy and the many forms of constructivism. Science & Education, 6(1-2): 15-28

SLS Technologies

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M. & Zvacek, S. (2003) Teaching and learning at a distance : foundations of distance education [2nd ed.] Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Merrill Prentice Hall, 2003. Chapter 4.

Ellis, A., & Debreceny, R. (1999). The Effect of Technological Paradigm Shifts on Established Educational Technologies: A Case Study of Audiographics. World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 1999(1), 1163-1168. [Online]. Also available: http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=7052

Montgomerie, T.C., King, C., & Dropko, K. (2003, June). A Needs Assessment and a Design for a Distance Education System: The Rural Advanced Community of Learners (RACOL). In D. Lassner & C. McNaught (Eds.), Proceedings: ED-MEDIA 2003--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (199-206). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. [Online]. Also Available: http://dl.aace.org/12736

Dropko, K., Steer, D., & Montgomerie, C. (2004). Developing an Innovative Distance Education System: A Governance Perspective. World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2004(1), 4737-4742. [Online]. Available: http://dl.aace.org/16148

Montgomerie, T.C., Davis, A.R., & Boora, N. (2004). Automatic Recording and Streaming of Synchronous Distance Education Classes. Proceedings of PTC '04 New Times -- New Strategies: ICT Rising from the Ashes. Honolulu, HI: Pacific Telecommunications Council. (4,548 words)

Bates, A.W. (in press) Technology, e-learning and distance education. London: Routledge (Chapter ? - SYNCHRONOUS TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES: TECHNOLOGY AND PEDAGOGY. Available: http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/edpy597/papers/tonybates.pdf

deFord, K., Dimock, K.V., Heath, M.J, & Holznagel, D., (2002). K-12 Videoconferencing: Interactive Videoconferencing. Dallas TX: The k‚12 National Symposium for Interactive Videoconferencing. Available: http://neirtec.terc.edu/k12vc/resources/litpolicy.pdf

Suggested Additional Readings

Soon J. Park, S.J. (nd) A history of video conferencing (VC) technology. Available: http://myhome.hanafos.com/~soonjp/vchx.html

Don R. Foshee, D.R. (1997). Planning The Smart Classroom. 1997. Austin, TX: VTEL Corporation. Available: http://www.ode.state.or.us/initiatives/oraccessnet/resources/classroomPlan.pdf

Mühlhäuser, M. (2004). eLearning After Four Decades: What About Sustainability? World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2004(1), 4737-4742. [Online]. Available: http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/edpy597/papers/muhlhauser.pdf

Copyright, Legal and Ethical Considerations

FOIPP and Technology Available: http://www.learning.gov.ab.ca/technology/bestpractices/pdf/foippandtechnology.pdf

ACCESS Copyright at U of A Available: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/index.cfm

CIPO: A Guide to Copyrights http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/cp/copy_gd_main-e.html

Suggested Additional Readings

Information about Copyright in Canada - http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/6/24/s24-1003-e.html

Lexinformatica Technology Law Society (2003). Digital Copyright in Canada: Issues, Implications, and Critique.  Available: www.lexinformatica.org/copyright

Canadian Association of Research Libraries: Statement of Principles for the Management of Copyright in the Digital Environment. Available: http://www.carl-abrc.ca/projects/copyright/copyright_principles-e.html

Library and Archives of Canada (2004). Information on copyright in Canada Available: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/6/24/s24-1003-e.html

Twigg, C.A. (2003) Who Owns Online Courses and Course Materials? Intellectual Property Policies for a New Learning Environment. Troy, NY: The Pew Learning and Technology Program 2000 Available: http://www.center.rpi.edu/PewSym/mono2.html

Harris, L.E. (2003) Copyright Quiz (The link for the quiz is in the menu at the top of the page) Available: http://www.copyrightlaws.com/index2.html

Collaborative Tools

Geelan, D.R. (2003). Canadian Stories of Distant Cases: Audiographics Teaching and Learning of High School Physics in the RACOL Project. World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2003(1), 2924-2925. [Online]. Available: http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=14340

Designing and Developing for the SLS Class

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M. & Zvacek, S. (2003) Teaching and learning at a distance : foundations of distance education [2nd ed.] Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Merrill Prentice Hall, 2003. Chapter 6

Geelan, D., Fiege, K., & Peacock, K. (2004). Learning Together, Virtually Present: Teacher Professional Development in the RACOL Project. World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2004(1), 3316-3320. [Online]. Available: http://dl.aace.org/15912

Suggested Additional Readings

Jennifer Hoffman has written a series of articles on synchronous training for a number of online journals. These are all available at: http://www.insynctraining.com/Insync/Insync_Home.html (click on the "Resources" link, then click on "articles".

Delivering an SLS Class

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M. & Zvacek, S. (2003) Teaching and learning at a distance : foundations of distance education [2nd ed.] Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Merrill Prentice Hall, 2003. Chapter 8

Knipe, D. & Lee, M. (2002). The quality of teaching and learning via videoconferencing. British Journal of Educational Technology (33,3), 301‚311. Available: http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/edpy597/papers/knipe&lee.pdf

Student Assessment Using SLS

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M. & Zvacek, S. (2003) Teaching and learning at a distance : foundations of distance education [2nd ed.] Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Merrill Prentice Hall, 2003. Chapter 11

Evaluating SLS Technologies

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M. & Zvacek, S. (2003) Teaching and learning at a distance : foundations of distance education [2nd ed.] Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Merrill Prentice Hall, 2003. Chapter 12

References

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

 

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