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introduction

This page provides all links referred to in the pack. Please let us know about any links that don't work.

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links mentioned in the Introductory Guide for Tutor Candidates

Here are links mentioned in the Introductory Guide for Tutor Candidates (pages 14 & 15 in your packs, in the Candidate Learning Materials section):

Internet

http://www.learnthenet.com/

http://www.rgu.ac.uk/schools/sim/research/netlearn/teaching.htm

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Email

http://www.webfoot.com/advice/email.top.html

http://www.learnthenet.com/

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Conferences

This section deals with newsgroups, too, so look at:

http://www.deja.com/

[deja.com was acquired by Google on 12.2.01]

 

Forums (or, as the Motley Fool site calls them, message boards):

http://boards.fool.com/

You can also do some searching on AskJeeves or Google to try and find forums on your own subject area(s).

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Browsers

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/12browser.htm

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Search Engines

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/78tutorial.htm

http://www.searchenginewatch.com/

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Chat Facilities

[http://www.newbie-u.com/irc/ ] currently unavailable

irc tutorial [added: 15.6.00]

You could do a search on 'chat' and 'IRQ', too. Try using AskJeeves, NorthernLight, Google, or another search engine you know. You may also find Webopedia helpful.

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Videoconferencing (VC)

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/section/conference.html

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activity 1.1

online learning intro:

http://www.svc.org.uk/svcintro/svc.html#ol_intro

mindweave:

http://www-icdl.open.ac.uk/mindweave/mindweave.html

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activity 1.2

Cummings A, "Via Technology to Social Change!"; VISION July/August 1999:

http://horizon.unc.edu/TS/vision/1999-07.asp

This paper provides an interesting and provocative view of the future.

 

Paine N, "Lifelong learning in the Information Age":

http://www.nw97.edu.au/public/papers/paine.html

 

http://www.atl.ualberta.ca/downes/future/home.html

This site also speculates on the future of online learning.

 

http://www.filename.com/wbt/index.html

This site concentrates on web-based training (WBT), and includes primers and discussion forums.

 

http://home.sprynet.com/~gkearsley/engage.htm

This paper underlines the need for online learners to be active and feel engaged, and for activities to be relevant to their situation and learning needs.

 

[http://l2l.ed.psu.edu/Learning/default1.htm] currently unavailable

Looks at the positive aspects of learning technology.

 

http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/ltdi/implementing-it/cont.htm

This page provides links to many papers on implementing IT in education.

 

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/documents-w1/lllgp-00.htm [updated link: Sep 00]

Opportunity Scotland: A Paper on Lifelong Learning

 

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/documents-w7/sima-00.htm

Social Inclusion - Opening the door to a better Scotland

 

[http://www.cti.ac.uk/links/lifelong/index.html] currently unavailable

Links on lifelong learning.

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activity 1.3

Akers R; "Web Discussion Forums in Teaching and Learning":

http://horizon.unc.edu/projects/monograph/CD/Technological_Tools/Akers.asp

 

Karayan S and Crowe J, "Student Perceptions of Electronic Discussion Groups"; Journal Online:

http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A1367.cfm

 

http://www.att.com/learningnetwork/virtualacademy/journal.html

Journal of an online learner. Think about whether this learner's expectations would fit with the sort of online support you would offer.

 

http://snow.utoronto.ca/ots/rework99/learn_tech/methods.html

A very short overview of the implications for teaching and learning of using web-based instruction. Emphasises the fact that learners must be self-motivated.

 

http://www.ola.edu.au/virtcon/corrent/paper.htm

Paper covering difficulties encountered in creating a virtual learning community, raising issues for the developers and deliverers of online courses.

 

http://horizon.unc.edu/projects/monograph/CD/Technological_Tools/Rao.asp

Examines the use of web-based forums.

 

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activity 1.7

Burgstahler S, "Teaching on the Net: What's the Difference?":

http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A1365.cfm

[link updated: 16.6.01]

 

 

Web Based Teaching Methodologies:

http://snow.utoronto.ca/ots/rework99/learn_tech/methods.html

[link updated: 16.6.01]

 

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study section 2

M F Paulsen, (1995) "The Online Report on Pedagogical Techniques for Computer-Mediated Communication":

http://www.nettskolen.com/forskning/19/cmcped.html

[link updated: 16.6.01]

 

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additional links

PCWebopedia:

http://horizon.unc.edu/projects/monograph/CD/Technological_Tools/Akers.asp

This is the site to use if you have questions about Internet and computing terminology. Here you can look up 'IRC', 'MUD', 'MOO', 'FTP', 'cookie', or any other term you come across.

CNET:

http://home.cnet.com/

A great place to find introductory tutorials and articles relating to the Net.

 

Ashley Montgomery & Julie K. Little-McGill, 'Creating and Supporting Online Learning Communities: a model for distance education':

http://ashleymontgomery.tripod.com/nau/montgomerymcgill.html

[link updated: 16.6.01]

http://www.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/idmodels.html

Links to many academic papers on instructional design, learning theory and online learning/CMC.

 

http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/Guidelines/Levin-AERA-18Ap95.html

A paper entitled 'Organizing educational network interactions: Steps towards a theory of network-based learning environments'.

Cital - A comprehensive collection of links on such topics as:

CBL in General * On-line Journals * K-12 * CAL Software * Computer-Mediated Communication * IT Skills * Disability * Multimedia * Distance Learning * Collaborative & Cooperative Learning * Using WWW for Learning & Teaching * Subject-Oriented Information and Discussion Lists * Pedagogy & Theory * Other Useful Sources * Tools for Research on the Web

 

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Thanks!

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