Glossary

Learning Circuits - definitions to help you "speak" e-Learning

Web based communications

Think of it - comprehensive guide to software that powers discussions on the Web
Yahoo groups - find out about or start a new Internet group

Sites about e-Learning

DfES e-Learning strategy
Learning Circuits - ASDT's online magazine all about e-learning
e-Learning Centre - UK site - including; trends, selecting and using tools, building e-learning solutions
NCREL e-Learning knowledge base - provides a review and synthesis of current literature on e-Learning
e-Learners.com - e-learning at all levels with e-Learning Advisor to help you select the right courses
FERL (by Becta) - large site to support FE, concerned with all aspect of teaching with ICT
Becta - inc. all aspects of ICT in education
e-Learning Europa - a European-wide e-Learning resource
e-Learning guru - focus on industry but packed with relevant information
Centre for on-line learning and pedagogy

Reports

Quality and eLearning in Europe summary report 2002 - download in Acrobat (pdf) format
Mirandanet - you could spend the whole course just reading the resources here!
University of Illinois Faculty Seminar: the Pedagogy of Online Teaching and Learning - 1999 and HE but still worth a look, download in Acrobat (pdf) format
The Report of the NASBE Study Group on e-Learning: The Future of Education - download in Acrobat (pdf) format
The Power of the Internet for Learning: Moving from Promise to Practice - huge download in Acrobat (pdf) format!

Articles, chapters in books and academic journals

Dr. Cathy Cavanaugh's publications page - numerous articles
Journal of Interactive Media in Education - full texts
First Monday - peer-reviewed journal on the Internet, about the Internet
Australian Journal of Educational Technology - full texts (only the latest issue is restricted)
Australian Educational Computing - full texts
Larry Cuban's book 'Oversold and Underused, Computers in the classroom' - full text downloadable in Acrobat (pdf) format. For other Larry Cuban titles, click here.
Leed's online (BEI) - search for academic papers
Journal of Technology Education - full text
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning - inc. free subscription
Guardian Unlimited article (22/03/03) - online courses in HE

Learning theory

Martin Ryder's page - more than a lifetime of reading all online
TIP theories - overviews of some of the more important theories of learning
Applying learning theories to online instructional design - on-line tutorial in 5 modules
Cognitivist, Constructivist and Postmodern Models
Objectivist, Behaviorist, and Modern Models
De Montfort University - excellent overview of theories of learning

Learning styles

Indiana State University - CTL learning styles site

Examples of e-learning

Managed learning environments (MLEs);
Moodle - a FREE MLE designed to support a social constructionist pedagogy
Blackboard at Newcastle University
Blackboard home page
The Paperless School - it's pretty basic (well, very basic) but it is free!
FirstClass - inc. a free tour and free registration for a server solution (communication via Internet for groups)

Developed for FE
National Learning Network (learn flower arranging on-line) - you need to register (it's quick) then you have access to other courses as well!
FERL - downloadable resources

Developed for Secondary
Class.com - view the demos to see their approach to e-learning
King's Institute NZ - demo on-line courses for maths, science and economics
History Online (Actis) - free tour and many free resources
Channel 4 - Ways with Words with Benjamin Zephaniah

Developed for Primary
London Grid for Learning - content by Digital Brain
Primary Online (Actis) - free sample content

Developed for Adults
BBC - new online courses
Free-Ed - over 120 free courses on-line (disparate offerings brought together at this site)

Developed for Business
Hewlett Packard's virtual classroom - view a demo here

ICT tools

Hot Potatoes - including downloadable software and support
Article by Jonassen 'Computers as Mindtools' - download in Acrobat (pdf) format