The presentation concerns guidelins for the selection of media and activities for on-line courses.

Watch this space (but not too intently!).

14/2/2007 – Textbooks for ECX711 Foundations of Flexible, Online and Distance Education

There are five texts to choose from in the list (unless you wish to buy all of them). Here is some of what Amazon says about them (the title of each is linked to its entry on the Amazon site), plus other information gleaned from the Deakin library catalogue:

1. Sustaining Distance Training: Integrating Learning Technologies into the Fabric of the Enterprise by Zane L. Berge 304 pages

Amazon Book Description
In this companion volume to Distance Training, Sustaining Distance Training presents practical steps for integrating distance training into the day-to-day operations of any organization. Berge shows organizations how to move beyond the initial phases of setting up a distance training program and make it a part of the strategic planning process, including infrastructure, budget, staffing, and policy planning. He explains how twenty of the world’s leading organizations have mastered the basics of distance training and have taken their efforts to the next level where distance training becomes the most effective method for delivering the training your workforce needs to embrace emerging technologies in today’s highly competitive, global economy.

“This volume is an excellent compilation of case studies that are rich in facts and lessons.” —Mick Mortlock, dean, CIGNA Institute of Technology, and member, advisory board, Internet Learning Company

Information from Syndetics via Deakin Library

Contents:

Part 1 Introduction

1 The Context of Distance Training: Predicting Change Zane L. Berge 3

2 A Framework for Sustaining Distance Training Zane L. Berge 13

Part 2 Meeting the Challenge of Uncommon Organizational Change

3 Distance Training at the U.S. Army Intelligence Center: Surviving Implementation James B. Ellsworth, and Luciano J. Iorizzo Jr. 31

4 Lessons from Merging SBC’s Regional Telecom Training Centers Natalie S. Friend, and Tere Lyn Hepple 48

5 The World Is Officially Open for Business: How MCI WorldCom Used the Corporate Intranet to Train a New-Era Communications Company Chris Treanor, and Jessica Page Irwin 70

6 Attracting, Training, and Retaining Instructors for Distance Learning at the U.S. General Accounting Office Jo L. Longnecker 85

7 Making It Work in a Nontraditional Organization: Distance Training at Reseau INTERACTION Network Daniel L. Larocque, and Noel Thomas 106

8 Distance Learning at the IRS: Supporting Organizational Change Teva J. Scheer 124

Part 3 Setting Competitive Standards

9 Strategic Planning for an Online Distance Education Program: Driving Change Through Education at the UAW-DaimlerChrysler National Training Center Joseph R. Codde, Rhonda K. Egidio, and Karyn J. Boatwright 147

10 Sustaining Distance Education and Training at First Union: Transitioning from the Classroom Sherry H. Latten, J. Michael Davis, and Neel Stallings 164

11 Beyond the Sizzle: Sustaining Distance Training for Ford Motor Company Dealerships Joan Conway Dessinger, and Larry Conley 178

12 Learning to Work in Web Time: Evaluating Time-to-Market Instruction at Nortel Networks Greg V. Michalski 199

13 Integration of Individual Coaching in a Distance Learning Environment: Experiences at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young John E. May, and Jan A. de Jong 218

14 Hewlett-Packard’s Regional Training Center: Site Information & Learning Centers (SILC) Alice Branch, Amy Lyon, and Sarah C. Porten 235

Part 4 Achieving Organizational Goals

15 Building Motivation for Distance Learners in Public Health Barbara Polhamus, Anita M. Farel, and Tim Stephens 255

16 Supporting an Enterprise Distance Learning Program at NYNEX Barry Howard 270

17 The U.S. Postal Service’s Integration of Distance Training and Education Initiatives to Meet Organizational Goals Mary Jane (Molly) Wankel 291

18 TeleEducation NB: Problems with Integrating Technology into a Provincewide Distributed Distance Learning Network Rory McGreal 312

19 From Training Enhancement to Organizational Learning: The Migration of Distance Learning at the American Red Cross Nadine E. Rogers, and Sandra L. Becker 329

Part 5 Summary

20 Tools for Change: Linking the Organizational Perspective with Distance Training and Education Programs Zane L. Berge 351

Appendix Case Study Research Methodology Used for This Book 359

2.Flexible Learning in a Digital World: Experiences and Expectations (Open and Distance Learning Series) (Open and Distance Learning Series) Betty Collis and Jef Moonen

192 pages

Against this background and the fact that technology is now a staple of education, this book answers the questions “What lessons have been learned from decades of research and practical experience with educational technology?” and “What are the implications of these lessons for HE now, and in the future?”
About the Author
Betty Collis is one of the world’s leading experts on flexible learning and is well-known for her pioneering work on networked learning. She teahces at the University of Twente, Netherlands. Jef Moonen is well-known for his work in this field for the World Bank and UNESCO, among others.

3. CHANGING UNIVERSITY TEACHING (Open & Distance Learning) Evans and Nation

From Amazon:

Reviewer:

Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)

Changing University Teaching: Reflections On Creating Educational Technologies presents a diverse range of ideas, opinions and practical information on the implementation and effect of communication and information technologies in the field of collegiate education. Educators and researchers Terry Evans and Daryl Nation collaborate in considering how these changes can improve teaching, how the university enterprise itself is changing, and address issues of concern for the practical process and effects of developing educational technologies. Changing University Teaching is very highly recommended reading for university boards, administrators, faculty, and education technology research students.

Chapters:

1 The transformation of the university into an institution of independent learning Otto Peters

2 Transforming and enhancing university teaching: stronger and weaker technological influences Randy Garrison, and Terry Anderson

3 Knowledge and networks David Harris

4 The wedlock between technology and open and distance education Olugbemiro Jegede

5 Managing the introduction of technology in teaching and learning Sandra Wills, and Shirley Alexander

6 Changing media, changing times: coping with adopting new educational technologies Robert Fox, and Allan Herrmann

7 Opening up new teaching and learning spaces Michelle Selinger

8 Fears and ambitions: adopting audiotape and compact disc approaches to teaching at the University of Papua New Guinea Samuel Haihuie

9 Lions and merlions: critical reflections on the introduction of new technologies in higher education in Swaziland and Singapore Neil Hanley, and Stewart Marshall

10 To be or not to be: technological change in the University of the South Pacific Richard Wah

11 The ultimate disorienting dilemma: the online learning community Chere Campbell-Gibson

12 Using new technologies to create learning partnerships Ron Oliver

13 Understanding changes to university teaching Terry Evans, and Daryl Nation

4. E-Learning in the 21st Century: A Framework for Research and Practice Garrison and Terry Anderson 224 pages

From book jacket (courtesy of Deakin library catalogue):

“The authors draw on their extensive research in the area to explore the technological, pedagogical and organizational implications of e-learning, and more importantly, they provide practical models for educators to use to realize the full potential of e-learning. A unique feature of the book is that the authors focus less on the specifics of the ever-evolving technologies and more on the search for an understanding of these technologies from an educational perspective.” “This book will be invaluable for researchers, practitioners and senior administrators looking for guidance on how to successfully adopt e-learning in their institutions. It will also appeal to anyone with an interest in the impact of e-learning on higher education and society.”

Contents : (Also from Deakin library catalogue)

1. Introduction — Pt. I. The conceptual framework. 2. Theoretical foundation. 3. Community of inquiry. 4. The technology of e-learning. 5. Social presence. 6. Cognitive presence. 7. Teaching presence — Pt. II. Applying the framework. 8. Guidelines for practice. 9. Assessment and evaluation. 10. Organizational issues. 11. Future directions

From Amazon:

Book Description
There is a technological revolution taking place in higher education. The growth of ‘e-learning’ is being described as explosive, unprecedented and disruptive. E-Learning in the 21st Century provides a framework for understanding the application and characteristics of e-learning in higher education. The authors discuss their extensive research from technological, pedagogical and organizational perspectives in order to create practical models and release the full potential of e-learning. This in-depth understanding will give direction and guidance to educators who wish to facilitate critical discourse and higher-order learning through the use of electronic technologies in a networked learning context.

A Review
‘I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is considering introducing e-learning into higher education – whether teacher, educational developer, policy-maker or researcher … The book makes a significant contribution to the argument that e-learning provides the opporunity to embrace dialogic and constructivist approaches to teaching and learning in higher education’ – Innovations in Education and Teaching International

5. Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (3rd Edition) by Michael Simonson, Sharon E. Smaldino, Michael J. Albright ansSusan Zvacek

From Amazon: