Instructional Technology Resources
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The Web in the Classroom
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Blackboard
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Macromedia Dreamweaver
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Macromedia Fireworks
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PowerPoint in the Classroom
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Research, Copyrights & Fair Use
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Image Editing & Scanning
Blackboard:
10 Easy Steps to Online CoursesPDF 3.0, 23KB (Bb)
Simple steps to follow when developing a course web site with Blackboard.
Blackboard Areas & Button Labels
A one-page summary of Blackboard's Areas and Buttons to help you organize the course content.
HTML Basics
Behind the Blackboard Tip sheets, tutorials, & manuals for instructors.
The Web in the Classroom
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Teaching with the Web:
Aspects of a University Course Web Site
This article focuses on Web sites that serve traditional university classes, functioning as an
additional channel for student-lecturer communication.
(By Orit Hazzan, College Teaching , Spring2001, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p55, 6p. Available online
at Academic Search Elite)
Web Teaching Guide: A Practical Approach to Creating Course Web Sites
The companion site for the book Sarah Horton's Web Teaching Guide by Sarah Horton.
8 Ways to Engage Students in Online Discussions
Guidelines to help foster a collaborative online environment on a discussion boards. By W.
R. Klemm at Texas A&M University.
Instructional Design Tips
Tips to help you develop an engaging Blackboard course site
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Web Design:
Elements of Good Web Design
Fundamental principles for designing the best web sites
Yale Web Style Guide
This is the web version of the book Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating
Web Sites by Patrick Lynch & Sarah Horton. ...an excellent resource for anyone who
designs webs, whether novice or expert!
Why User Testing is Good
A short article that describes the merit of usability testing and prescribes a brief test
process
Macromedia Dreamweaver:
Dreamweaver Document Editing Fundamentals
A printable guide for editing pages with Dreamweaver 4
Dreamweaver Site Management & Templates
A printable document covering basic site management and use of templates in
Dreamweaver 4
Macromedia Dreamweaver Support Center
Macromedia's support center for Dreamweaver MX
Download Trial Copy of Dreamweaver
Download a free 30-day trial of Macromedia Dreamweaver MX from Macromedia
Macromedia Fireworks:
Macromedia Fireworks Support Center
Macromedia's support center for Fireworks MX
Download Trial Copy of Fireworks
Download a free 30-day trial of Fireworks MX from Macromedia
PowerPoint in the Classroom:
Online tutorials & computing help for using PowerPoint
Presenters University
PowerPoint in the Classroom
Acadia University's PowerPoint Resource Center
Purdue OWL Model Presentations
Tips for Delivering Your Presentation
Research, Copyright & Fair Use:
IUPUI Copyright Management Center
Image Collection Guidelines
The Acquisition and use of images in non-profit educational visual resources collections
When Works Pass into the Public Domain
Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
Cyberplagiarism
Provides information for defining plagiarism, avoiding and deterring plagiarism, and assisting
teachers in detecting cyberplagiarism
A Crash Course in Copyright
A collection of guides for faculty about copyrigh & fair use published by the University of
Texas Office of General Counsel on Intellectual Property.
Copyright Tutorial
A tutorial about how ownership of copyrighted materials works, what is fair use and when
and how to get permission to use someone else's materials. (From the University of Texas
Office of General Counsel on Intellectual Property)
Copyright & Fair Use Considerations
Compiled by Blackboard.
Image Editing & Scanning:
Guidelines for Creating Images for the Web
Planning, scanning, cropping, sizing & saving
Photoshop 5.5 Quick Tips
A printable document with instructions for the basic functions of Photoshop 5.5,including all
of the tasks included in Guidelines for Creating Images for the Web
Microsoft Clip Art Gallery
Additional Links Computer Tutorials
css Zen Garden The Beauty in CSS Design
Sizzling HTML Jalfrezi - HTML by Example
W3Schools Online Web Tutorials
Webmonkey The Web Developer's Resource
Dictionaries
MSN Learning & Research - More Useful Everyday
Phrases, sayings, quotes and cliches, with their meanings and origins
Bartleby.com The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2000
Discipline-Specific Teaching Resources
Center for Teaching and Learning, Western Kentucky University
Welcome to Rider University-Teaching Clinical Psychology
Encyclopedias
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2002
Free Online Articles & Reports
Determining the Cost of Online Courses
Distance Education at Postsecondary Education Institutions 1997-98 NEA Higher Education
Teaching at an Internet Distance Seminar the Institute For Higher Education Policy
The No Significant Difference Phenomenon
The Online Report on Pedagogical Techniques for Computer-Mediated Communication
The Significant Difference Phenomenon
Metasearch Engines
Freeality Internet Search Engines
Search Engine Watch Tips About Internet Search Engines & Search Engine Submission
Online Forums and Course Sharing
CLI Virtuoso Management System
HEPROC Home Page MERLOT Home Page
MIR's FacultyOnline - The Online Community and Information Source for Higher Education
UniversalClass - The Revolution in Online Teaching and Learning
Online Journals and Books
Digital Library and Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Tech
Education Policy Analysis Archives - Home
EDUCAUSE Information Resources Library Home Page
Effective Teaching On Line Journal
Electronic Journal on Excellence in College Teaching
FNO educational technology students schools libraries teachers parents staff development
Interpersonal Computing and Technology Journal
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
Journal of Statistics Education (JSE) Home Page
National Forum Journals - Online Editions
Syllabus Technology for Higher Education
Online Teaching and Distance Education Resources
Comparison of Online Course Delivery Software Products
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Course Management Systems - EduTools
Distance Education at a Glance
Distance Education Related Sites
Geteducated.com distance learning consulting, research and news
Issues and Resources for Web Based Learning
Online Teaching and Distance Learning
The Chronicle of Higher Education Internet Resources on Distance Education
Project Management
AIS Standards - Sys. Doc., Project Initiation
Search Engines
How to Choose a Search Engine or Directory
Style Guides
Karla's Guide to Citation Style Guides
Teaching Tips and Resources
CTE Resources Iowa State University
DeLiberations on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Learner-Centered Psychological Principles A Framework for School Redesign and Reform
Michigan Tech Teach Tips TAT page
Questionmark - Learning Café - Home
St. Edward's University, Center for Teaching Excellence Resources
Teaching Tips in Adult-Continuing Education
The University of Arkansas Teaching Assistant Teaching Enhancement Web Site
Pacific Lutheran University - Center for Teachng and Learning