Resources

= Resources = Hi Everyone, This page contains a list of resources that might be of interest to you. Feel free to add your own resources to this site as well.

**Link back to New Online Teacher Blog**: [|http://newonlineteachergbc.blogspot.com]

= Recommended Books on e-Learning﻿ = Boettcher, Judith and Rita-Marie Conrad.2010. The Online Teaching Survival Guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Ko, Susan and Steve Rossen. 2010. Teaching Online A Practical Guide. 3rd ed. New York: Routledge.

Richardson, Will. 2010. Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. California: Corwin, A SAGE Company. Will Richardson is an educator, author and speaker. He was the keynote speaker at the Advancing Learning Conference at Humber College in May 2009. To view the recording of his presentation, go to the following link and scroll down to Will Richardson: [] []
 * Community of Practice Model for the notion of online presence in online courses. **

Coombs, Norman. 2010. **Making Online Teaching Accessible Inclusive Course Design for Students with Disabilities**. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Johnson, Kay and Elaine Magusin. 2005. **Exploring the Digital Library A Guide for Online Teaching and Learning**. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Lehman, Rosemary and Simone Conceicao. 2010. **Creating a Sense of Prensence in Online Teaching How to "Be There" for Distance Learners**. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. West, James A. and Margaret West. 2009. **Using Wikis for Online Collaboration**. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
 * New Library Purchases **

= Online Course Sites to Visit = Site contains online courses on a variety of subjects from Algebra to World Religions []
 * NROC - National Repository of Online Courses **

[|http://webct.yorku.ca] UN: stuak_modr1760j Pswd: temp4you MIT Project to make courses available to everyone online - 2000 courses available for viewing [] [] = Web 2.0 = Illustration of Wiki use for an online course project. View this recording presented by Stella Bastone at George Brown College where she describes her participaton in a class project that was developed collaboratively using a Wiki.
 * Moral Reasoning - Professor Dian Zorn at York University **
 * MIT Opencourseware **
 * Free Course Materials from Open University in the UK **

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Captain Future Blog by Karen Hamilton at GBC Visit Karen's site where she introduces new Web 2.0 technologies and describes how they might be used in an educational environment. []

..thought I’d share this with you. It’s the latest news from Academic Impressions devoted to using social media in teaching. There’s another link in this online article that opens up a PDF you can read. Very interesting study on who's using social media, and what this means for educators.
 * Social Media from Laz **

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I just encountered another interesting resource related to a history prof who used twitter live in her class of 90 students as a way of sharing more of their original thinking. The link is the following : []
 * Twitter **

** Miscellaneous **
This article suggests that those who have grown up with technology will always approach it differently than those who did not. There have been recent challenges to this view that suggest that the early adopter versus the late adopter model better describes technology use, than a person's age.
 * Digital Natives Versus Digital Immigrants **

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View this series of short videos that are designed to assist faculty as they strive to create inclusive learning environments. []
 * Integrating Diversity Into the Classroom and the Curriculum at GBC **

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Podcasts require a transcript which can be produced for $3.00 per minute.

Interactivity and MultiMedia
Educause Site for all forms of Multimedia use from Podcasts to Mobile Devices etc. []

All of these books are available for loan through LIAD.
> San Francisco: Jossey Bass. > This book suggests a variety of learning strategies that are designed to engage students, address diverse ways of learning, and foster higher level thinking skills. > Although this book is about technology tools, it is organized to illustrate applications of the tool to promote learning. > Categories include: What is the Tool? What problems does it solve? What are some cautions about its use?, How accessible is the tool to all users? > This still relevant book explains how to create collaborative online groups with activities that include Role Playing, Simulations, Case Studies, and Questioning Techniques for Collaborative Discussions. >
 * 1) Bonk, Curtis and Ke Ahang.2008. **Empowering Online Learning 100+ Activities for Reading, Reflecting, Displaying & Doing**.
 * 1) Handler Miller. Carolyn. 2008. **Digital Storytelling**. 2nd ed.Burlington, MA: Focal Press
 * 2) Jimenez, Ray. 2009. **Scenario-Based Learning Using Stories to Engage e-Learners**. Monogatari Press.
 * 3) Manning, Susan. and Kevin Johnson. 2011. **The Technology Tool Belt for Teaching.** San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
 * 1) Palloff, Rena. and Keith Pratt. 2005. **Collaborating Online Learning Together in Community**. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
 * 1) Richardson, Will. 2010. **Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts**. California: Corwin. This book contains numerous strategies and examples for actively engaging learners.

Elluminate Live Conferencing Resources
The link below connects you to training resources related to using Elluminate. These resources include print, recorded sessions and the opportunity to sign up for live online sessions.

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Good Resource link on Elluminate version 10 (latest version that we are using) [] This link contains a good recording to help get you started using Elluminate as a Moderator, plus many short recordings on how to use the various tools.

LearnCentral is a site that contains a community of teachers and others who use Elluminate.
It is necessary to join this site before obtaining access to all of its materials It contains a wealth of resources(including webinars) related to both Elluminate Live Conferencing, and a variety of topics related to online learning in general. [|http://www.learncentral.org]