Resources for UOG Online Faculty

Below is a list of resources available to help you learn more about Moodle, online technology, online learning activities/strategies/issues. Immediately below, we have RSS feeds from Faculty Focus, EDUCAUSE, and the Open Education Resources (OER) Commons. We also have a list of some useful software at the bottom of this page.

We hope you find these resources useful and we appreciate any comments or suggestions on how to improve or on what to add to this list of resources.







Online Learning Resources

Here are some organizations and publications that can help keep you up to speed with Online Learning teaching and trends.
Illinois Online Network (ION)
  • Online Teaching Activity Index
    http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/otai/
    ION is always trying to further the knowledge of online education. In the course of our research and practice, we come across many best practices in online teaching. This index represents a compilation of those activities to help instructors plan their online and hybrid courses.
  • Quality Online Course Initiative Rubric and Checklist
    http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/initiatives/qoci/rubric.asp
    ION and the Illinois Virtual Campus took the lead to develop a quality online course rubric and evaluation system in the state of Illinois to help colleges and universities improve accountability of their online courses.
      
The TEACH Act - New Roles, Rules and Responsibilities for Academic Institutions
Copyright Clearance Center
http://www.copyright.com/media/pdfs/CR-Teach-Act.pdf
This is a 2-page PDF brief guide to the TEACH Act.
  

American Library Association
 U.S. Copyright Office
   
The Sloan Consortium
http://sloanconsortium.org/
A Consortium of Individuals, Institutions and Organizations Committed to Quality Online Education.

MoodleNews.com
http://www.moodlenews.com/
News, Information and Resources for the World's Leading LMS.

Faculty Focus
http://www.facultyfocus.com/
Focused on today's higher education professional.

Open Education Resources (OER) Commons
http://www.oercommons.org/
A place for you to find and share open educational resources.

The eLearning Guild
http://www.elearningguild.com/
A Community of Practice for eLearning Professionals.

TrainingTube.tv
http://trainingtube.tv
Videos to inspire learning.

eLearning Technology Blog
http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/
This blog covers trends in eLearning and more broadly the use of technology that aims to improve human performance.

The Rapid E-Learning Blog
http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/
Practical, real-world tips for e-learning success!

Useful Software