Web-Based Distance Learning Technology: Interface Design Variables and their Effects
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Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. - American Journal of Distance Education - 20(3):163 - Abstract
The study showed no difference in information recall between the different module lengths and formats; however, as module length increased, participants were more likely to not complete the modules.
Mimicking Proximity: The Role of Distance Education in Forming Communities of Learning
Using Google Notebook, Google Reader, and Firefox
You can also limit who gets to view a notebook by selecting different email addresses. This could be beneficial in a classroom context, when a student just wants to share access to their notebook with a few partners and the teacher, but not the entire class or the world.
Overall, however, I am VERY impressed with the Google Notebook tool and the possibilities it presents! I think it has HUGE applications for educational research, particularly because it permits such easy harvesting of links, quotations, and images with the date and originating URL/website included in the notebook clipping.
Nieman Reports
Putting the Fun in Functional - PowerPoint Presentation
Wikis at Work
Links to School Bloggers
Scored Discussion Rubric
Uses of Blogs in Education
Rubric for Assessing Reflective Writing
Education World ® Technology Center: Tech Lesson of the Week
Fast, Cheap, and Good: Yes, You Can Have It All
Online Education Blogs & Forums - Blogs
USDLA - United States Distance Learning Association
Weblogg-ed » Assessing Blog Posts
A blog is more than a communication tool
Blogging to Learn and Learning to Blog
Making of a New WordPress Powered Site » CogDogBlog
Web design: 15 important research findings you should know – Jens Meiert
UMass Dartmouth - CMR Blog Study II
Teaching Online Journalism: Training citizens to be journalists
Designing e-Learning User Interfaces Part 1: Assisting User Memory
Transform Magazine - E-Learning For Short Attention Spans
Multimedia Best Practices -- Chunking
SITE DESIGN: "Chunking" information
chunking principle
The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2006
Sloan-C Online Collaboration Principles
Interactive technologies for effective collaborative learning