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This site has information about online Communication Conferences

Institutions of higher education have witnessed a proliferation of online courses in the past several decades. Culture and the impact of it must be considered.

Article about Academic Honesty which includes information about Securexam Proctor, used at Troy University in Alabama

Vesely, P., Bloom, L., & Sherlock, J. (2007). Key elements of building online community: Comparing faculty and student perceptions. MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 3(3), 234-246. Vesely, Bloom, and Sherlock (2007) document that essential to the learning process is the student/student and student/teacher interaction, and building this community of learners is more challenging in online. Students in blended courses felt interaction may be better than in traditional courses. Students who feel silenced in onsite class discussions are more apt to contribute online. Seeking help can be a determining factor in successful learning. In the online communities, help is available virtually around the clock from the instructors and fellow classmates. Furthermore, through their experiences in the blended course, students would better understand the significance of managing their time, cultivating their study environment, regulating their effort, seeking appropriate support, and learning from classmates. In my experience, students reported that their online interaction with classmates had greatly assisted in their comprehension of course materials. Central to how they felt about blended learning was the quality and quantity of student and faculty interaction. In blended courses, students are often required to engage actively by reading and responding to discussion forum postings that become a permanent record of their participation and learning, rather than passively attending classes. Perceptions of interaction from faculty are also positive for blended courses. Faculty renovate their teaching methods by placing onsite lectures online and adding supplementary activities to aid student learning. Blended teaching and learning transforms education from "a command and control structure to a connect and collaborate environment" (Moskal, Dziuban, Upchurch, Hartman, & Truman, 2006) which is more student-centered than faculty-controlled. For faculty, the quality

This is the first of a four-part colloquy of articles . Each piece has been contributed by authors who have intimate experience with the struggles, failures, and successes of online learning programs.

Article about the use of text messaging in courses. Includes both student and teacher reaction.

An interesting article about online delivery versus face to face.

There are some VERY interesting articles listed here - - and a few of them I have shared with our Online Learning Director, and we both feel they will be very good resources for us.

use of video in online instruction

This journal article contains ideas of how instructors used Twitter in their classes. Tammy Miller

Study regarding faculty acceptance of online education

Review of Extracting Information From the Social Web for Health Personalization Luis Fernandez-Luque1, MSc; Randi Karlsen1,2, PhD; Jason Bonander3, MA 1Northern Research Institute, Tromsø, Norway2Computer Science Department, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway3Division of Knowledge Management, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States Luis Fernandez-Luque, MScNorthern Research InstitutePostboks 6434 ForskningsparkenTromsø, 9294NorwayPhone: 47 93421287Fax: 47 77629401Email: In recent years the Web has come into its own as a social platform where health consumers are actively creating and consuming Web content.

Collaborative Technologies | Feature From Twitter to Edmodo: Schools Collaborate With Social Media Schools are using a variety of social media tools to help students connect and work together. A great resource with many options to use in the classroom as well as information on security.

You've heard the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words, but when that picture is protected by copyright, the picture is only worth three words: cease and desist. OK, that's kind of a lawyer joke. But it illustrates how protective people are about finding their images used online without permission.

I find the entire copyright issue so darn confusing. This was a great post but with the exception of items such as photos and music, how do you protect intellectual property- meaning ideas? I find extremely difficult to live in this "let's all collaborate" world without guarding ideas I have for journal articles, etc. How far should we go to share and /or get exposure for our work? Any thoughts?

This article is about teacher TPACK and teaching

Tech tools for librarians. Some of them are for younger students, but there some good options for older students as well.