Useful links

Does Online learning suit you?

Try these sites to assess your suitability

• Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire
  www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html
  Useful tool to help work out an individuals learning style and then gives them ideas on how they could study.
• The OnlineLearning.net Self-Assessment QuizTM
  www.onlinelearning.net/OLE/holwselfassess.html?s=621.1050j932b.085m014f20
  A quiz for assessing suitability for online learning.

Online learning e-magazines

• Stephen Downes Old Daily
  www.downes.ca/
  Features a daily e-newsletter that contains Stephen's summary of online learning articles.
• The Distance Educator
  www.distance-educator.com/
  Features readings, e-news and weekly articles on distance education from around the world.
• Education on the Internet
  www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/internet11.htm
  An email newsletter launched in the UK in October for online teachers and students.

Online learning articles and features

• In Practice...
  www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/website/view.cgi?dbs=Article&key=1012279256&format=full
  'What does it mean to talk about learner-centred learning? I think that at least a part of it means something very different from the traditional system of classes and courses. By Stephen Downes'.
• What makes a successful Online Student?
  www.ion.illinois.edu
  This site includes hints and tips as well as self-evaluation quizzes.
• McREL Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
  www.mcrel.org/topics/productDetail.asp?topicsID=5&productID=108
  Policy Brief - The Impact of Technology on Learning: Making Sense of the Research. This policy brief examines information supporting a variety of views - both negative and positive - and attempts to interpret that information in a meaningful way.
• In-service Teachers Professional Development Models in the Use of Information and Communication Technologies
  www.tact.fse.ulaval.ca/ang/html/pdmodels.html
  This document presents an overview of what is being perceived as successful models and initiatives in the K-12/13 sector. It also includes limited elements relating to the post-secondary sector (colleges and universities).

Research websites

• ICT Research
  ictresearch.edna.edu.au/
  The EdNA ICT research website contains research material on ICT initiatives relevant to the Australian school sector.
• BECTA research
  www.becta.org.uk/research/
  Latest research development from British and international sectors.
• 2001 Review by Bracewell et al.
  www.tact.fse.ulaval.ca/ang/html/review01.html
  A review of online resources and tools to K-12 classroom learning and teaching.
• TeleLearning Network
  wildcat.iat.sfu.ca/
  The TeleLearning Network of Centres of Excellence (TLNoCE) tracks research and publications.