The Kolb model modified for classroom activities
Evaluation of evidence-based practices in online learning: A meta-analysis and review of online learning studies. Prepared by the U.S. Department of Education.
Learning effectiveness: what the research tells us, by Karen Swan. Research and implications for learning online in an asynchronous environment. Includes specific strategies and approaches that may enhance the learning effectiveness online.
Cognitive presence for effective asynchronous online learning: The role of reflective inquiry, self-direction and metacognition, by D. R. Garrison. Article suggests that higher-order learning, reflection and collaboration align well with the asynchronous and building a community of learners that are characteristics of online learning.
The Theory and Practice of Online Learning, edited by Terry Anderson. We’re interested in Chapter 1, Foundations of Educational Theory for Online Learning, by Mohamed Ally. This chapter in Anderson’s book suggests that, more importantly than the technology used to teach and learn, are the instructional strategies used to teach the content.
Facilitating cognitive presence in online learning: Interaction is not enough, by Garrison & Cleveland. This study identified design, facilitation, and direction to be the three categories of teaching presence that provide valuable guidelines for creating and sustaining cognitive presence in an online educational environment.
Exploring collaborative online learning, by David Curtis & Michael Lawson.
The Horizon Report: 2010 Edition
Learning theories and models, from Learning-Theories.com
Does your dog bite? Watch a very funny video featuring Peter Sellers. Then follow up on the Sellers sequence by presenting information on creating good questions for online discussion.
See http://jolt.merlot.org/documents/vol1_no1_mueller_001.pdf for more information on authentic assessment.
