Resources for the Online Teaching of Adult Learners

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Resources for the Online Teaching of Adult
Learners
Jym Brittain, Director of the Center for Teaching
and Learning - NSU
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Topics

• Resources
• Participant Resource Sharing

Available online at http//ctl.nsuok.edu/drupal/fi
les/reach.ppt
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Online Teaching Resources

• Palloff, R. Pratt, K. (2003), The Virtual
  Student A Profile and Guide to Working with
  Online Learners. San Francisco, CA John Wiley
  and Sons, Inc.
• Palloff, R. Pratt, K. (2001), Lessons from The
  Cyberspace Classroom The Realities of Online
  Teaching. San Francisco, CA John Wiley and Sons,
  Inc.
• Palloff, R. Pratt, K. (1999), Building Learning
  Communities in CyberspaceEffective Strategies
  for the Online Classroom . San Francisco, CA
  John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

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Additional Online Teaching Resources

• Ko, S Rossen, S. (2003), Teaching Online A
  Practical Guide, 2nd edition. Boston, MA
  Houghton Mifflin.
• Watkins, R. (2005), 75 e-Learning Activities
  Making on-line Learning Interactive. San
  Francisco, CA John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

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Additional Online Teaching Resources

• Illinois Online Network
• http//www.ion.illinois.edu/resources/tutorials/
• Tennessee Board of Regents
• http//www.tn.regentsdegrees.org/faculty/pedagogy.
  htm
• Kaye Shelton and George Saltsman
• http//www.itdl.org/Journal/Oct_04/article04.htm

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Adult Learning Theory Resources

• Bash, L., (Ed.). (2005). Best Practices in Adult
  Learning. Bolton, MA Anker Publishing.
• Kilmurray, J., (September 2003). e-Learning It's
  More Than Automation. The Technology Source,
  Available online at http//technologysource.org/ar
  ticle/elearning/.

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Additional Adult Learning Resources

• Phillips, V., (Ed.). (2002). Motivating
  Retaining Adult Learners Online. The Virtual
  University Gazette, Available online at
  http//www.geteducated.com/articles/JournalMotivat
  eRetain.PDF.
• Stilborne, L. Williams, L., Meeting the Needs
  of Adult Learners in Developing Courses for the
  Internet. Proceedings of INet 96 Conference,
  Available online at https//www.isoc.org/inet96/pr
  oceedings/c4/c4_2.htm.

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Additional Adult Learning Resources

• Tyler-Smith, K., Early Attrition among First Time
  eLearners A Review of Factors that Contribute to
  Drop-out, Withdrawal and Non-completion Rates of
  Adult Learners undertaking eLearning Programmes.
  Journal of Online Learning and Teaching,
  Available online at http//jolt.merlot.org/Vol2_No
  2_TylerSmith.htm.

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Content Resources

• Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and
  Online Teaching http//merlot.org
• Wisconsin Online Online Learning Object
  Repository http//www.wisc-online.com

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MERLOT TOOLS FEATURES

• Learning Objects
• Assignments
• Collections
• User Comments
• Virtual Speakers Bureau
• Teaching Commons

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Your favorites?

• Association for Continuing Higher Education
  acheinc.org
• VideoLan Client cross platform media player
  videolan.org
• Open Office cross platform office suite
  openoffice.org
• Western Interstate Commission for Higher
  Education WICHE works with its 15 member states
  to assure access and excellence in higher
  education for all citizens of the West.
  www.wiche.edu

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Questions?
Presentation available at http//ctl.nsuok.edu/dr
upal
Jym Brittain Center for Teaching and
Learning Northeastern State University 918-444-585
9 brittaij_at_nsuok.edu