Faculty Teaching and Learning Collection
Subscription Journals from the UMGC Library
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American Journal of Distance EducationTaylor & Francis Online 1997-present
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The Internet and Higher EducationAddresses contemporary issues and future developments related to online learning, teaching, and administration on the Internet in post-secondary settings.
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Journal of Distance EducationAn international publication of the Canadian Association for Distance Education. It aims to promote & encourage Canadian scholarly work in distance education & provide a forum for the dissemination of international scholarship.
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Journal of Educators OnlinePresents information for instructors, administrators, policy-makers, staff, students, and those interested in the development, delivery, and management of online courses in the Arts, Business, Education, Engineering, Medicine, and Sciences.
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Journal of Interactive Online LearningAims to provide a forum for the dissemination of research on interactive online education, disseminate ideas that enhance the practical aspects of interactive online education, and foster debate about the use and application of online education.
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Online Learning (Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks)Aim is to describe original work in asynchronous learning networks (ALN), including experimental results.
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Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-LearningReports on the latest developments in distance & continuing education.
Open Access Journals
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EDUCAUSE Review OnlineThe association's open-access digital and bimonthly print flagship publication for the higher education IT community.
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International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning"The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (www.irrodl.org) is a refereed, open access e-journal that disseminates original research, theory, and best practice in open and distance learning worldwide."
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JOLT: The MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and TeachingA peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication that aims to promote scholarship in the use of the Internet and web-based multimedia resources in higher education. The first issue appeared online in July 2005 and included a number of invited papers from various disciplines. The journal is now published quarterly in March, June, September, and December.
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Online Journal of Distance Learning AdministrationA peer-reviewed electronic journal offered free each quarter over the World Wide Web. The journal welcomes manuscripts based on original work of practitioners and researchers with specific focus or implications for the management of distance education programs.
Magazines, News, and Blogs
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Campus Technology MagazineOnline monthly publication focusing on the use of technology in higher education, especially information technology issues and trends.
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Chronicle of Higher Education Forum on Online TeachingForum for discussion and experiences for adjunct, visiting assistant professor, postdoc, or other contract faculty members.
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Distance-Education.comInternational online educator news.
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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Distance EducationArticles and news items on distance teaching and learning.
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eLearn MagazineFrom the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Engages a broad set of readers to include readers interested in eLearning in higher education, K-12 educators (those interested in k-12 blended and online learning), corporate, government, not-for-profit, and non-profit.
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Online Learning UpdateOnline learning blog mediated by the University of Illinois at Springfield.
HippoCampus
HippoCampus.org is a free, core academic website that delivers rich multimedia content--videos, animations, and simulations--on general education subjects to middle-school and high-school teachers and college professors, and their students, free of charge. Teachers project HippoCampus content during classroom learning and assign it for computer labs and homework. Students use the site in the evenings for study and exam prep. Users do not need to register or log in to use the site. (http://www.hippocampus.org/HippoCampus/)
Tools
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GimpImage manipulation software.
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GliffyAn online tool for creating diagrams.
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Go AnimateSoftware for making short animated videos (free trial available).
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JingSoftware for capturing basic video, animation, and still images, and sharing them on the web.
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Poll DaddyEasy to use, free survey software.
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Survey MonkeyFree or fee-based survey software with analysis tools.
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VideoScribeWhiteboard animation software (free trial available).
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Visual.lyInfograph software.