Resources
The following links to books, articles and Web sites provide more information about the topics in this module. These links were current at the last update. However, please be aware that links change and may not be available at all times. Thank you.
Accessibility
EnAct: Ensuring Access through collaboration and Technology
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education to support students with disabilities within the California State University in attaining their postsecondary educational goals http://enact.sonoma.edu/home
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI):
Strategies, guidelines, resources to make the Web accessible to people with disabilities http://www.w3.org/WAI/
Web Site Accessibility Checkers:
A list of free resources to check Web sites for accessibility, disability and usability.
http://www.virtualhosting.com/blog/2008/test-me-25-freebie-website-accessibility-checkers/
The National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP):
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs from 1992-1998 to promote the effective use of technology to enhance educational outcomes for students with sensory, cognitive, physical and social/emotional disabilities. http://www2.edc.org/NCIP/
Accessible Digital Media:
Design Guidelines to Provide access to multimedia presentations for users with sensory disabilities
http://ncam.wgbh.org/publications/adm/guideline_h.html
Media Access Generator (MAGpie):
Authoring Tool for creating captions and audio descriptions for rich media http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie/index.html#magpie2
Beyond the Text:
Comparison chart of e-book and digital talking book (DTB) hardware and software http://ncam.wgbh.org/ebooks/
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D):
A national nonprofit, volunteer organization with Web-Based Teacher Training Resources http://www.rfbd.org/
San Francisco State University Disability Programs and Resource Center (DPRC):
The SFSU DPRC provides the University with resources, education and direct services in order that people with disabilities may have a greater opportunity to achieve social justice and equity. http://www.sfsu.edu/~dprc/welcome.html
Online Teaching
Teaching College Courses Online vs Face-to-Face:
Online Article by Glenn Gordon Smith, David Ferguson, Mieke Caris (2001) http://www.thejournal.com/articles/15358
Illinois Online Network:
Instructional Strategies for Online Courses
http://www.ion.illinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/instructionalstrategies.asp
MERLOT:
The Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
Journal of Online Teaching and Learning (JOLT):
A peer-reviewed, quarterly online publication addressing the scholarly use of multimedia resources in education http://jolt.merlot.org/
Discussion-Based Online Teaching to Enhance Student Learning:
Theory, Practice and Assessment by Tisha Bender, Stylus Publishing http://www.styluspub.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productid=64994
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
CAST UDL Curriculum Self-Check and Resources:
An excellent Web site with udeful information and UDL K-12 lesson ideas that can be adapted for undergraduate curriculum. The UDL Curriculum Check requires free registration.
http://udlselfcheck.cast.org/resources.php#methods
San Francisco State University UDL Web Site:
An excellent Web site with updated UDL resources and examples, and an outstanding online training module for UDL http://www.sfsu.edu/~ctfd/udl/
Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age:
Universal Design for Learning, book by David H. Rose & Anne Meyer ASCD, 2002. http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/
Teaching Every Student Communities Directory:
Opportunities to collaborate, communicate, and obtain support from other educators exploring and teaching with UDL
http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/community/
Web-Based Projects:
WebQuests and WebUnits
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/
WebQuest definitions + short videos of teachers describing how they work:
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/index_sub3.html
Excellent resource with WebQuest examples and how to create a WebQuest:
http://webquest.org/index.php