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Appendix A References and Sources
A.1 Conference sources cited for this topicOTiS Case StudiesThe case studies quoted in this chapter are listed below and are published in Higgison, C (ed) (2000) Practitioners' Experiences in Online Tutoring: Case Studies from the OTiS e-Workshop, May 2000, Heriot-Watt University and The Robert Gordon University, online at http://otis.scotcit.ac.uk/ (accessed 20 December 2000). Anderson, Bill and Simpson, Mary. Program-wide online group interaction: Developing a social infrastructure. Email: wga106@psu.edu (Anderson) and mgs174@psu.edu (Simpson). Clarke, Patsy. Online learners doing it for themselves. Email: clarke@nu.ac.za. Ewing, Jim. e-Learning is not always easy learning. Email: J.M.Ewing@norcol.ac.uk. Finkelstein, David. Utilising online learning in a humanities context. Email: dfinkelstein@qmuc.ac.uk. Glass, Melanie. Professional development for VET teachers: Preparing to teach online. Email: melanie.glass@westone.wa.gov.au. Gwynne, Gillian and Chester, Andrea. Personal identity and community in cyberspace : an evaluation of teaching and learning online. Email gillian.gwynne@rmit.edu.au and andrea.chester@rmit.edu.au. Higgison, Carol. Tutor constraints in a mixed mode course. Email Carol@icbl.hw.ac.uk. Hird, Anne. Online teaching and learning in teacher education. Email a_hird@ids.net. Juwah, Charles. Developing effective online tutoring. Email c.juwah@rgu.ac.uk. Kennedy, David and Duffy, Tim. Understanding the effort. Email david.kennedy@paisley.ac.uk and tim.duffy@paisley.ac.uk. Kulp, Rick. IBM's introduction to "Teaching in LearningSpace" course. Email kulp@us.ibm.com. Labour, Michel. Online tutoring - Communicating in a foreign language via email. Email michel.labour@univ-valenciennes.fr. Macdonald, Janet. Integrating online tuition with assessment at the UK Open University. Email jrm24@tutor.open.ac.uk. McFarlane, Penelope. Using WebCT in distance education. Email penney@uow.edu.au. Muirhead, Dr Brent. Enhancing interactivity in computer mediated classes. Email bmuirhead@email.uophx.edu. Murray, Josephine. Facilitating online staff development for novice online facilitators, trainers and assessors. Email jomurray@h130.aone.net.au. Neal, Lisa. Best practices in the development and delivery of e-learning. Email lisa.neal@eds.com. Nurmela, Satu. Online training for online tutors. Email satu.nurmela@utu.fi. Phillips, Rob. Facilitating online discussion for interactive multimedia project management. Email r.phillips@murdoch.edu.au. Rosie, Anthony and Thompson, Ray. Using "Topclass" to promote student learning. Email A.J.Rosie@shu.ac.uk and r.c.thompson@shu.ac.uk. Salter, Graeme. Modelling a constructivist approach to online learning. Email g.salter@uws.edu.au. Scheuermann, Friedrich, Larsson, Ken and Toto, Roxanne. Organising international collaborative teaching and learning in virtual learning environments. Emails friedrich.Scheuermann@uibk.ac.at, kenlars@dsv.su.se and rytl@psu.edu. Sharpe, Rhona and Baume, David. Online tutoring for teaching and course design in higher education. Email r.sharpe@open.ac.uk. Thompson, Ray and Rosie, Anthony. Collaborative development of online courses, which is the tutor and which the taught?. Email r.c.thompson@shu.ac.uk and A.J.Rosie@shu.ac.uk. White, Nancy. Facilitating interaction in an online environment. Email nancyw@fullcirc.com. Whittington, Dave and Dewar, Tammy. Type indicators and online learners. Email d.whittington@elec.ga.ac.uk. Zimmer, Bob and Alexander, Gary. Using Carl Rogers' communication principles to facilitate mutually supported learning online. Email R.S.Zimmer@open.ac.uk. OTiS Discussions Authors of discussion contributions quoted in this chapter are listed below. *Banks, Sheena. Email s.b.banks@shu.ac.uk. *Doufexopoulou, Marie. Email mairiedf@central.ntua.gr. *Finkelstein, David. Email dfinkelstein@qmuc.ac.uk. Harris, Rachel. Email R.Harris@rgu.ac.uk *Janes, Diane. Email diane.janes@ubc.ca. *Kennedy, David. Email david.kennedy@paisley.ac.uk *Muirhead, Brent. Email bmuirhead@email.uophx.edu *Rosie, Anthony. Email A.J.Rosie@shu.ac.uk *Wishart, Jocelyn. Email j.m.wishart@lboro.ac.uk *White, Nancy. Authors identified by an * have also authored case studies published in Higgison, Carol (ed) (2000) Practitioners' Experiences in Online Tutoring: Case Studies from the OTiS e-Workshop, May 2000, Heriot-Watt University and The Robert Gordon University, online at http://otis.scotcit.ac.uk/ (accessed 20 December 2000). 3.A.2 External referencesAdair, J. (1983) Effective leadership: A modern guide to developing leadership skills, Pan, London.Allen, D. (1997) Increasing participation in online courses and assessing online students, Old Dominion University, Norfolk VA. Doran, C. (2000) 'The effective use of learning groups in online education', unpublished doctoral dissertation, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Feenberg, A. (1989) The written word, in Mason, R. and Kaye, A. (eds) Mindweave: Communication, Computers and Distance Education, Pergamon Press, Oxford / New York. Kim, A. J. (2000) Community building on the web: Secret strategies for successful online communities, Peachpit Press, Berkeley CA. Kulp, Rick (1999). Effective Collaboration in Corporate Learning: Ten Best Practices for Curriculum Owners, Developers and Instructors", IBM Learning Services, IBM Business Machines Corporation. Mason, R. and Kaye, A.(eds) (1989) Mindweave: Communication, Computers and Distance Education, Pergamon Press, Oxford / New York. McConnell, D. (2000) Implementing Computer Supported Cooperative Learning, Kogan Page, London. Smith, P. B. (1980) Group processes and personal change, Harper and Row, London, pp. 65, 72-73, 97-100. Rheingold, H. (2000) Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier, MIT Press, Cambridge MA. Rogers, C. R. (1993) 'The interpersonal relationship in the facilitation of learning', in Edwards, R. et al (eds), Culture and the Processes of Adult Learning, Routledge (in association with The Open University), London / New York, pp. 228-242. White, N. J. (1999) Interview with Amy Jo Kim, available at http://www.fullcirc.com/community/ajkim.htm (accessed 20 November 2000). 3.A.3 Author detailsDr. Bob Zimmer is a member of the UK Open University's Institute of Educational Technology. His major professional interests lie in accessible writing, creative meetings and supportive assessment, and in particular in transactional analysis of human communication. His email address is R.S.Zimmer@open.ac.uk.Dr. Rachel Harris is a member of the Project Steering Group and Management Group in the Centre for Open and Distance Learning, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, where she encourages research relating to the application of the internet to education and provides support for staff development. She is currently project managing the Virtual Learning Space, as well as working on the OTiS project with Heriot-Watt University. Her email address is R.Harris@rgu.ac.uk. Dr. Brent Muirhead is a faculty member for the University of Phoenix (Phoenix, Arizona), where he teaches online graduate research courses. He earned his second doctorate from Capella University in Minneapolis where the majority of his coursework was done online, and his dissertation involved studying interactivity in just such a situation. At the centre of his broad professional interests (including three masters' degrees) is his research to help others in their online classes. His city of residence is Alpharetta, Georgia and his email address is bmuirhead@email.uophx.edu. |
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