© spcummings If you're an online instructor or an administrator involved with distance education, you'll want to take a look at The Theory and Practice of Online Learning. This free, downloadable book contains many worthwhile essays about the creation of quality virtual learning programs. Here's a blurb: “As with the first edition, this is a [...]

eLearn Magazine editor Lisa Neal recently published a list of Ten Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes To Be a More Successful e-Learning Professional. If you're an online teacher or instructional designer, take a look for several worthwhile ways to improve your career. Here's a blurb: “Find an e-learning conference to go to and [...]

A recent New York Times article explored several issues with online teaching including the lack of face-to-face interaction and the tendency towards lower pay. Here's a blurb: “…flexibility can come at a price. Most professors agree that one disadvantage of online learning is a loss of real-time interaction with students… Some in academia also say [...]

A new web 2.0 community is in the works for online teachers. The Social Media Virtual Classroom was the winner of the Knowledge-Networking Award, a grant of $61,000. The money will be used to create a website where online educators can go to discuss their work. Here's a bit about the winning idea: “The Social [...]

Blogging is an effective way to keep in contact with students – particularly for online learners who don't have actual day-to-day interaction with their professors. Setting up a blog is easy (hey, even I've done it!) and you can do… Continue. SPONSOR

I have file cabinets and binders stuffed with lesson plans from my teaching days. But, no matter how much material I collected, I was always on the look out for another quality lesson plan. That's why I think Yahoo's new… Continue. SPONSOR

While looking for online teaching jobs, I stumbled across a vibrant Yahoo group dedicated to discussion about online teaching. Here’s what they offer:“Practical resources for college instructors looking to begin or refine their online teaching opportunities. Where to look for… Continue. SPONSOR

While looking for online teaching jobs, I stumbled across a vibrant Yahoo group dedicated to discussion about online teaching. Here’s what they offer:”Practical resources for college instructors looking to begin or refine their online teaching opportunities. Where to look for… Continue. SPONSOR

Online teaching just got a little easier. Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Teaching Online (MERLOT) offers a searchable database of teaching material for online instructors. Here's how they explain their collection: “MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered, searchable collection… Continue. SPONSOR