Online Course Development Initiative

Online Teaching and Learning – Bibliography

The delivery of courses online is nearly as old as the web itself, but as with any innovation some faculty members have been early adopters while others have watched the development with both interest and skepticism. There is a common perspective that moving a course online is primarily about designing and sequencing course content. While quality course content is a significant factor, recent changes on the web - toward a more social and interconnected space - have necessitated the rethinking of what it means to make the transition to online teaching and learning. This bibliography provides resources on teaching and learning online that are a good starting point for faculty interested in rethinking pedagogy and designing courses for the online environment.

Efficacy of Online Teaching and Learning

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development (2010) Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies, Washington, D.C., retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf

Shacar, M. and Neumann, Y. (2010) “Twenty Years of Research on the Academic Performance Differences Between Traditional and Distance Learning: Summative Meta-Analysis and Trend Examination,” Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, Vol. 6(2), retrieved from http://jolt.merlot.org/vol6no2/shachar_0610.htm

Derwin, E. (2009) “Critical Thinking in Online vs. Face-To-Face Higher Education, Media Psychology Review, Vol 2(1), retrieved from http://www.mprcenter.org/mpr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=209&Itemid=164

Course Development and Faculty Preparation

Lion, R. W. and Stark, G. (2010)  “A Glance at Institutional Support for Faculty Teaching in an Online Learning Environment,” EDUCAUSE Quarterly Review, Vol 33(3), retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/AGlanceatInstitutionalSupportf/213685

Watwood, W. B., Nugent, J. S. and Deihl, W. (2009) “Building from Content to Community: [Re]Thinking the Transition to Online Teaching and Learning,” Center for Teaching Excellence White Paper, retrieved from http://www.vcu.edu/cte/pdfs/OnlineTeachingWhitePaper.pdf
Anderson, T. (2008) The Theory and Practice of Online Learning, May 2008, Athabasca University Press, retrieved from http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120146

Rubric for Online Instruction (2009) California State University, Chico, retrieved from http://www.csuchico.edu/celt/roi/
Graham, C., Cagiltay, K., Lim, B., Craner, J., and Duffy, T. M. (2001) “Seven Principles of Effective Teaching: A Practical Lens for Evaluating Online Courses,” The Technology Source Archives, March/April 2001, University of North Carolina, retrieved from http://technologysource.org/article/seven_principles_of_effective_teaching/

Institutional Change

Allen, I. E. and Seaman, J. (2010) “Class Differences: Online Education in the United States, 2010,” Eighth Annual SLOAN-C Survey, retrieved from http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/pdf/class_differences.pdf

Allen, I. E. and Seaman, J. (2009) “Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States, 2009,” Seventh Annual SLOAN-C Survey, retrieved from http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/pdf/learningondemand.pdf

Allen, I. E. and Seaman, J. (2008) “Staying The Course - Online Education in the United States, 2008,“ Sixth Annual SLOAN-C Survey, retrieved from http://sloanconsortium.org/sites/default/files/staying_the_course-2.pdf

Allen, I. E. and Seaman, J. (2007) “Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning,” Fifth Annual SLOAN-C Survey, retrieved from http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/online_nation

McCarthy, S. A. and Samors, R. J. (2009) Online Learning as a Strategic Asset, Volume I: A Resource for Campus Leaders, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, retrieved from http://www.aplu.org/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=1877

Seaman, J. (2009) Online Learning as a Strategic Asset, Volume II: The Paradox of Faculty Voices: Views and Experiences with Online Learning, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, retrieved from http://www.aplu.org/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=1879

Cristensen, C. M., Horn, M. B., Caldera, L. and Soares, L. (2011) Disrupting College: How Disruptive Innovation Can Deliver Quality and Affordability to Postsecondary Education, Center for American Progress.

Full report
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/02/pdf/disrupting_college.pdf
Executive Summary
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/02/pdf/disrupting_college_execsumm.pdf

Learner Perspectives

The Chronicle of Higher Education (2009) “The College of 2020: Students: Executive Summary,” retrieved from http://etcjournal.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/thecollegeof2020.pdf

Smith, S. D. and Caruso, J. B. with introduction by Joshua Kim. (2010) The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2010 (Research Study, Vol. 6). Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/Resources/ECARStudyofUndergraduateStuden/217333

Smith, S. D., Salaway, G., and Caruso, J. B. with introduction by Richard N. Katz. (2009) The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2009 (Research Study, Vol. 6). Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/Resources/TheECARStudyofUndergraduateStu/187215

Salaway, Gail and Caruso, J. B., with Mark R. Nelson. (2008) The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2008 (Research Study, Vol. 8). Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/ECAR/TheECARStudyofUndergraduateStu/163283