Resources on E-learning for Educators
Books and articles
Alexander, N.P. 1994. Early childhood professional development and the electronic age. Young Children 49 (5): 26-27.
Bawale, S., L. Todd, & E. Jones. 2003. Keeping it personal: Adult learners online. Child Care Information Exchange (March/April): 86-87.
Bergen, D., A.Wang, & C. Wolfe 1997. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the "Winning Teams" training: First year pilot/project development phase. Oxford, OH: Center for Human Development, Learning and Teaching, Miami University.
Bernheimer, S. 2003. New possibilities for early childhood education: Stories from our nontraditional students. New York: Peter Lang.
Bewick, C.J. 2000. The adoption of computers as an instructional tool by Michigan Head Start teachers. PhD dissertation, Michigan State University.
Blagojevic, B. 2003. Funding technology: Does it make cents? Young Children 58 (6): 28-33.
Carter, M., & D. Curtis. 1994. Training teachers: A harvest of theory and practice. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf.
Chickering, A.W., & S.C. Ehrmann. 1996. Implementing the seven principles: Technology as lever. AAHE Bulletin (October): 3-6. Online: http://www.tltgroup.org/programs/seven.html.
Donohue, C. 2002. It's a small world after all! Part 1. Taking your first steps into online teaching and learning. Child Care Information Exchange (September/October): 20-26.
Donohue, C. 2003. It's a small world after all! Part 2. Creating learning communities online. Child Care Information Exchange (March/April): 80-85.
Donohue, C. 2003. Promising directions for early childhood professional development: First annual directory of online ECE degree and certificate programs. Child Care Information Exchange (March/April): 89-91.
Gilbert, S.D. 2000. How to be a successful online student. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Gordon, D.T. 2003. Linking teachers with technology: Online courses and communities provide ways of delivering professional development and support. Harvard Education Letter (November/December): 8.
Graham, C., K. Cagiltay, B.-R. Lim, J. Craner, & T.M. Duffy. 2001. Seven principles of effective teaching: A practical lens for evaluating online courses. The Technology Source (March/April). Online: http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=839.
Johnson, D., & L. Zufall. 2004. Web watch-Not just for kids anymore: WebQuests for professional development. Reading Online 7 (5). Online: http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/elec_index.asp?HREF=webwatch/webquests/index.html.
Kaplan-Leiserson, E., ed. 2003. Glossary. Alexandria, VA: Learning Circuits. Online: http://www.learningcircuits.org/glossary.html.
Keinath, B.J., & L. Blicker, 2003. Evaluating readiness in your online course: Student-readiness site review rubric. Minneapolis, MN: Metropolitan State University. Online: http://www.metrostate.edu/col/rubric.pdf.
Landerholm, E. 1995. Early childhood teachers' computer attitudes, knowledge, and practices. Early Child Development and Care 109: 43-60.
Levin, D.E., & O. Østvold. 2002. An electronic age story: Building global relationships through the Internet. Young Children 57 (4): 18-24.
Minnesota Online Professional Development Workgroup. 2003. The guide to effective practices for online professional development. St. Paul, MN: Author. Online: http://etl.mnchildcare.org/effective.pdf.
Neugebauer, R. 2000. Taking communication to a new level: Putting technology to work. Child Care Information Exchange (131): 86-89.
Neuman, S.B., & C. Seung-hee. 2001. Teacher education in early literacy: The "HeadsUp! Reading" evaluation. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan and the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.
Schlain, L., 1998. The alphabet versus the goddess: The conflict between word and image. New York: Penguin.
Shore, R. 2002. The early years of "Heads Up! Reading": A report from the National Head Start Association. Alexandria, VA: National Head Start Association.
Simonson, M., S.E. Smaldino, M. Albright, & S. Zvacek. 2003. Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education, 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Thouvenelle, S., & C.J. Bewick. 2003. Completing the computer puzzle: A guide for early childhood educators. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Zorn, D., E. Molina, & M. Cannon. 2002. "Winning Teams: Guiding Behavior"-Final evaluation report. Cincinnati, OH: Evaluation Services Center, University of Cincinnati.
Organizations and resources online
You can click on any of the links below to go to the Web site mentioned.
Cable in the Classroom's professional development Web site offers educators a rotating catalogue of online opportunities to expand professional knowledge and skills. http://www.ciconline.org/Enrichment/Development.
Distance-Educator.com provides teachers with resources on accredited online degree programs, information on free on-line courses, and daily news reports on the latest distance learning issues. http://www.distance-educator.com/index.php.
Distance Learning Resource Network (DLRN) is a dissemination project for the U.S. Department of Education Star Schools, a distance education program that offers K-12 students, adult learners, and teachers with educational resources. The Web site includes links to online degree programs, and Listservs geared toward educators. http://www.dlrn.org/index.html.
Edutopia Online, operated by the George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), provides free teaching modules on educational leadership, project-based learning, assessment, and other topics. The modules include articles, video footage, and PowerPoint presentations. http://www.glef.org/foundation/courseware.php.
HeadsUp! Network, operated by the National Head Start Association, is a satellite television training network for Head Start and other early childhood educators. http://www.heads-up.org.
HeadsUp! Reading is a distance learning program consisting of early literacy courses for educators and parents that focuses on strengthening early childhood literacy skills. http://www.huronline.org.
Learning Circuits is ASTD's (American Society for Training and Development) online source for e-learning. ASTD serves business, government, organizations, and academia with research, publications, conferences, online communities, and standards for e-learning courseware. http://www.learningcircuits.org.
Regional Technology in Education Consortia (R*TEC) are funded by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education. The mission of the consortia is to help schools develop technology-embedded practices that lead to improved and engaged learning for students. http://rtec.org.
Tapped In is the online workplace of an international community of education professionals. http://ti2.sri.com/tappedin.
Videatives, Inc. provides a resource it calls videatives-passages of text with some words that can be clicked to reveal brief video clips. The videatives-clips and explanatory material-help early childhood educators learn to observe children and to support their thinking and learning. http://www.videatives.com.
