SETDA's NLI Toolkit 2003 - Virtual Schools and Distance Learning


	1. Chapter Summary 2. Standards and Quality Policy Guidelines 3. Program Evaluation Policy Guidelines 4. Professional Development Policy Guidelines 5. Finance and Infrastructure 6. Resources & Readings 7. Next Steps

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Resources

Standards and Quality:

Higher Education Program and Policy Council of the American Federation of Teachers, Distance Education: Guidelines for Good Practice, 2000, http://www.aft.org/higher_ed/downloadable/distance.pdf

The Institute for Higher Education Policy, Quality on the Line: Benchmarks for Success in Internet-Based Distance Education, 2000, http://www.ihep.org/Pubs/PDF/Quality.pdf

Massachusetts Department of Education, Massachusetts Recommended Criteria for Distance Learning Courses, http://www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/03news/distance_learning.pdf

National Education Association, Guide to Online High School Courses, 2002, http://www.nea.org/technology/onlinecourseguide.html

National Staff Development Council, E-Learning for Educators: Implementing the Standards for Staff Development, 2001, http://www.nsdc.org/library/authors/e-learning.pdf

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Policy on Online Learning, http://sbepolicy.dpi.state.nc.us/

PBS, "A Brief History of Distance Learning," in Distance Learning: An Overview, http://www.pbs.org/als/dlweek/history/index.html

Southern Region Educational Board (SREB), Criteria for Evaluating Online Courses, http://www.evalutech.sreb.org/criteria/online.asp

Southern Regional Education Board, Essential Principles of High-Quality Online Teaching: Guidelines for Evaluating K-12 Online Teachers, 2003, http://www.sreb.org/programs/EdTech/pubs/Quality_Online_Teaching.asp

Southern Regional Education Board, Essential Principles of Quality Checklist, 2001, http://www.sreb.org/programs/EdTech/pubs/PDF/EssentialQualitiesChecklist.asp

Utah Education Network, Strategic Plan, http://www.uen.org/ueninfo/04_str_plan.pdf

Virtual High School, http://www.govhs.org

Professional Development:

Advanced Technology Research - Hawaii, http://atr.k12.hi.us

Classroom Connect, http://www.classroom.net

Concord Consortium's Online Learning Services, http://www.concord.org/courses

eCollege - Is Online Learning for Me?, http://ecollegelogin.ccconline.org/index.real?action=islearn

Education Development Center's Center for Online Professional Education, http://www2.edc.org/COPE/

Florida Learning Alliance, http://www.flalearningalliance.org/

Florida Standards for Electronically Delivered Staff Development, http://www.flalearningalliance.org/FLAstandards/index.html

Hawaii Department of Education Website, http://doe.k12.hi.us

Illinois Online Network - Self-assessments and tips for succeeding as an online student, http://www.ion.illinois.edu/IONresources/onlineLearning/StudentProfile.asp

Louisiana LEADTech, http://www.doe.state.la.us/leadtech/

Louisiana State Standards for Distance Education, http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/uploads/738.pdf

Louisiana Virtual School, http://www.louisianavirtualschool.net

Ohio Department of Education, http://www.ode.state.oh.us

Ohio School Net, http://www.osn.state.oh.us

PBS TeacherLine, http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/welcome.cfm

Southern Regional Education Board's Essential Principles of High Quality Teaching: Guidelines for Evaluating K-12 Online Teachers, http://www.sreb.org/programs/EdTech/onlinelearning/SREBPubs.asp

University of California in Los Angeles - Extension, http://www.onlinelearning.net