Need for Faculty Support and Training/ Institutional issues

1) Business Models for Developing Online Learning Systems: Findings from Current Research
"Much of the current expenditure on online learning systems is speculative. A thorough understanding of the benefits and limitations of online learning, coupled with the application of rigorous business models, can reduce the risks of investing in online learning systems. New business models, appropriate for e-commerce, can provide a sound foundation for online learning systems. "

2) e-Lobbying: Marketing e-Learning to the Legislature
Ed Klonoski.
"As institutions of higher education begin to use the Internet in their program delivery strategy, they are confronted with the need for capital, planning, and resource integration. New organizations are forming throughout higher education, with names such as Kentucky Virtual University, the Southern Regional Electronic Campus, and Michigan Virtual University. We at the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium (CTDLC), an organization that champions the development of online education in Connecticut, have successfully lobbied the Connecticut general assembly to help higher education in our state meet the challenge of going online. "

3) Satisfying Student Expectations: Connected Learning Environments
Rodney L. Everhart.
"University students have increasingly high expectations for using technology in their studies. Meeting those expectations presents a challenge for traditional institutions as well as emerging online education providers. "

4) The Role of Education Faculty in Choosing Web-based Course Management Systems: An Interview with Nancy Cooley
Charles Ansorge and Nancy Cooley.
"How can education faculty members take the lead in integrating technologies such as course management systems into teaching and learning? And how can they help their colleagues in other departments implement the same kinds of systems? "

5) Overcoming the Fears: Bringing Online Education to your Organization
Trent University.
"A variety of people in educational institutions have "fears" of one sort or another regarding making this leap. We wanted to review material that outlines these fears (and responses to them) as they apply to everyone from student to faculty member to technical support teams to administrators. "

6) Building a Faculty Development Institute: A Case Study
University of West Georgia.
"By it's second year, the Auburn University Montgomery FDI provided technology training opportunities for more than twenty percent of the faculty and has become a catalyst for change in how the institution views both technology and faculty development... "

7) Gaining Faculty Acceptance for Online Courses at a Traditional College
Carol Sears Botsch.
"Acceptance of courses taught over the Web is a significant issue at many traditional campuses (Levenburg & Major, 1998). Faculty who have invested careers in developing traditional courses have a number of misgivings and questions about Web delivery. "

8) Accreditation of Online Institutions
Steven Crow.
"The media hype (Olsen, 1999; Jones, 1999; "An on-line first," 1999) that has ensued since the accreditation of Jones International University (JIU) by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, especially after the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) attacked the decision, has been neither particularly enlightening nor productive. "

9) The Globalisation of Open and Flexible Learning: Considerations for Planners and Managers
Greville Rumble, BA, MA, PhD Professor of Distance Education Management The Open University.
"This article looks at some of the problems that distance education institutions have faced, and continue to face, in terms of delivery of materials, student access to technology, structures, and maintenance of consistency and quality of service. The article ends with advice to planners and managers on the issues that they need to pay particular attention...."

10) Needs, Concerns and Practices of Online Instructors
Dr. Barbara K. Mc Kenzie, Dr. Nancy Mims, Dr. Elizabeth (Kirby) Bennett, Dr. Michael Waugh.
"This study explored online faculty backgrounds, concerns, and their on-line teaching practices. The information that is provided will update decision-makers of the current needs and concerns of on-line instructors so that an effective distance-learning program can be fostered. "

11) Research and Evaluation Needs for Distance Education: A Delphi Study
Kay Rockwell, Jack Furgason, David B. Marx.
"As policy makers need to make wise philosophical and policy decisions about using distance education, they are asking for research and evaluation about the distance learning process. Therefore, distance educators were asked to participate in a Delphi study to identify and rank future research and evaluation needs/issues. Four themes emerged... Needs, Concerns and Practices of Online Instructors "

12) Trends in Telecommunications and Their Impact on TeleLearning
David C. Coll, Carleton University.
"The objective of this study is "To analyze, assess, and forecast future network trends as they affect TeleLearning and TeleTeaching..."

13) Developing on-line learning materials for higher education: An overview of current issues
C. Jayne Brahler, Washington State University.
"...university faculty should not be expected to complete the technical work of building the courseware...Developing on-line learning materials is very costly... It may be advantageous for universities to form courseware development laboratories... Furthermore, employing students as computer technicians in the courseware conversion laboratory benefits the students by enhancing future employability after completion of their degree....One important point is that the computer-based learning materials are not designed to replace faculty, or even reduce faculty numbers...On-line learning materials require revision and updating every time they are delivered..."

14) The Support Service Crisis: A Misnomer
Gary Brown From The Technology Source (Horizon).
"The technology "support service crisis" is misnamed. In fact, the misnaming of what is a very real crisis exacerbates the problem rooted in how administration and faculty perceive and pursue technology support. We do not need to hire more support professionals; we need to provide better support for the technology professionals we've already hired."

15) What Are the Costs of Distance Education?
Distance Education Clearinghouse.
"There is certainly no shortage of information regarding distance education topics. However current studies pertaining to the actual costs involved in the development, design, and delivery of courses and programs are not as numerous. Here is a preliminary listing of some references and resources:..."

16) Surveys and Statistics Related to Distance Learning
Kristin Hirst at About.com.
Info on costs of distance education, increase in use, etc.

17) The Administration Advantage (.pdf)
Iris Vardi, Curtin University.
      A tip sheet on using the online environment can help simplify your unit administration.