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Compiled by Susan Boyd, www.susan-boyd.com |
The
following list of resources is intended as a guide to help trainers
find
out about the e-learning products and services that are available. It
is
not intended to be an all encompassing list or a recommended list of
resources. Links do change frequently so do a google search if a link
is no longer available.
Links to Many Great Sites:
- Brandon Hall - http://www.brandon-hall.com/frereslin.html
- Learning Peaks (Patti Shank) http://www.learningpeaks.com/cgi-bin/wrcc/LPWRCC/linker/link.cgi
- Open Directory Project – Distance Learning Links - http://dmoz.org/Reference/Education/Distance_Learning/
- e-Learning Guru Web Site - http://www.e-LearningGuru.com
- Using Technology to Design Adult Learning Experiences – Margaret Driscoll -- http://www.josseybass.com/catalog/isbn/0-7879-4203-0/
- Web Based Training Cookbook (plus other books) – Brandon Hall http://www.brandon-hall.com/index.html
- Sustaining Distance Training - Zane Berge - http://www.eModerators.com/sdt/
- Synchronous Trainers Survival Guide – Jennifer Hofmann- http://www.insynctraining.com/pages/books.html
- Jennifer Hofman’s articles - http://www.insynctraining.com/pages/resources.html
- Patti Shank’s articles -http://www.learningpeaks.com/articles.html
- Collaborative E-Learning: The Right Approach – http://www.ottergroup.com/OTTERWP2.html
- Elearning Whitepapers from Mentergy - http://www.mentergy.com/blended/papers.html
- e-Learning Whitepapers - http://www.cybermediacreations.com/training/resourses.htm
Email Newsletters or Online Magazines(Free):
- Online Learning Connections- http://www.vnulearning.com
- Collaborate - http://www.elearningmag.com/
- ASTD Learning Circuits - http://www.learningcircuits.com/
- The Masie Center (Elliott Masie)- http://www.masie.com/
- Lists serve for e-moderators - eModerators-subscribe@egroups.com
- Brandon Hall’s Dispatch - http://www.brandon-hall.com/index.html
Instructor Training Programs
- World Wide Learn directory of online courses, online learning and online education - http://www.worldwidelearn.com/teaching-online.htm
- How to develop an online course (free tutorial online) http://www.stylusinc.com/online_course/tutorial/process.htm
- Courses on e-Learning (Elliott Masie) - http://www.masieweb.com/
- Web based Training – Directions, Decisions, and Design – Langevin - http://www.langevinonline.com/wShop.asp?C=WBT
- Designing Instruction for Web Based Training – Darryl Sink & Associates - http://dsink.com/
- Developing Technology-Based Training - Friesen, Kaye and Associates- http://www.fka.com
- ReadyGo - www.readygo.com/
- Adobe e-learning Products: Adobe Present, Flash, Captivate, Authorware, Dreamweaver, Course Builder, etc. http://www.adobe.com/resources/elearning/
- Articulate Quizmaker and Articulate Engage - http://www.articulate.com/
- Flashform - http://www.rapidintake.com/flashform_index.htm
- DazzleMax and other e-learning tools- http://www.maxit.com/
- Designers’ Edge, Manager’s Edge, Quest- http://www.mentergy.com/
- Toolbook – http://www.toolbook.com/
- Outstart - Trainer soft – http://trainersoft.com/product/OutStart_TrainingEdge.html
- Swish 1.5.1 - http://Swishzone.com/
- Hotpotatoes from Halfbakedsoftware
(inexpensive) - http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/hotpot/
Virtual
Classrooms: (some have trial versions for free where you can host a
synchronous
class)
- Citrix GotoMeeting- https://www.gotomeeting.com/
- Elluminate - http://www.elluminate.com/
- Centra - http://www.centra.com/
- WebCt - http://www.webct.com/
- WebEx - http://webex.com/
- HorizonLive/WIMBA -www.horizonwimba.com
- Learnlinc - - http://www.mentergy.com/
- Blackboard - http://www.blackboard.com/
- Astound - http://www.astound.com/wc/index2.html
- Asynchronous Voice Tool for online discussions- http://www.wimba.com
- Training and Training Solutions http://www.vnulearning.com/
- eLearning Guild - www.eLearningGuild.com
- Learning Trends - http://www.masieweb.com/
- Learning Expo – http://www.elearningexpos.com/
- TechLearn Conference- http://www.techlearn.com/
- ITTC (New England IT Training Conference) - http://www.ittconference.org/
Miscellaneous:
- Media selection & ROI tool - ADVISOR 3.5 - http://www.bnhexpertsoft.com/advisor.htm
- Free ROI Calculator- http://www.mediapro.com/
- Vocabulary list by Jennifer Hofmann, Insync Training - http://www.tempo-train.org/online-glossary.html
- e-Learning Acronyms - http://www.dsv.su.se/~klas/Learn/index.html
- e-Learning Glossary - www.cybermediacreations.com/elearning/glossary.htm
- ASTD e-learning Glossary – http://www.learningcircuits.org/glossary.html
- Vignettes for Training - http://www.vignettestraining.com/
- e-Learning FAQ, Help & Resources - http://www.elearners.com/elearning/elearning.htm
- Resources for Moderators and Facilitators of Online Discussion Berge Collins Associates: http://www.emoderators.com/moderators.shtml
Free way to set up an asynchronous course by
using several products:
- Web page (http://www.homestead.com/or http://www.geocities.com)
- Listserv (http://www.yahoogroups.com/or http://www.listbot.com)
- Chatroom (http://www.yahoogroups.com)
- Private Synchronous Chat (http://www.mirabilis.com/)
- Threaded Discussion Software http://www.nicenet.org/
- Telephone (http://www.dialpad.com)
- Fax (http://www.efax.com)
Free courses you can take to try out online courses. Evaluate what was good and could be improved:
- World Wide Learning - http://www.worldwidelearn.com/index.html
- I-Training (html, java and other topics) - http://www.i-training.com/
- InfoSource Training – sample lesson - http://www.howtomaster.com/freeDemo/default.asp
- Virtual Online Courses (mainly textbased) - http://www.vcs-s.com/Online-Training.htm
- Universal Class – take or teach online for free - http://universalclass.com/index.htm?fwfree
- Elearners – List of many elearning resources – not all free - http://www.elearners.com/
- Intech – http://www.intech.com/
For more information,
contact
Susan Boyd Associates at (215) 886-2669.
(Philadelphia, PA area)