How to be a Successful Distance Learner

Resources for Students and Faculty who want to know more about Distance Learning and make the most of Distance Education.

Association Of College and Research Libraries Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services http://www.ala.org/acrl/guides/distlrng.html] STL is committed to meeting and exceeding the suggested standards for library service to distance learners. These standards require that distance students receive the same level of library service as their on-campus colleagues.

Distance Education Clearinghouse
www.uwex.edu/disted] Resources for students and instructors, managed by the University of Wisconsin Extension.

The Distance Learning Resource Network http://www.dlrn.org/ ] is co-managed by the US Department of Education to provide information to adult learners on distance education, study skills, and more.

Online Study Skills Help www.bangor.ac.uk/studyskills/skillsindex.htm ] is maintained by University of Wales, Bangor. Excellent resources and tips on how to succeed as an online student.

Self-Assessment for Distance Learning http://oregonone.org/DEquiz.htm] is sponsored by Education in Oregon. Take their "ready for online learning"quiz, and visit their orientation links to learn more about being an independent, online learner.

SBCC Learning Skills [ http://lss.sbcc.net/orientation/skills/] is part of Santa Barbara City College's Online Orientation website.  Practical advice on note-taking, time management, and more.

Suggested [Book] Reading 

[NOTE:Links to an online booksellers and library catalog are provided to offer additional information.]

Michael Allen. Michael Allen's Guide to e-learning: Building interactive, fun, and effective learning programs for any company. John Wiley & Sons, 2003

George P. Connick (Editor),  The Distance Learner's Guide. Western Cooperative for
Educational Telecommunications, 1999. 

Mercedes Fisher. Designing courses and teaching on the Web:a how to guide to proven, innovative strategies.Scarecrow press, 2003.

Chere C. Gibson (Editor), Distance Learners in Higher Education: Institutional Responses for Quality Outcomes. Atwood, 1998.

Judith L. Johnson. Distance Education:The Complete Guide to Design, Delivery, and Improvement. Teachers College Press, 2003.

Cheris Kramarae. The Third Shift: Women Learning Online. AAUW Educational Foundation, 2001.

Gene I. Maeroff. A classroom of one:how online learning is changing our schools and colleges. Palgrave Macmillan , 2002.

Rena M. Palloff, and Keith Pratt, Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series, 2001.

Lynnette R. Porter, Creating the Virtual Classroom:Distance Learning with the Internet. John Wiley &Sons, 1997.

Martin Weller. Delivering Learning on the Net: The Why, What & How of Online Education. Kogan Page, 2002.

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