Ernest Ackermann and Karen Hartman, Internet Today! Email, searching & the world wide web, Chicago & London: Franklin, Beedle & Associates, 1999, pp.302, ISBN 1579581943.
Illustrated guide to using the Internet for college students.
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Laurel Alexander, Education & Training on the Internet: An essential source for students, teachers and education providers, Plymouth: Internet Handbooks, 2000, pp. 192, IBSN 1840253460.
Guide to online resources for students and tutors. Exstensive listings of online courses in UK and abroad.
Review - Full review HERE
Tom Boyle, Design for Multimedia Learning, London: Prentice Hall, 1997, pp.240, ISBN 0132422158.
Software and media for creating learning programs. Slightly dated now, but sound on basic principles.
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Stephanie Browner, Stephen Pulsford, and Richard Sears, Literature and the Internet: A Guide for Students, Teachers, and Scholars, London/New York: Garland, 2000, pp.191, ISBN 0815334532.
Popular guide to resources, techniques, and issues for literary studies classes.
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Alan Clarke, Designing Computer-Based Learning Materials, London: Gower, 2001, pp.196, ISBN 0566083205.
Practical design principles - from conception to evaluation.
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Julia Duggleby, How to be an Online Tutor, Hampshire: Gower, 2000, pp.158, ISBN: 0566082470.
Simple guidance notes for online tutors and course authors. Suitable for those working on community-based education.
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D. R. Garrison and Terry Anderson, E-Learning in the 21st Century: A
Framework for Research and Practice, London: Routledge, 2003, pp.167, ISBN
0415263468
Course design - from planning and authorship, through to evaluation and assessment. Largely theoretical.
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Duncan Grey, The Internet in School, London: Cassell, 1999, pp.155, ISBN: 0304705314.
Guide to equipment, policies, and resources for teachers.
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Irene Hammerich and Claire Harrison, Developing Online Content: the Principles of Writing and Editing for the Web, New York: John Wiley, 2002, pp.384, ISBN 0471146110.
The principles of writing and editing for the Web.
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Reza Hazemi, Stephen Hailes, and Steve Wilbur (eds) The Digital University: Reinventing the Academy, London: Springer Verlag, 1998, pp.307, ISBN 1852330031.
Academic essays on the e-Learning revolution.
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William K. Horton, Designing Web-Based Training : How to Teach Anyone Anything Anywhere Anytime, John Wiley & Sons, 2000, pp.640, ISBN: 047135614X.
Best-selling guide to all aspects of instructional design and writing for web-based training materials. Highly recommended.
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Bob Hughes, Dust or Magic: Secrets of Successful Multimedia Design, London: Addison-Wesley, 2000, pp.264, ISBN 0201360713.
Amusing and thought-provoking study of working on multimedia projects - from web design to CD-ROM and interactive video.
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William W. Lee and Diana L. Owens, Multimedia-Based Instructional Design, San Fransisco (CA): Jossey-Bass, 2000, pp.357, ISBN 0787951595.
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Roger Lewis and Quentin Whitlock, How to Plan and Manage an E-learning
Programme, London: Gower,2003,pp.185,ISBN 0566084244
Practical step-by-step guide to planning, designing, and managing online learning courses - will apeal in particular to managers and administrators.
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Patrick J. Lynch and Sarah Horton, Web Style Guide,
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999, pp.164, ISBN: 0300076754
Excellent web site design guide. Originally written for medical students at Yale. Concentrates on design principles and navigation.
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Marguerita McVay Lynch, The Online Educator: A guide to creating the virtual classroom, New York/London: Routledge, 2002, pp.170, ISBN: 0415244226.
Complete guide to designing and teaching online courses. Recommended.
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Jakob Nielsen, Designing Web Usability: The Practice of
Simplicity, Indiananapolis (Ind): New Riders, 2000, pp.420, ISBN:
156205810X
Nielsen puts speed and simplicity of access above all else in this tutorial on Web site design which pulls no punches. Fully illustrated with good and bad examples. Recommended.
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Jakob Nielsen and Marie Tahir, Homepage Usability: 50 websites deconstructed, Indiananapolis, (Ind): New Riders, 2002, pp.315, ISBN: 073571102X
Neilsen shows the strengths and weaknesses of famous web sites - and offers his own makeovers of their home pages.
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Jonathan and Lisa Price, Hot Text: Web Writing that Works, Indianapolis (IN): New Riders, 2002, pp.507, ISBN 0735711518
Professional-level manual on how to write, structure, and edit information for the Web. Highly recommended.
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Roy Rada, Understanding Virtual Universities, Bristol: Intellect, 2001, pp.122, ISBN 1841500526.
Course design and construction for online learning.
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Karen Schriver, Dynamics in Document Design,
New York (NY): John Wiley and Sons, 1997, ISBN: 0471306363
Wide-ranging academic and practical study in design theory and applications - with arguments for professionalism in design.
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