TEL resources

Websites come and go as institutional priorities change and educational support units are created, bloom for a brief period and then join the graveyard of discarded acronyms. I’ve created this list of useful TEL resources several times now; perhaps this new home will prove more resilient to the winds of change.

ePrimer series – five superb guides to e-learning from Ako Aotearoa University in New Zealand

Theory and Practice of Online Learning – An excellent book by Athabasca University (Canada’s Open University) – available free online as a 1.8 MB PDF file

Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Technology – online book covering educational theory and strategies

Encylopedia of Educational Technology – short articles about specific topics

Vanderbilt University Centre for Teaching – excellent guides on many relevant topics, such as these on Effective Educational Videos and Classroom Response Systems.

JISC e-learning project – lots of resources and case studies

Constructing Written Test Questions For the Basic and Clinical Sciences – a strong focus on medical education, but highly relevant to any use of online quizzes and tests.

Re-engineering Assessment Practices in Higher Education – the REAP project provides essential reading about assessment, feedback and peer assessment.