A multitude of resources exist on the Internet that can help you design and develop an interactive online course, however, locating these resources can be very time consuming. With this in mind, the links provided below have been evaluated and selected to provide access to those resources that I feel will be most helpful. I encourage you to click on the links below to explore them and to provide feedback about their usefulness. If you know of other useful links please submit them, e-mail, to me with a short synopsis of the site and how it will benefit online course developers.
The Writers Center:
http://writing.colostate.edu/
Provides resources for writers and teachers. The Guides for Teachers section address topics such as "helping students generate a topic."
Online Classes - Learning Center
http://www.hplearningcenter.com/?mcID=em1
Free online classes about Photoshop and web graphics etc.
World Campus Online:
http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/facdev101/
Penn State University's World Campus Online has an online course that teaches their faculty to use WebCT and to teach and design online courses. The course, Faculty Development 101, is available free online. The course is divided into two modules: one teaches how to author a course; the other teaches how to instruct using the technology presented.
Gif Animation Instructions:
http://www.frontiernet.net/~steve_glimpse/
If you want to create simple animation but do not know where to begin, this site can help. It provides easy to understand directions on how to create very basic animation.
HTML Goodies:
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/html4-ref/
This site can be slow to load - but once it does - it provides a list of html tutorials for anyone wanting to learn the basics.
Elearnspace: Everything eLearning - General Resources
http://www.elearnspace.org/resources/generalresources.htm
National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2002029
Web-based Education Commission Report - The Power of the Internet for Learning
ASTD WebSite:
http://www.learningcircuits.org/
American Society for Training and Development offers excellent articles focused on "how-to" create effective online courses. New articles are posted each month.
Teaching with Technology Today:
http://www.uwsa.edu/olit/ttt/
Developed by the University of Wisconsin System, this site provides articles submitted by university faculty regarding using technology to teach.
The National Teaching & Learning Forum:
http://www.ntlf.com/
Provides articles and resources for faculty to help students reach higher levels of learning. The articles found in the Virtual Companion section are helpful.
United States Copyright Office:
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/
The U. S. Copyright Office provides a wealth of information at their site. If you are looking for exact guidelines, this is a good place to start.
Frequently Asked Questions:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/faq.html
A direct link to the FAQ page within the United States Copyright Office.
Stanford University Libraries: Copyright & Fair Use:
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
Provides links to a multitude of additional web sites that may be able to answer your questions.
Free Polls:
http://www.freepolls.com/
Free Polls will allow you to create a multiple choice "poll" using a menu driven web site. The code that is generated is then "cut-and-pasted" into your web page. Advertising banners are a part of the resulting poll – but it is free.
TechSmith Corporation (Camtasia):
http://www.techsmith.com/
Camtasia allows you to capture computer screen images and then synchronize these images with your audio narration.
Microsoft Windows Media:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/default.asp
Don't overlook the "power" of PowerPoint, the 97 and 2000 versions will walk you through the creation of a moderated PowerPoint presentation that can be streamed over the web.
Cut-N-Paste JavaScript:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/g/y/gypsyfairy32425/javascript.html
This site is not designed to teach you JavaScript, instead it is a central location that collects java script that you can use in your programming.
Office of Distance Education for the Ag Program:
http://dist-ed.tamu.edu
The primary goal of the Office of the Distance Education for the Agriculture Program (ODE-Ag) is to facilitate the delivery of academic courses and programs through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, and the Agricultural Experiment Station.
Office of Distance Education:
http://www.tamu.edu/ode/disted/
The Office of Distance Education is available to assist faculty in planning distance education programs using various forms of technology including the Internet, videoconferencing,and satellites. This office also ensures that all courses meet with state and university regulations.
Center for Distance Learning Research:
http://www.cdlr.tamu.edu/cdlr_website/swf/
The Center for Distance Learning Research is available for technology demonstrations, learning demonstrations, project assessments, faculty development and professional meetings.
Computing & Information Services:
http://cis.tamu.edu
You can locate "Site Licensed Software" managed by CIS at their site. You can also locate vast array of resources to answer common computer questions, and they also offer free short courses.
Texas A&M Digital Library:
http://dl.tamu.edu/
A collaborative effort put forth by the College of Science, the Academy for Advanced Telecommunications and Learning Technologies and the TAMU General Libraries. It is a shared resource available to all Texas A&M University PIs, teachers, researchers, and other associated personnel to use on a client basis.
State of Texas Web Page Providing Software at Reduced Cost
https://www.texas.gs.shi.com/