Course Textbooks
EDUC 456/656: eLearning
You will be happy to discover that you do not necessarily need to purchase any textbooks for use in this course, because your course instructor has selected many engaging resources that are available freely online. The first three books listed below, however, are not available for free. It is recommended that you should purchase at least one of them, depending on the focus of your interests and the platform you are considering for your eLearning network.
eLearning and the Science of Instruction. Available for purchase from http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Science-Instruction-Guidelines-Multimedia/dp/0470874309/ref=dp_ob_title_bk.
Sakai Courseware Management: The Official Guide. Available for purchase from http://www.amazon.com/Sakai-Courseware-Management-Official-Guide/dp/1847199402/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280174954&sr=1-1.
What Works in K-12 Online Learning. Available for purchase from http://www.amazon.com/What-Works-K-12-Online-Learning/dp/1564842363/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280175001&sr=1-1.
Computers
To complete the hands-on computer assignments, each student will need access to a multimedia computer (Windows PC or Macintosh) that is connected to the Internet via the latest version of either Netscape, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Computer Accounts
Every University of Delaware student automatically receives an e-mail account. You should visit www.udel.edu/network to manage your password, username, and quotas.
UD's official instructions for publishing Web pages are at www.udel.edu/webstart/students. There is also video instruction showing how to publish on the UD Web.
Computer Sites
All students registered in this class have the option of using the multimedia PCs and Macs in the campus computing sites. Because these are public, anything you save on the hard drive will probably not be there when you visit the lab again. You should therefore bring a USB drive, CD-R, or diskette to save your work between sessions. Please note that the use of the campus computing sites is totally optional in this course. If you have your own multimedia PC and Internet connection, you may never need to use the campus computing sites. For information on all the campus computing sites, use www.it.udel.edu/computingsites to link to the general access site schedule.
E-mail Addresses
Every student in this class must have an e-mail address on the Internet and read e-mail regularly. If you're enrolled in a University of Delaware course, and you do not have an e-mail account yet, go to the help center and follow the e-mail link for detailed instructions on how to activate your e-mail account. During the course, when your instructor sends e-mail to the class, the messages will go to your UD mail address. If you do not read your UD mail regularly, you should go to www.udel.edu/network and follow the instructions to forward your e-mail to your preferred e-mail address.
