Some Downloadable Resources and Helpful Links

 

 

Some Downloadable Resources

 

 

Some Relevant Laws

Intellectual Property

U.S. Copyright Law

Circular 92: Copyright Law of the United States and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code (Dec. 2011)

U.S. Copyright Office

Fair Use (U.S. Copyright Office)

 

Web Accessibility

Section 508 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973)

ADA Best Practices Tool Kit (Web Accessibility Under Title II of the ADA, Department of Justice)

 

Student Privacy Rights

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

 

 

 

Universal Design

Universal design (Wikipedia)

 

 

 

Some K-State Resources

Division Overseeing Online Learning

K-State Division of Continuing Education

 

 

Online Teaching and Learning

K-State's E-Learning Faculty Modules

E-Learning and Teaching Exchange (ELATEwiki)

 

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Online Accessibility

K-Access: How can you improve the accessibility of your online course?

 

E-Learning Best Practices Course

In K-State Online, there is a "perennial" course put together by faculty members to showcase some of the best practices in online learning. To get signed in as a student, please contact shalin@k-state.edu.

 

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Some Online Accessibility Tools

Free Screen Reader Software

FireVox for Firefox Browser

Natural Reader for PC and Mac

 

Tool for Adding Timed Text to Video

Media Access Generator (MAGpie) (from the National Center for Accessible Media)

 

 

Some Helpful Books and Publications

Building a Sense of Community at a Distance

Rovai, A.P. (2002). Building Sense of Community at a Distance. IRRODL.

 

Accessible Elements: Teaching Science Online and at a Distance...E-Book

Kennepohl, D. & Shaw, L. (2010). Accessible Elements: Teaching Science Online and at a Distance. Athabasca University Press. (Download the free text as a .pdf with the "Free PDF" tab at the link.)

 

 A Classic Book on College-Level Assessments

 Angelo, T.A. and Cross, K.P. (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. 2nd Ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

 

Ideas on Structured and Ill-Structured Problem Design for Effective Learning

 

Jonassen, D.H. (2000). Toward a design theory of problem solving. Educational Technology Research and Development: 48(4), 63 - 85. Springer.

 

 

 

 

Contact

 

Dr. Shalin Hai-Jew, Instructional Designer

iTAC at K-State

shalin@k-state.edu

785-532-5262

212 Hale Library

 

 

 

Acknowledgments: Thanks to Ellen Stauffer and Dr. Rebecca Gould for comments on the slideshow that improved the content.