Reference Books:

Unger, Harlow G. Encyclopedia of American Education.  New York: Facts on File, 2001.  REF LB 17 .U54 2001 (3 volumes).

Guthrie, James W., ed.  Encyclopedia of Education.  New York : Macmillan     Reference USA, c2003.  REF LB 15 .E47 2003 (8 volumes).

Suggested Books in the YCCC Library Collection:

Boaz, Mary.  Teaching at a Distance: A Handbook for Instructors.  Mission Viejo, CA: League for Innovation in the Community College, 1999.  LC 5800 .T43 1999

Boettcher, Judith V.  Faculty Guide for Moving Teaching and Learning to the Web.  Mission Viejo, CA: League for Innovation in the Community College, 1999.  LB 1028.3 .B64 1999

Farnsworth, Kent Allen.  A Fieldbook for Community College Online Instructors.  Washington, DC: Community College Press, 2006.  LC 5800 .F37 2006

Palloff, Rena.  Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.  LC 5805 .P35 1999

Palloff, Rena.  Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realiteis of Online Teaching.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.  LB 1044.87 .P34 2001

Palloff, Rena.  The Virtual Student: A Profile and Guide to Working with Online Learners.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.  LC 5803 .P35 2003

Picciano, Anthony G.  Distance Learning: Making Connections across Virtual Space and Time.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall, 2001.  LC 5800 .P53 2001

Schweizer, Heidi.  Designing and Teaching an On-Line Course: Spinning Your Web Classroom.  Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1999.  LB 1028.3 .S377 1999

Suggested Research Databases:

            Education Abstracts Full-Text

            EBSCOHost: Academic Search Premier

            EBSCOHost: ERIC

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Recommended Web Sites:

Distance Education Clearinghouse - http://www.uwex.edu/disted/
An international online clearinghouse for information on distance education, conferences, journal articles, instructional design, delivery methods, and more.

Online Teaching and Learning Resources from the National Education Association - http://www2.nea.org/he/abouthe/techip.html
A small collection of useful links for online instructors.

MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) - http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
A virtual community of online instructors with peer reviewed teaching materials by discipline.

Best Practices for Teaching Online
http://www.sjc.cc.nm.us/pages/2823.asp
Resources, research, course design, and ideas for assessment

Teaching Best Practices
http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/resources/
Extensive collection of resources from Carnegie Mellon.

Blackboard Greenhouse Program (Exemplary Courses)
http://communities.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_130_1
Provides incentives and resources for faculty to use e-Learning technology effectively. The program is designed for faculty members and those supporting them, who develop technologically rich and pedagogically sound courses.