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eLearning Resources

The web and the bookstore are full of sites, articles, and books about eLearning. Because eLearning is always changing, it’s challenging for eLearning professionals to keep up-to-date on the direction, issues, and best practices in the field. These resources cover a wide variety of eLearning topics including instructional design, technology, and trends.

Websites and web articles

Brandon Hall Research
Marc Prensky, author of “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants” and other good articles

eLearning accessibility resources

Clark, Joe. Building Accessible Web Sites. New Riders, 2003.

Ritsko, John J. Ed. Special Accessibility Issue, IBM Systems Journal 44, no. 3 (2005).

Wooden, John. Flash and the User Experience. Fredrickson Communications.

Section508.gov. IT Accessibility & Workforce Division (ITAW), Office of Governmentwide Policy, U.S. General Services Administration.

Skills for Access, the Comprehensive Guide to Creating Accessible Multimedia for e-learning. Learning Development and Media Unit, University of Sheffield, UK and Digital Media Access Group, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.

Books

Carliner, Saul. An Overview of Online Learning. Amherst: HRD Press, 2004.

Clark, Ruth Colvin. Developing Technical Training: A Structured Approach for Developing Classroom and Computer-based Instructional Materials. San Francisco: Pfeiffer, 1994.

Clark, Ruth Colvin, and Richard, E. Mayer. e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning. San Francisco: Pfeiffer, 2002.

Driscoll, Margaret and Saul Carliner. Advanced Web-Based Training Strategies. San Francisco: Pfeiffer, 2005

Horton, William. Designing Web-Based Training: How to Teach Anyone Anything Anywhere Anytime. John Wiley & Sons, 2000.

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