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Just like you asked, I am providing the links to a series of books of particular interest to Instructional Designers. These books are searchable through print.google.com

Flash Mx for Interative Simulation
by Jonathan Kaye, David Castillo (2002)
540 pages

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Developing Educational Hypermedia: Coordination and Reuse
by R Rada (1995)
189 pages

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Instructional Design Theories and Models: An Overview of Their Current Status
by Charles M. Reigeluth (1983)

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Integrated and Holistic Perspectives on Learning, Instruction and Technology
edited by J Michael Spector, Theresa M Anderson (2000)
300 pages

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Design Approaches and Tools in Education and Training
edited by Jan Van Den Akker, Nienke Nieveen, Tjeerd Plomp, Kent L Gustafson, Robert Maribe Branch (2000)
312 pages

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Just like you asked, I am providing the links to a series of books of particular interest to Instructional Designers. These books are searchable through print.google.com

Computers As Cognitive Tools: No More Walls :
Theory Change, Paradigm Shifts, and Their Influence on the Use of Computers for Instructional Purposes
edited by Susanne Lajoie (2000)
430 pages


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Just like you asked, I am providing the links to a series of books of particular interest to Instructional Designers. These books are searchable through print.google.com

Instructional-Design Theories and Models:
A New Paradigm of Instructional Theory
edited by Charles Reigeluth (1999)
512 pages


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Planning and Design for High-Tech Web-Based Training
by David E Stone, Constance L Koskinen (2002)
262 pages

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Handbook of Distance Education
edited by Michael G. Moore, William Anderso (2003)
1096 pages

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Design and Implementation of Web-Enabled Teaching Tools
edited by Mary Hricko (2002)
265 pages

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It is not a secret that I am sold on using instaColl for my live document editing needs. Here is a link to their tutorial on using the free program to collaborate on building/editing Excel spreadsheets.

http://www.instacoll.com/Flash/excel.htm

David

It is always a good day when someone publishes a paper on the systematic comparison of outcomes from online teaching and face to face (f2f) teaching.

http://www.irrodl.org/content/v6.2/lobel.html
Abstract

Two sections of an interpersonal skills building university course were observed for the purposes of this matched study. The face-to-face (F2F) section was in a classroom on the Concordia University campus in Montreal, Canada, while the non-turn-taking real-time online section used a Web application, LBD eClassroom© designed specifically for highly interactive large size classes and meetings. Two sections used the same instructor, facilitators, pedagogy, and course content. This study revealed a unique pattern of non-turn-taking synchronous interaction in the online section. Online students were found to be more likely to participate and express themselves. Interaction of online participants led to the creation of a group entity - a polis - a cornerstone for collaborative group learning. In contrast, in the F2F section, interaction followed the traditional classroom pattern - centered on the teacher or expert, resulting in fewer students interacting, and hence, lower interaction overall. In sum, during these three hour sessions, it was found that the nature of online non-turn-taking environment afforded online students more time to express themselves compared to students learning the same material F2F.

Unlike Word Processing, perhaps the use of 'spreadsheets' is less popular. The importance for a software figure management and analysis software remains. Consider this description at wikipedia.

A spreadsheet is a rectangular table (or grid) of information, often financial information. (It is, therefore, a kind of matrix.) The word came from "spread" in its sense of a newspaper or magazine item (text and/or graphics) that covers two facing pages, extending across the center fold and treating the two pages as one large one. The compound word "spread-sheet" came to mean the format used to present bookkeeping ledgers -- with columns for categories of expenditures across the top, invoices listed down the left margin, and the amount of each payment in the cell where its row and column intersect, for example -- which were traditionally a "spread" across facing pages of a bound ledger (= book for keeping accounting records) or on oversized sheets of paper ruled into rows and columns in that format and approximately twice as wide as ordinary paper.

TXT

the .txt file extension or text format is spreadsheet files which is ASCII characters only.

CSV

the .csv or comma separated values are text files with commas seperating each value.

TAB

this format represents values that are separated by tabs.

RESOURCES

Standards in Education for Spreadsheets
click here
Spreadsheets for Educators
click here
The Association of Teachers of Mathematics
click here
Using MS Excel in the Classroom
click here
Using Spreadsheets in Mathematics Education
click here
An Excel Shortcourse for Teachers
click here

David

It is important for EVERY Educator to have a clear understanding of 'word processing' applications (Turner, 2005). This means, educators must understand how text is generated across platforms. Specifically, when you have students who may be using Linux, OS X, and/or Windows there are a few important details to remember.

.TXT

... the .txt or text format is ASCII character only and is universally recognizable. While there are limitations in using text only, as a file format it is the best choice for materials being distributed to a diverse audience.

.RTF

... rich text format allows for style characteristics like bold, italics, and underlined to be applied to text and is the generic format for stylized text documents. This format is readable across platforms. In addition to characters, the file also must include style information stored as code. Making the file readable, it may pose problems if the text needs to be translated quickly. This file format is the best choice for materials containing critical style information.

.DOC

... the .doc or document file format is most commonly associated with files saved by word processing programs like MS Word or WordPerfect. These files contain codes in the document to interpret layout and character attributes. This file is the best choice when users are accessing documents with the same program.

Collaboration Tools

instaColl ... a free program that allows for 1:1 online document editing.
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MoonEDIT ... a free cross platform program that allows for multiple users to make and track collaboration on the writing and editing of text documents. This is a great program if you need to monitor authoring contributions.
learn more

Tutorial Links

University of Alberta: Online Tutorials
click here ...

Tutorialfind.com
click here ...

2Learn.ca Education Society
click here ...

Tutorials for Teachers:Word
click here ...

Reference:
Turner, L. (2005). 20 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have. THE Journal Online, 32(11)
http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/articleprintversion.cfm?aid=5387

David

In another article in the June 2005 issue of THE Journal Online, Laura Turner described the '20 technology skills every educator should have.' In addition to the list of skills, Turner (2005) provides links to supportive web sites to help acquire those skills ...

1. Word Processing Skills
2. Spreadsheet Skills
3. Database Skills
4. Electronic Presentation Skills
5. Web Navigation Skills
6. Web Site Design Skills
7. E-Mail Management Skills
8. Digital Cameras
9. Computer Network Knowledge relating to local network
10. File Management & Windows Explorer
11. Downloading Software from the Web
12. Installing Computer Software
13. CMS Teaching Skills
14. Videoconferencing Skills
15. Computer Related Storage Devices
16. Scanner Knowledge
17. Knowledge of PDAs
18. Deep Web Knowledge
19. Educational Copyright Knowledge
20. Computer Security Knowledge

Over the next 20 postings, I will take each skill and elaborate from the perspective of an Instructional Designer specializing in Online Learning.

Reference:
Turner, L. (2005). 20 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have. THE Journal Online, 32(11)
http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/articleprintversion.cfm?aid=5387

David