Highly Recommended First Online Courses
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       Culture Specific and Citizen-Created Courses
       Online Course Sources for Professional Development
       Distance Learning Clearinghouses and Virtual Universities

Highly Recommended First Courses

• Making the Best Use of Internet for K-12 Instruction
  http://lone-eagles.com/spu1.htm
  A five quarter credit self-directed graduate course from Seattle Pacific University, based on this guide.
  Also available as a 3 semester credit self-directed graduate course from Alaska Pacific University
  and based on this guide http://lone-eagles.com/asdn1.htm  Both courses are taught by Frank Odasz.
  See the web-based curriculum created by educators during this course at http://lone-eagles.com/teachercreated.htm

• Designing Internet Instruction for K-12
  http://lone-eagles.com/currmain1.htm
  A hands-on course on how to easily create Internet hotlists,
  web-tours, lessonplans, project-based learning activities
  (Webquest, Cyberfair, Thinkquest) and complete online
  courses using online web tools. Instructor is Frank Odasz

• University of Illinois Educational Technology Resources
  http://www.als.uiuc.edu/edtech/edtech.html

• Reach For The Sky
  http://www.learner.org/courses/rfts
  Select "Lessons" and the "Mentoring Online" course.

• Saxakali.com
  http://saxakali.com/coloru  
  The people of color school on the Internet. Free online courses.
   
• Agricultural and Family Support web-based courses
  http://classes.aces.uiuc.edu

• Thirdage.com
  http://www.thirdage.com
  Courses for, and by, seniors at http://www.thirdsemester.com/
   
• Quilt University
  www.quiltuniversity.com
  A dozen talented quilts teach online for a fee.

• Alaska Native Knowledge Network
  http://www.ankn.uaf.edu
  Combining scientific method with the Native Way of Knowing.
  Includes Alaskan Cultural Curriculum and
  Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools
  Very unique standards applicable worldwide, available in
  booklet and poster formats.

• E-learning Guild
  http://www.elearningguild.com/
  Extensive resources for those who teach online.
   
• North American Council for Online Learning
  http//www.nacol.org/
  Search their database for dozens of online K12 schools.

• OnlineLearning.net
  http://www.onlinelearning.net
   
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Courses
  http://www.ascd.org/pdi/pd.html

• New Promise Courses
  http://www.newpromise.com
  Listings of 3700 courses from 100 accredited schools

• Connected University
  http://classroom.com
   
• Sloan Center for Asynchronous Learning!
  http://www.aln.org
  Includes a directory of web-based courses and software for creating web-based instruction.

• American Library Association’s Training Resources
  http://www.ala.org/ICONN/index.html
  Includes listings of online courses and much more.

• Webwhacker: Offline browsing and Internet research free courses:
  http://www.bluesquirrel.com 
  Learn how timesaving an offline browser can be for teachers and presenters

• The International Distance Learning Course Finder
  http://www.dlcoursefinder.com/
  Claims to be the world's largest online directory of e-learning courses from over 130 countries.

• Distance Education and Training Council
  http://www.detc.org/
  Great listings of HS and college degree programs, organizations and resources

• World Wide Learning Directory of Courses
  http://www.worldwidelearn.com Extensive.

• Texas Online Course List World Lecture Hall
  http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture
  
Welcome to World Lecture Hall, your entry point to free online course materials from around the world. Please browse, search, learn and enjoy.
 
• The Training Registry
  http://www.tregistry.com Online courses listed by topic!
   
• ADEC Distance Learning Consortium
  http://www.adec.edu
  Initially a state and land grant institutions consortium for agriculturally related satellite courses, ADEC is now adding online courses and broadening its focus. NCSA and the Western Governors' Virtual University are partners.

• University of Wisconsin Distance Education Clearinghouse
  http://www.uwex.edu/disted/index.cfm
  University of Wisconsin's Distance Education is defined as a planned teaching/learning experience that uses a wide spectrum of technologies to reach learners at a distance and is designed to encourage learner interaction and certification of learning.

• Elearners.com
  http://elearners.com
  Extensive links to hundreds of free tutorials and courses.
  Elearners Directory of online courses
  http://elearners.com/gna/courses.htm   
   
• Peterson’s Distance Learning Database
  http://www.petersons.com/dlearn
  Searchable by institution, keyword, or degree program!

• University of Phoenix
  http://www.phoenix.edu
  Many online courses and aggressive worldwide marketing of online courses. One university to watch closely!

• Open University
  http://www.open.ac.uk
  World's Largest Online Course Provider! The Open University is Britain's largest and most innovative university. Founded by Royal Charter in 1969, it has grown rapidly both in student numbers and range of courses.

• Brigham Young University Independent Study Program
  http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/
  With over 40,000 enrollments each year, BYU Independent Study is a recognized leader in distance education. We offer approximately 350
  university courses and 170 high school courses. Our site contains the following resources to assist you in your educational efforts:

• Global Village Virtual University
  http://www.vu.org
  Spectrum Universal has been proposing and exploring alternative education channels for more than twenty years. Today, thanks to technological breakthroughs that have brought about fast modems and the growth of the World Wide Web, Spectrum is carrying on its mission of sharing knowledge and education for the betterment of all!
   
• Western Governor's Virtual University
  http://www.wgu.edu
  Fourteen Western State Governors are creating a Virtual University to provide skills training via distance learning mediums, including Internet.

• Jones International University
  http://www.international.edu
  Includes online courses for teachers on how to create online courses.

• The New School: a university
  http://dialnsa.edu
  The New School's Distance Instruction for Adult Learners (DIAL) program
  provides an opportunity for students to take New School courses at their own convenience.

• Distance Education General Resources
  http://nova.umuc.edu/~erubin/de-gen.html  A list of directories.