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The following have proven to be popular courseware packages for Web-based instruction:

Additional Distance Learning Tools
A list compiled by Frank J. Heller, NetSchool of Maine.
 
Conferencing Software for the Web
A comparison and evaluation of Web conferencing software maintained by David Woolley, 1999.
 
Distance Learning Technologies: Strengths and Limitations
A comparison chart created by Distance Learning Dynamics.

TopModels

The High School Science Classroom of the Future
A paper by Bill Baird, Auburn University. Published for the HORIZON Site, University of North Carolina, 1999.
 
Models of Distance Education
A conceptual planning tool developed by University of Maryland University College for the University System of Maryland Institute for Distance Education, 1997.

TopFaculty Development

Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtables
A program of the American Association of Higher Education that provides a key resource for U.S.-based faculty adopting technology in their courses.
 
American Studies Crossroads Project
A project that researches and supports the efforts of teachers of American history and culture to integrate technology in the curriculum.
 
"Piloting the Psychosocial Model of Faculty Development"
A paper that presents an innovative model for faculty development programs in distance learning and describes the outcomes of its first year of implementation in one department. Written by Patricia Cravener and published on the HORIZON Site, University of North Carolina.

TopOnline Pedagogy

Implementing Online Pedagogy
A 1998 paper that attempts to map the essential design features of good pedagogy in Web-based instruction. By Dan Kies, College of DuPage, Illinois.
 
Teaching at an Internet Distance
A 1998–99 University of Illinois faculty seminar on the pedagogy of online learning. Contains several essays on the impact of constructivism on instructional design in online learning.
 
"Developments in the Design Cycle for Web-based Distance Learning"
A paper that examines constructivist underpinnings in Web-based teaching and learning and proposes a 'spiral learning model.' By Anthony 'Skip' Basiel, Middlesex University, U.K.

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