Two of the USA’s leading authorities on e-learning, Steve Ehrmann and Steve Gilbert, are behind the TLT Group, a non-profit organization that specializes in the planning and evaluation of e-learning. It has over 100 institutional subscribers, including some of the leading universities in the USA.
Its more recent work includes:
Flashlight Online 2.0, a survey tool for evaluating or conducting research on online courses
An article on ‘Strategies for Responding to Differences Among Learners: Technology as Lever’ This article places the use of clickers in a wider context.
Formative evaluation and planning of e-portfolios.
The Flashlight Cost Analysis Handbook. Its goal: to help reduce stress on people and budgets by studying how programs use time, money, and other resources.
This is only a small sample of the group’s work. For more information, go to: http://www.tltgroup.org/about.htm
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.
Thanks Tony for sharing this important information. I will go through the details and compare the elearning experience of USA with that of Australia.
John