Thursday, March 17, 2011

ODL Resources

ODL Providers
:: Yunnan Radio and TV University
:: Kota Open University

MYANMAR
::
University of Distance Education

NEW ZEALAND

::
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
::
University of Papua New Guinea Open College

PHILIPPINES
::
Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open University
:: Sukothai Thammathirat Open University

VIETNAM
::
Hanoi Open University
:: Ho Chi Minh Open University





ODL Associations
International
:: Consortium International Francophone de Formation a Distance (CIFFAD)

Regional


National (Asia-Pacific))


Malaysia
:: Malaysian Association of Distance Education (MADE)


Papua New Guinea
:: Papua New Guinea Association for Distance Education (PNGADE)
ODL Journals
Core journals in open and distance learning
Source/Organization:
Pennsylvania State University
Content:
resource for educators who are new at developing and delivering training and educational programs at a distance and for administrators setting up related systems; contains reports on developing effective programmes; selecting media and using them appropriately, designing for interaction; research findings about student achievement and satisfaction; the changing roles of instructors and learners; and administrative and policy issues.
Geographical focus:
Americas
Language:
English
Issue(s) per year:
Three (3)
Media:
Print and online
Free online access:
Limited to abstracts
Contact:
Michael Grahame Moore, Editor
The American Journal of Distance Education
College of Education
The Pennsylvania State University
409E, Keller building
University Park, PA 16802-3202
Tel: 814-863-3501
E-mail: mgmoore@psu.edu




Source/Organization:
Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia
Content:
original scholarly work on the practice of open, flexible, and distance education and training
Geographical focus:
International
Language:
English
Issue(s) per year:
Two (2)
Media:
Print and online
Free online access:
Abstracts and some full-text articles
Contact:
Som Naidu
Editor, Distance Education
Head of Research and Evaluation,
Department of Teaching, Learning and Research Support, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia







Source/Organization:
Canadian Association for Distance Education
Content:
scholarly articles and research papers that focus on issues related to distance education; reports that highlight unique solutions to critical problems, short descriptions of work underlying new or innovative programs or contemporary events, and brief notes on research in progress; and dialogues devoted to the discussion or debate of issues in distance education that may arouse controversy
Geographical focus:
Canada
Language:
English and French
Issue(s) per year:
Two (2)
Media:
Print and online
Free online access:
Full-text articles of back issues
Contact:
Margaret Haughey, Editor
Journal of Distance Education
845 Education Centre South
University of Alberta
Edmonton AB T6G 2G5
Canada
Tel: 780-492-7609
Fax: 780-492-2024
E-mail: jde.cade@ualberta.ca




Source/Organization:
Open University (UK)
Content:
theoretical and evidence-based scholarly articles reflecting developments in open, distance and flexible education and training; shorter practical articles describing the implementation of forms open, flexible and distance learning systems likely to interest our international readership; book reviews
Geographical focus:
International
Language:
English
Issue(s) per year:
Three (3)
Media:
Print and online
Free online access:
Limited to abstracts
Contact:
Graham Gibbs, Editor
Open Learning
Open University, Walton Hall,
Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK




Journals with an Asia-Pacific focus
Content:
scholarly works and information useful to researchers and practitioners in distance education in Asia; elicits Asian local theoretical and practical solutions to address local concerns.
Geographical focus:
Asia
Media:
Print and Online
Issue(s) per year:
Four (4) as planned
Contact:
Paul Kawachi
Editor, Asian Journal of Distance Education
c/o Dept Informatics, Kurume Shin-Ai Women’s College,
2278-1 Mii Machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka 839-8508, Japan
E-mail: kawachi@asianjde.org



Source/Organization:
- Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
- Australian Society for Educational Technology
- International Society for Performance Improvement, Melbourne Chapter
Content:
refereed journal publishing research and review articles on educational technology, instructional design, educational application of computer technologies, educational telecommunications and related areas.
Geographical focus:
Asia-Pacific
Language:
English
Issue(s) per year:
Three (3)
Media:
Online
Free online access:
Full-text articles
Contact:
Roger Atkinson
Editor, Australian Journal of Educational Technology
E-mail: rjatkinson@bigpond.com



Source/Organization:
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Content:
theory, practice and research in the field of open and distance education; provides a forum for debate about these areas of concern
Geographical focus:
India (with reasonable contributions outside India)
Issue(s) per year:
Two issues
Media:
Print






Source/Organization:
Distance Education Association of New Zealand (DEANZ)
Content:
articles, research notes, reports and reviews on flexible delivery systems; application of technology in distance and open learning; innovative teaching methods, open learning, developments in the Pacific.
Geographical focus:
Pacific
Language:
English
Issue(s) per year:
One (1)
Media:
Print
Free online access:
Abstracts only
Contact:
DEANZ Administration Secretary
Coleen Wilkinson
4 Ronald Woolf Place,
Churton Park, Wellington,
New Zealand
Tel: (64-4) 478-5839
Fax: (64-4) 478-5832
Email: wilcol@xtra.co.nz


:: Jurnal Pendidikan Jarak Jauh Malaysia
(Malaysian Journal of Distance Education)
Source/Organization:
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Content:
experimental, theoretical, philosophical papers; review of research, historical case studies and practice of distance education
Geographical focus:
Malaysia
Language:
Bahasa Malaysia/Indonesia and English
Issue(s) per year:
One (1)
Media:
Online
Free online access:
Full-text articles
Contact:
The Chief Editor
Malaysian Journal of Distance Education
School of Distance Education
Universiti Sains Malaysia
11800 USM Penang
Malaysia


Source/Organization:
Universitas Terbuka
Geographical focus:
Indonesia
Language:
Bahasa Indonesia and English
Issue(s) per year:
Two (2)
Media:
Online
Free online access:
Full-text articles
Contact:
Jurnal Pendidikan Terbuka dan Jarak Jauh Universitas Terbuka
P.O. Box 6666, Jakarta 10001
Tel: (62-021) 7403571 ext. 1318
Fax: (62-021) 7490147

:: Pakistan Journal of Distance Education
Source/Organization:
Allama Iqbal Open University
Geographical focus:
Pakistan
Language:
English
Issue(s) per year:
Two (2)
Media:
Print


Other journals with free, full online access
Source/Organization:
Athabasca University
Content:
Focal themes of papers include: implementing ODL in traditional contexts (universities, schools, vocational training); new learning concepts and models; cultural factors in ODL; and quality, research and system challenges
Geographical focus:
Europe
Language:
English, French and German
Issue(s) per year:
One (1)
Media:
Online
Free online access:
Full-text articles
Contact:
Martin Valcke,
Editor, The European Journal of Open and Distance Learning
Professor, Department of Educational Sciences
University of Ghent
Belgium
E-mail: martin.valcke@rug.ac.be


Source/Organization:
University of Western Australia
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Content:
research articles in educational technology
Geographical focus:
Australia and USA
Issue(s) per year:
Two issues
Media:
Online
Free online access:
Full-text articles
Contact:
Roger G. Hacker
Editor, International Journal of Educational Technology
University of Western Australia
E-mail: IJET@ed.uiuc.edu








Source/Organization:
Athabasca University
Content:
referee e-journal for advance research, theory and best practice on open and distance learning worldwide.
Geographical focus:
International
Language:
English
Issue(s) per year:
Four (4)
Media:
Online
Free online access:
Full-text articles
Contact:
Paula Smith, Managing Editor
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Athabasca University - Canada's Open University
3rd Floor, North Tower
10030 - 107th Street, Edmonton, Canada T5J 3E4
Tel: 1-780-4225
Fax: 1-780-497-3416
Email: irrodl@athabascau.ca




Source/Organization:
SLOAN Consortium
Content:
research papers on online learning
Geographical focus:
USA
Language:
English
Issue(s) per year:
Two to three (2-3)
Media:
Print and online
Free online access:
Full-text articles
Contact:
John R. Bourne
Editor, Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director of the Sloan Center for OnLine Education
Olin and Babson Colleges
1735 Great Plain Avenue
Needham, MA 02492
john.bourne@olin.edu












Source/Organization:
State University of West Georgia, Centre for Distance Education
Content:
focuses on the implications of management of distance education programmes
Geographical focus:
USA
Language:
English
Issue(s) per year:
Four (4)
Media:
Online
Free online access:
Full-text articles
Contact:
Stacey Rowland
Asst. Managing Editor, Journal of Distance Learning Administration
Honors House
State University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia 30118
E-mal: srowland@westga.edu




Source/Organization:
Knowledge Enterprise, Inc. (USA)
Content:
whole domain of issues related to technologies for knowledge and learning including strategies and policies
Geographical focus:
International
Language:
English
Issue(s) per year:
Four (4)
Media:
Online (html and PDF versions)
Free online access:
Full-text articles (upon registration)
Contact:
Knowledge Enterprise, Inc.
P.O. Box 3027
Oakton, Virginia 22124,
U.S.A.
Fax: (703) 242-2279
E-mail: info@KnowledgeEnterprise.org






ODL Portals
ODL portals and web resources
Organization:
Commonwealth of Learning
Geographical focus:
Commonwealth countries
Content:
Knowledge resources including start-up guides and training resources, operational guides, speeches and information-finder tool on distance education
Contact:
The Commonwealth of Learning
1285 West Broadway, Suite 600
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada, V6H 3X8
Tel: (1-604) 775-8200
Fax: (1-604)775-8210
Email: info@col.org


Organization:
Engineering Outreach at the University of Idaho
Geographical focus:
USA
Content:
Series of introductory guides to the field of distance education
Contact:
E-mail: outreach@uidaho.edu
Barry Willis
Email: bwillis@uidaho.edu


Organization:
Instructional Communications System
University of Wisconsin-Extension
Geographical focus:
USA and International
Content:
Links to extensive distance education information from Wisconsin, national, and international sources
Contact:
Michele Jacques
Information Resources Manager
Instructional Communications Systems
University of Wisconsin-Extension
The Pyle Center
702 Langdon Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53711
Email: webmanager@ics.uwex.edu






Organization:
University of Plymouth
Geographical focus:
UK and International
Content:
Directory of links to distance education resources, journals, institutions, associations, personal home pages and projects
Contact:
Steve Wheeler
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Arts and Education
University of Plymouth
Drake Circus
Plymouth, PL4 8AA
Email: swheeler@plymouth.ac.uk

Organization:
Distance-Educator.com
Geographical focus:
USA and International
Content:
a hub for consulting, news, information, instructional design, and products focusing on distance education; daily news; distance education e-magazine; articles, papers and web links arranged by themes or potential users (learners, instructors, designers , policy makers, researchers and others); latest conference information, recommended readings/publications; online course search tool
Contact:
Vanessa Haakenson
Email: vanessa@distance-educator.com

Organization:
World Bank
Geographical focus:
International
Content:
A knowledge guide designed to help in using distance education for human development. Articles/information on teaching and learning, technology, management of distance education and policy & programmes.
Contact:
Distance Teaching and Open Learning Team
Tel: (1-202) 473-1756 (Energy James)
Fax: (1-202) 522-3233
Email: edtechteam@worldbank.org

Organization:
Institute of Educational Technology (IET)
UK Open University.
Geographical focus:
UK and International
Content:
Extensive database containing more than 800 distance teaching institutions worldwide, 6500 books, journal articles, research reports, conference papers, dissertations and other types of literature relating to all aspects of the theory and practice of distance education; contains a link to free online distance education database with over 28,000 distance-taught courses and programmes in UK; features.
Contact:
Email: icdl-enquries@open.ac.uk



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