Online Learning Resources
Distance Learning is a planned learning or teaching experience that frees participants from having to be in a fixed location (e.g. a physical classroom) or a fixed time.
On these pages I have assembled Distance/Online Learning resources that may be of use to DePaul University students, staff and faculty.
For Students
- Instructional Technology Development (ITD)
- ITD provides online and in-person training for students at DePaul.
For Staff and Faculty
Internal Resources
- Information Services
- Also known as IS. Responsible for the university's hardware, software, network infrastructure and telecommunications systems
- Instructional Design and Development (IDD)
- IDD collaborates with faculty from all schools and colleges to design, develop, and implement effective instruction. IDD Consultants provide specialized support to each of DePaul's schools. IDD has a blog which can be found at http://iddresources.org
- Instructional Technology Development (ITD)
- ITD provides online and in-person training for faculty at DePaul. Supported resources include Blackboard, QuickData, Respondus, Turn-It-In and more.
- Office for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
- Promotes approaches to teaching and assessment that improve student learning; supports scholarly research that advances our understanding of student learning across the University; facilitates faculty sharing of teaching, learning, and assessment issues; and examines institutional policies and structures for their impact on teaching and learning.
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Recommended Tools and Technologies
- Second Life
- Links to resources and tutorials.