USDLA PUBLICATION - The US Distance Learning Association has released Electronic
Learning Communities: Issues and Practices, a collection of best practices and
methods for distance teaching and learning environments. The book explores learning
management systems, instructional design, and faculty/staff training. Chapters are
written by a variety of researchers and practictioners and include: E-volution of Graded
Projects; Hybrid Courses as Learning Communities; Building E-Communities; Faculty-
Librarian Collaboration; Spanning the Digital Divide; Preparing Faculty Members to
Teach; Course Management; The Case of Economic Principles; Online Orientation
Courses; Exclusion in International Online Learning Communities; Who Owns Distance
Courses?, and Writing Winning Distance Ed Teaching & Learning Grants. Call:
USDLA at 800-275-5162 or email info@uwdla.org (UCEA Newsletter, Sept 03)