Distance+Education

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Organizations and Resources:

 * United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
 * Iowa Distance Education Learning Association
 * McGraw Hill Online Learning
 * MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
 * Iowa Learns: Distance Learning Catalog - Sponsored by Iowa Public Television
 * Iowa Learning Online

Quality Design Standards and Guidelines:

 * Quality Matters
 * Illinois Quality Online Course Initiative
 * North American Council for Online Learning
 * California State University, Chico

Readiness Assessment:

 * Self-Assessment Tool - Boise State
 * Online Readiness Quiz - Sierra College

Publications:

 * 10 Principles for Effective Online Teaching

Miscellaneous Resources:
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 * Gunning Fog Readability Index Tool
 * Rubistar - Rubrics Development
 * CourseFeed - f//ull-featured learning platform and a full-featured social network in one//

For Fun:

 * Virtual Graduation on Second Life

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