Good Practice

• Modes of Engagement
• Using copyrighted materials in a digital online environment
• e-Learning databases
• Web Accessibility guidelines
  Before 'going live', course designers should check that the on-line learning materials they have created will be accessible to learners with disabilities.
• e-Learning databases

• Exemplar site guide template (MS Word)
  Used to describe an exemplar site
  

• Teaching Forum
  The magazine for teaching staff at Brookes, this issue focuses on the future of Brookes Virtual.
  
• Issues of copyright
  A list of links dealing with the issue of copyright and its less than black-and-white implications for the internet.
  
• Brookes Virtual Events Archive
  A collection of workshops, papers and resources presented by Brookes staff and external guest speakers as part of the Brookes Virtual dissemination programme.
  
• Online Tutoring Skills (OTiS) Project
  The OTiS project is a partnersip between the Centre for Open and Distance Learning at Robert Gordon University and the Learning Technology Centre, Heriot-Watt University.
  The project draws on existing international good practice and expertise to create a collection of materials and resources to help staff in Scottish HEIs develop their skills in supporting on-line learning". Useful resources available from the project website include:
  • An Online Tutoring e-Book
  • An excellent database of over 60 case studies
  • A searchable database of miscellaneous online learning resources
    
• e-Learning Centre
  The e-Learning Centre provides a central and independent source of information and resources for the UK e-learning marketplace.
  
• The Resource Discovery Network (RDN) Virtual Training Suite
  "Teach yourself" tutorials delivered over the web, for students, lecturers and researchers who want to learn what the internet can offer in their subject discipline.