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Best Practices for Teaching Online
Here's a link to an article about best practices for teaching online:

http://www.designingforlearning.info/services/writing/ecoach/tenbest.html

Here are links to documents that contain information about course evaluation.

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/pd/instr/index.html
A very comprehensive list of instructional methods
http://www.guidelinesonlearning.com/
Guidelines on Learning to Inform Teaching
http://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-ttl-01-guidelines-on-learning-that-inform-teaching-fall-2009/
MIT handbook for Guidelines on Learning to Inform Teaching

http://www.vcu.edu/cte/resources/OTLRG/index.html
contains sections on getting started, course design, teaching practices, managing online classes, toolbox for teaching online, online assessment - also includes whole site in pdf form.
for Online LearnigLearning – Online
http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/col/id/index.php
very comprehensive site on online course design with sections on best practices for course design and a demo course showing these principles

http://www.cea-ace.ca/foc.cfm?subsection=pol&page=lan&subpage=abo
The First Nations Information Connection...
collections and resourcesParticipatingresources Participating institutions share and cultural treasuresThetreasures The FNIC portal
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/fnic/
Indian and Northern Affairs section on Arts, Culture & Heritage

...enables access to quality online information and cultural treasuresThe FNIC portal connects anyone interested in First Nations issues to a multitude of reliable and regularly updated web resources, digitized photographs and artifacts, aboriginal health information, historical and scientific information, reference and community resources.
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/fnic/
Indian and Northern Affairs section on Arts, Culture & Heritage
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ach/index-eng.asp
National Aboriginal History Month
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ach/nahm-eng.asp
Aboriginal Peoples' Program
http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/pa-app/index-eng.cfm
Storytellers Native American Authors Online
http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/index.html

FAQ and Discussions
TechPD
Working with Aboriginal learners

Aboriginal Policy page from the Canadian Educational Association
http://www.cea-ace.ca/foc.cfm?subsection=pol&page=lan&subpage=abo
Twinkles Happy Place
According to author: This is an edu-blog which attempts to connect teachers to instantly accessible resources for integrating Aboriginal content and pedagogy into the Canadian school system. The blog includes a mix of resources, lessons, and research, all of which are readily accessibly online for free.
http://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/twinkles-happy-place/all/explore/pedagogy/
The First Nations Information Connection...
...enhances access to collections and resourcesParticipating institutions share a common web-accessible library catalogue. The FNIC portal provides access to the wide array of online resources licensed through the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library, as well as a rich collection of aboriginal-themed e-books. Students and instructors have ready access to the academic research environment shared by Albertan post-secondary learners.
Storytellers Native American Authors Online
http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/index.html
Twinkles Happy Place
According to author: This is an edu-blog which attempts to connect teachers to instantly accessible resources for integrating Aboriginal content and pedagogy into the Canadian school system. The blog includes a mix of resources, lessons, and research, all of which are readily accessibly online for free.
http://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/twinkles-happy-place/all/explore/pedagogy/
Documents and Articles (you may need to access these through the library)
Information technology and indigenous people

Student Technology Projects in a remote first nations village
Eric ED508855
Battiste, M. (2002). Indigenous knowledge and pedagogy in First Nations education – a literature review with recommendations. Prepared for the national working group on education and the Minister of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. Unpublished. (this is available for download from a Google Scholar search)
Aboriginal Learning and Healing in a Virtual World
John Hodson. Canadian Journal of Native Education. Edmonton:2004. Vol. 28, Iss. 1/2, p. 111-122 (12 pp.)
The Aboriginal Voice Final Report: From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity (i.e., Aboriginal Voice Final Report) released by Aboriginal Education (Manitoba)
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/aed/research.html
Connecting Aboriginal Learners in Remote Communities: An Online Social Work Course
Steven Hick. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 1522-8991, Volume 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 267 – 281
Our Words, Our Ways: Teaching First Nations, Metis and Inuit Learners
by Alberta Learning, Edmonton.
This resource will help classroom teachers and staff better serve the needs of their Aboriginal students. The process of development was one of consultation, information gathering, drafting, more consultation and re-drafting. The contributors to this resource include Aboriginal Elders, teachers and psychologists, as well as other members of Alberta's Aboriginal communities. Culturally-relevant approaches effectively serve the learning needs of Aboriginal students. Traditional and contemporary Aboriginal cultures offer a number of frameworks for understanding, guiding, learning from and teaching students. The relationship between student and teacher is the heart of Aboriginal education. The teacher's relationship with each student is based on observing and learning about the individual child and his or her unique learning needs in order to help the child grow holistically--spiritually, physically, mentally and emotionally. This resource offers information about Aboriginal cultures and perspectives, practical ideas, and sample strategies that will help teachers meet the needs and recognize the gifts of Aboriginal students. Many of the sample strategies are good for all students and are relevant for a range of educational settings and contexts. The guiding principles reflect understanding and respect of diversities of aboriginal cultures, languages and histories, respectful classroom atmosphere, collaborative relationships with families and communities and teacher recognition and continued assessment of the learning strengths and needs of each Aboriginal student. The resource is organized into seven chapters: (1) Worldviews and Aboriginal Cultures: Where hearts are rooted; (2) Aboriginal Students: Who are they? How do they learn?; (3) The Classroom: A community of learners; (4) School, Family and Community: Sharing the responsibility; (5) Learning Strategies for Aboriginal Students: Opportunities to make learning meaningful; (6) Assessment: Authentic reflections of important learnings; and (7) Teaching Aboriginal Students with Learning Disabilities: Recognizing gifts and strengths. Each chapter contains information, sample strategies, shared wisdom from Aboriginal scholars and Elders, and related stories shared by Aboriginal teachers and liaisons. An index and feedback form are included in this document. (Contains 25 appendices.) (Author)
Eric ED491527