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The paper draws on the case studies in which three undergraduate media arts courses at the University of South Australia were trialled in Second Life. The challenges experienced by both teacher and students are discussed and assumptions about the readiness of 'net generation' learners to readily adapt to such technologies debated. The paper concludes with a discussion of the strategies required to utilise the potential of 3D virtual worlds for re-engaging students in a flexible, experiential and community based learning environment so that they are ready to grasp the opportunities afforded by this rapidly changing landscape.

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This online course was developed by kineo rapid elearning. The course provides subject experts with the skills needed to design engaging, rapid e-learning materials. The course is free. All you need to do is register, using the login link on the site.

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A comprehensive set of quick tips from 336 elearning professionals that trainers can use to improve thier knowledge and skill in online instruction. Provided free from Boston's E-Learning Guild.

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This article explores excellence in web-based teaching. Drawing on the views of experts in the field and the perspective of their own years of experience, the authors compiled a list of 9 principles to provide direction in the search for online excellence. The principles include: the online world is a medium unto itself; sense of community and social presence are essential to online excellence; in the online world, content is a verb; great online courses are defined by teaching, not technology. The list is not intended to be an exclusive set of principles or a comprehensive guide to online teaching. Rather it is a collection of important ideas and suggestions for teaching excellence in the online world.

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A free self-paced course on Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) compliance. The Academic ACL Co-Lab released this online self-tutorial for academic, business, industry or government professionals interested in learning about standards for interoperability and reuse in e-learning. The tutorial is aimed at administrators or curriculum designers, and is open to everyone, not just academic professionals.

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Interactive Reading, Early Modern Texts and Hypertext: A Lesson from the Past. Tatjana Chorney; Technology as Epistemology. Peter Schilling; Taking Culture Seriously: Educating and Inspiring the Technological Imagination. Anne Balsamo; Faculty as Authors of Online Courses: Support and Mentoring. Gail Matthews-DeNatale, Deborah Cotler; Open Access to Scholarship: An Interview with Ray English. Michael Roy; Using Blogs to Teach Philosophy. Linda E. Patrik; Interactive Engagement with Classroom Response Systems. S. Raj Chaudhury; Incorporating Blogging in a Free Speech Course: Lessons Learned. David Reichard. Reviews: Learning Outcomes Related to the Use of Personal Response Systems in Large Science Courses. Jolee West; TK3: A Tool to (Re)Compose. Virginia Kuhn; Writely by Bryan Alexander. Exemplary Academic Web Projects: UO Channel; Harvard at Home; The Digital Classicist; The Physical Universe; ArtXplore; Digital Gaming Teaching and Research at Michigan State; Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity Online Edition 2004; Mixxer: Skype-enabled Language Exchange Site; and Heterotopic Space: digitized audio commentary and student revisions.

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This online journal aims to share knowledge, develop collaborations, and evaluate and disseminate digital tools and innovative practices for teaching and learning with technology.

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In this issue: Podcasting in Education: A Perspective from Bryn Mawr College. Laura Blankenship; French Through Songs and Singing: Language and Culture Through Music Online. Aaron Prevots; Assessing Learning Objects: The Importance of Values, Purpose and Design. Diane J. Goldsmith; The Horizon Report: A NERCOMP SIG Event. Gail Matthews-DeNatale; Using Digital Images in Teaching and Learning: Perspectives from Liberal Arts Colleges. David Green; You.Niversity? A Review of Reconstruction's Special Issue: 'Theories/Practices of Blogging'. Kevin Wiliarty; Renaissance Women, Text Encoding, and the Digital Humanities: An Interview with Julia Flanders. John Ottenhoff; Digital Image Interview Series. David Green; Exemplary Academic Web Projects: Zotero - The Next-Generation Research Tool; Open Context - Community Data-sharing and Tagging; Ukiyo-E Techniques Learning Object.

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This paper is intended as an overview of the possibilities and effects of incorporating eLearning in academic initiatives as a mean for giving technical courses to university students.

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Since the introduction of the Lectopia (iLecture) technology to higher education, there has been debate about its relevance and effectiveness as a teaching and learning tool (Fardon, 2003). This qualitative project examined 11 academics' perception of Lectopia at The University of Melbourne. The results affirmed some of the benefits and concerns around the use of Lectopia, and highlighted some academic practices in using the technology. Initial results point to some recommendations on incorporating Lectopia technology into the teaching toolkit as well as indicating some future areas of research.