This is not an exhaustive list by any means, yet NCPSA would like our members to have a beginning point to find online resources related to distance education.

Zoom Webinar: Commission on Information Technology & Digital Learning Standards

• Session 1 – Meet The Standards (Available in the near future)

A review of industry definitions, standards and protocols already available as a basis for all organizations to build their specific standards on.

a) We will examine the difference between standards for online programs, online courses, and online teaching.
b) Initial review of a framework for evaluation of quality implementation of standards.

• Session 2 – Meet The Experts

Panel of five NCPSA leaders will share the standards they have already developed, rationale around this work, and answer questions you may have from your own work in this area.

Bring your existing standards or drafts for review/input if you need and help working/rewriting, etc. The goal is to use this session to dig deeply, so you leave with good working drafts.

Link to: Session 2

• Session 3 – Implementing The Standards

After a process of collating, culling, and validating all standards from collective member organizations to identify a set of standards, the Commission will present to the NCPSA Council for acceptance at the May meeting –

Updated NCPSA standards for accrediting organizations with:
a) Associated set of standards as resources for the organizations to use with member schools
b) A framework for reviewing and evaluating organizations are meeting the standards

Link to: Session 3

Microsoft training seminar on resources, tools, and online education

• Link to: Microsoft Partnerships and Resources to Support Blended and Remote Classroom Learning Outcomes.
• Link to: Using Microsoft Tools and Resources to Support Blended and Remote Classroom Instruction and Learning.

Copyright Issues

• A Brief Intro to Copyright
• Copyright for Teachers and Pastors (mini-course provided by Adventist Learning Community)

Digital Citizenship

• Creating a Positive Digital Footprint (mini-course provided by Adventist Learning Community)
• K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum (Common Sense Education)

Distance Education Tutorials

• Distance Education at a Glance
• A Teacher’s Guide to Distance Learning

English Language Proficiency Testing 

• English Language Test for International Students (ELTiS) 
• International Test of English Proficiency (iTEP)

Evaluation of Online Courses/Programs

• Quality Matters (QM), a national program for quality online education
• K-12 Secondary Rubric
• K-12 Publisher Rubric

Honesty Online

• Curbing Academic Dishonesty in Online Courses
• Honesty in Online Education
• Tips for Handling Technology Enhanced Cheating

Online Curriculum

NCPSA Associations accredit schools, not programs or curriculum. The Best Practices document (2d) is designed to guide associations’ delivery of quality distance education through their schools.

2d. Although important elements of a program may be supplied by consortia partners or outsourced to other organizations, including contractors who may or may not be accredited, the responsibility for performance remains with the school awarding the degree or certificate. It is the school in which the student is enrolled, not its suppliers or partners, that have a contract with the student. Therefore, the criteria for selecting consortia partners and contractors, and the means to monitor and evaluate their work, are important aspects of the program plan. In considering consortia agreements, attention is given to issues such as assuring that enhancing service to students is a primary consideration and that incentives do not compromise the integrity of the school or its educational program. Consideration is also given to the effect of administrative arrangements and cost-sharing on a school’s decision-making regarding curriculum.

Online students

• Guide to eLearning
• What Makes a Successful Online Student
• What Makes a Successful Online Learner
• Self-Evaluation for Potential Online Students
• Online Learning [readiness] Quiz (SJVC)

Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons

• YouTube Videos for Instructors –http://www.youtube.com/user/TravelinEdMan

Raising a Responsible Digital Citizen

Tools to help parents monitor their children’s online activities and conversational tips about online privacy.
10 tips for raising a responsible digital citizen: https://www.isp.com/blog/raising-a-responsible-digital-citizen/

Student Resources for Online Learning

• Does remote learning feel more like detention? These online resources make studying fun.

The Online Student’s Guide

• Tips for Academic Success

The Validity of Online Learning

• Perceptions of Distance of Learning: A Comparison of Online and Traditional Learning