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Some courses use a hardback textbook that you must order, and some courses use First Day textbooks which are e-books available in your Blackboard course. Ensure you have your necessary book on the first day of class.

How do I know if my class uses a First Day textbook?

Click this link, and enter your course information to find required materials for each class. If your course does not use First Day, you will order your textbooks directly from this site.

Textbook Policies & Tips:

• Students are expected to have the textbook on the first day of class for each session.
• For courses not using First Day, please plan time for delivery well in advance of the class start date.
• ProctorU (our online proctoring service) requires eTextbooks to be downloaded to the PC from which open-book exams are taken. At this time, ProctorU does not support the use of iPads, Kindles, cell phones, or alternate devices during open-book exams.
• • Textbooks are helpful to adequately prepare for the comprehensive exam at the end of the program. Please ensure you have long-term access to online Textbooks for future use. Click here to visit the bookstore customer care page with information about how to download and access First Day materials offline.

What is First Day (Previously Inclusive Access)?

First Day textbooks provide convenient, easy access to course materials at a discounted cost for students.

Materials are available in Blackboard (BB) on the first day of class for courses using First Day. Students are charged for the required materials through their account after enrolling in a course using First Day textbooks.

How do I access my First Day Materials?

If your class uses First Day textbooks, the materials will become available in blackboard on the first day of class. Remember, OMGT courses become available in BB approximately two days before the session begins, but First Day materials may not be available until the first day of class.

To Access Your Materials, first, make sure your web browser's popup blocker is turned off and cookies are enabled.

Log in to Blackboard and select your course. Next, find and click the 'First Day Materials' link on the left-hand navigation menu. A new window will open, displaying your textbook, and you can click the green 'Read Now' button to access your online textbook.

After you’ve accessed the First Day materials through BB, an account will automatically be created for you to access your First Day materials and bookstore account. You will receive an email from the bookstore with a link to change your password to finish setting up your account. For assistance in setting up your account or changing your password to access the Yuzu App, please contact bookstorecustomercare@bncollege.com.

How long can I keep the book?

You can download the book on up to 2 devices, and the duration of access after you finish the course varies by publisher. You can download the Yuzu® App from the iOS and Android app stores. Click here for more information on how to access your book offline.

What do I do if I run into trouble accessing my book in Blackboard?

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Online support is available at this link, with helpful FAQs and tutorials. If you have trouble accessing your materials, contact the bookstore by phone: 1-844-9-EBOOKS (1-844-932-6657; or email: bookstorecustomercare@bncollege.com. You should also notify your instructor if you are unable to access your book.

What if I drop the course?

As long as you drop the course by the specified date, you can be refunded for the cost of the First Day content.

What if I don't want to participate in First Day or already purchased the book on my own?

Please be advised it is NOT recommended that you opt-out, as these materials are required for your course at a reduced First Day price. If you decide you don’t want to participate, you must opt-out of the First Day material through Blackboard, by the deadline, and you will be responsible for purchasing course materials on your own at the opt-out price.

Spring 2021 Opt-Out Deadlines:

8W1 deadline: January 25, 2021
8W2 deadline: March 22, 2021

EDUC 456/656: eLearning

You will be happy to discover that you do not necessarily need to purchase any textbooks for use in this course, because your course instructor has selected many engaging resources that are available freely online. For example, the following book is available free to UD students who can read it online or freely download it either as a PDF or an EPUB:

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• Piña, Anthony A., Lowell, Victoria L., and Harris, Bruce R. (2017). Leading and Managing e-Learning: What the e-learning Leader Needs to Know. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. Available to UD users from https://link-springer-com.udel.idm.oclc.org/book/10.1007%2F978-3-319-61780-0.

An excellent book that UD students can read freely online is as follows:

• Darby, Flower and Lang, James M. (2019). Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes. San Francisco: Jossey Bass. Available to UD users from https://delcat.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1104058289.

The next three books listed below, however, are not available for free. After the course begins, you can decide whether to purchase one of them, depending on the focus of your interests and the platform you are considering for your eLearning network:

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• Harasim, Linda. (2017). Learning Theory and Online Technologies. 2nd edition. New York: Routledge. Available for purchase from https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Theory-Online-Technologies-Harasim/dp/113886000X/.

• Clark, R. C. and Mayer, R. E. (2016). eLearning and the Science of Instruction. 4th edition. San Francisco: Pfeiffer. Available for purchase from https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Science-Instruction-Guidelines-Multimedia/dp/1119158664/.

• Patrick, S. What Works in K-12 Online Learning. (2007). Washington, DC: International Society for Technology in Education. Available for purchase from http://www.amazon.com/What-Works-K-12-Online-Learning/dp/1564842363/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280175001&sr=1-1.

In addition to the textbooks listed above, there are excellent research articles you can read about online learning. Some suggestions are listed as follows:

• Means, B., Toyama, Y., and Murphy, R. (2010). Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies. U.S. Department of Education: Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development. Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf.

• Bacow, L., Bowen, W. and Guthrie, K. (2012). Barriers to Adoption of Online Learning Systems in U.S. Higher Education. Ithaka S&R Report. Retrieved from http://www.sr.ithaka.org/research-publications/barriers-adoption-online-learning-systems-us-higher-education.

• Allen, E. and Seaman, J. (2012). Conflicted: Faculty and Online Education, 2012. Babson Survey Research Group. Retrieved from http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/files/IHE-BSRG-Conflict.pdf.

• Aslanianm, C. B. and Clinefelter, D. L. (2012). Online College Students 2012: Comprehensive Data on Demands and Preferences. Retrieved from http://www.learninghouse.com/files/documents/resources/Online College Students 2012.pdf.

• Crews, T. B., Sheth, S. N., and Horne, T. M. (2014) Understanding the Learning Personalities of Successful Online Students. Educause Review. Jan/Feb 2014. Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/understanding-learning-personalities-successful-online-students.

• AECT Knowledge Base. For several decades, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) has been publishing a handbook of research that serves practitioners as a knowledge base of researched best practices in the field of educational technology. If you decide to study the AECT knowledge base, however, it requires a subscription. There is a substantial student discount as described at aect.org. University of Delaware students, however, can freely access the knowledge base by following this link to its online copy at Delcat Discovery. The bibliographic refence is: Spector, J. M. (Ed.) (2014). Handbook of research on educational communications and technology. 4th edition. New York: Springer.

To complete the hands-on computer assignments, each student will need access to a multimedia computer (Windows PC or Macintosh) that is connected to the Internet via the latest version of either Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge.

Computer Accounts

Every University of Delaware student automatically receives an e-mail account. You should visit www.udel.edu/network to manage your password, username, and quotas.

Computer Sites

All students registered in this class have the option of using the multimedia PCs and Macs in the campus computing sites. Use www.it.udel.edu/computingsites to link to the general access site schedule. Please note that the use of the campus computing sites is totally optional in this course. If you have your own computer and Internet connection, you may never need to use the campus computing sites.

E-mail Addresses

Every student in this class must have an e-mail address on the Internet and read e-mail regularly. If you're enrolled in a University of Delaware course, and you do not have an e-mail account yet, go to the help center and follow the e-mail link for detailed instructions on how to activate your e-mail account. During the course, when your instructor sends e-mail to the class, the messages will go to your UD mail address. If you do not read your UD mail regularly, you should go to www.udel.edu/network and follow the instructions to forward your e-mail to your preferred e-mail address.