Sites of Interest in Distance Education
ALN Web
The web of asynchronous learning networks.
A magazine, a journal, links to other sites. A very useful site.
Annenberg/CPB Project
Learner Online
A major
site.
Links to many, many more resources.
Asynchronous
Learning Networks
Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation's Program In Learning Outside the Classroom (higher education-links
to projects
they have
funded in universities and community colleges).
Beginnings: Initial
Experiences in Teaching Via Distance Education
A collection
of articles by Indiana Higher Education Faculty
Canadian
Education on the Web
Many links
to educators at all levels.
Computer
Mediated Communication
Links and
information about CMC.
Computer-Mediated
Communication Information Sources
A site dedicated
to distance education via CMC. Comprehensive, useful, and interesting.
CU Online Gateway
University
of Colorado online site. Student information, a gateway for students to
interact electronically
withthe university,
and a gateway for 20 courses which are being offered via email.
Cyber High School
A high school
that exists nowhere. Or everywhere.
DEOSNEWS
The Distance
Education Online Symposium: an ejournal about distance education.
Distance
Education at the University of Colorado at Denver
Lots of links
to other sites.
Distance
Education Clearinghouse
A comprehensive
site from the University of Wisconsin Extension.
Distance
Education: A cost analysis
Here's what
it costs to get into the game. From the Iowa Communications Network.
Distance
Education in Higher Education Institutions
A report from
the National Center for Educational Statistics
Fedworld
Home Page
Your tax dollars
at work. Links to various government agencies and databases.
Global School
Net Foundation
Linking kids
around the world.
Guidlines
for Educational Uses of Networks
A good set
of policy documents.
Guiding
Principles for Faculty in Distance Learning
From IHETS
IBM Global Campus
Well, yes,
they'd like to sell you something. But what they're selling is really interesting:
check it out.
Indiana Partnership
for Statewide Education
A voluntary
association of Indiana's independent and public postsecondary institutions
for collaborative
development
and delivery of distance education.
Interpersonal
Computing and Technology Journal
An e-journal
Journal of Computer-Mediated
Communication
An e-journal
The
Moderators Home Page
Resources
for moderators and facilitators of online discussion
Netfuture:
Technology and Human Responsibility
The computer
will solve all our problems. Won't it?
The
Node: Technologies for Learning
Documents
and links
North Central
Regional Technology in Education Consortium
Documents
and links.
Northwest Educational
Technology Consortium
Technology
and distance education resources, oriented to K-12.
Online
Distance Education
Links and information from the University
of Houston Clear Lake
Partnership
for the 21st Century
What a school
district is doing with distance education.
Penn State U's distance
education site
Lots of information
and links from a leader in distance education
Peterson's
Distance Education
Links to schools
and programs
Scholarly
Journals on the WWW
Links
More scholarly
journals
More links
SmartStates
I don't need
to invent the wheel if I can borrow yours. A forum for the exchange of
information and ideas.
Links to Western
Governors University, the proposed multi-state distance ed university.
Teaching
at an Internet Distance Seminar
A report from
the University of Illinois
TECH
Connections
Connecting
Nebraska teachers with technology.
Technology and
Distance Education Home Page
Information
and links concerning distance education.
Technology
News and Resources
Links to numerous
sites and documents regarding technology and education. From AASA.
Texas
Higher Education Distance Learning Master Plan
A statewide view of how
distance learning can be managed
The Cyber-Symposium
A symposium
concerned with the uses of computers in the preparation and in the professional
lives of
educational
administrators, taking place on the Web.
The Globewide
Network Academy
Online catalog
of distance education courses and degree programs worldwide.
The Open University
A fascinating
site. A truly open university, with no entrance qualifications for most
of its courses and
programs.
Education is delivered via distance education technologies to over 200,000
students. The Open
University
has been in operation for almost 30 years.
The
Virtual Classroom
College classes
offered via distance education.
White
Paper from the Chancellor’s Symposium on Policy and Distance Education
University
of Maryland
The Distance
Learning Project
At Columbia
University--some innovative ideas
The World
Lecture Hall
Links to faculty
worldwide who are using the Web to deliver class materials, and to their
courses.
Third
Stream Computing Distance Learning Info Page
Links to documents
available on the World Wide Web concerning distance education. A major
site.
United States Department
of Education
More of your
tax dollars at work.
Utah Education Network
Among other
things, EDNET, a two-way, fully interactive video network that allows students
to take classes
that might
not be available to them in their local community.
Virtual Online University:
teaching and learning dynamic thinking in an electronic environment
Athena Academy,
for K-12 or home schooling: a course or an entire program. Athena University,
for higher
education.
Is this what the future will look like?
Web 66: A K-12
Worldwide Web Project
Integrating
the Internet into K-12 school curricula. A major site.
Western
Governors University
The future
of higher education?
Western Interstate Commission
for Higher Education Home Page
They do lots
of distance education out where the distances are vast. This site is a
terrific gateway to many
other sites,
position papers, and so on.
Yale
C/AIM Web Style Guide
A terrific
resource for designing web pages.
Other material related to distance education may be found
in my set of links related to educational technology.
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