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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