| Distance Education at a Glance |
| www.uidaho.edu/evo/distglan.html |
| This website helps teachers, administrators, facilitators, and students understand distance education more thoroughly on practical and theoretical levels. |
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| The American Center for the Study of Distance Education (ACSDE) |
| www.ed.psu.edu/acsde |
| One of the first and most important centers of distance education in the United States, this Penn State University site offers the AmericEDUCAUSE in distance Education, Distance Education Online Symposium (DEOS, and the ACSDE Documentation Center Database |
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| A Glossary of Distance Education Terms |
| www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/lingo.asp |
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| The Faculty Connection |
| www.facultyconnection.org |
| The Faculty Connection is designed to familiarize faculty of post-secondary institutions with issues, examples and discussion topics associated with using emerging technologies in teaching and learning. It includes links to courses taught via the internet, faculty discussions, upcoming events, and other resources. |
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| Syllabus Magazine |
| www.syllabus.com |
| Features articles on new directions in education technology for the high school and college curriculum. Co-sponsored by Compac and Elmo. |
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| Best Educational E-Practices (BEEP) |
| www.spjc.edu/eagle/research/beep/current_beep.htm |
| A compilation from St. Petersburg Jr. College that features articles by various educators on best practices in distance learning. |
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| EDUCAUSE |
| www.educause.edu |
| EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. Membership is open to institutions of higher education, corporations serving the higher education information technology market, and other related associations and organizations. EDUCAUSE programs include professional development activities, print and electronic publications, strategic policy initiatives, research, awards for leadership and exemplary practices, annual national and regional conferences and seminars, professional development opportunities, and a wealth of online information services. |
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| The U.S. Department of Education Technology Grant Programs |
| www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/edgrants.html |
| The U.S. Department of Education has a site the provides links to various grant programs that fund distance education and instructional technology initiatives, including preparing tomorrow’s teachers to use technology, learning anytime anywhere partnerships, star schools, technology innovation challenge grants, interagency education research initiative, assistive technology, and coordinating program technology grant for migrant workers. |
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| Information Technology and Disabilities http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/ltdi/res-link.htm |
| www.rit.edu/~easi/itd.htm |
| An electronic journal devoted to the practical and theoretical issues surrounding the development and effective use of new and emerging technologies by computer users with disabilities. |
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| Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN) Web |
| www.aln.org |
| ALN Web is a resource-sharing site for online courses. It includes free workshops, the online ALN Magazine and Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks (JALN). Vanderbilt University created and manages the site with a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. |
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| Learning technology dissemination initiative |
| http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/ltdi/res-link.htm |
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