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Distance Learning and Education Instructional Learning Guides
Distance Education: A Primer
Distance Education at a Glance (excellent resource guide to the world of distance learning compliments of the University of Idaho Engineering Outreach program. Guide is presented to "help teachers, administrators, facilitators and students understand distance education." Guide topic areas include Distance Education: An Overview, Strategies for Teaching at a Distance, Instructional Development, Evaluation of Distance Educators, Instructional Television, Instructional Audio, Computers in Distance Education, Print in Distance Education, Strategies for Learning at a Distance, Distance Education Research, Interactive Videoconferencing, Distance Education and the WWW, Copyright and Distance Education and a Glossary of Distance Education Terminology.)
WBT Information Center ( "WBITC is a non-profit resource for those interested in developing and delivering web-based training, online learning, or distance education." WBTIC is a private site established in 1994 by Tim Kirby for imparting information related to web-based learning design and instruction. The site offers excellent learning resources for those interested in web-based distance learning. Site includes a primer, surveys, discussion forums, and resource links.)
Glossary of Internet Terms
(twenty pages of terms for the Internet from A to Z developed by Matisse Enzer)
The Teaching Web: A Guide to the World Wide Web for all Teachers
(guide for the topics of Why Use the Web?, Value of the Web in Education, Can the Web make learning more accessible?, Can the Web promote improved learning?, and Can the Web help contain costs of education? Note: An updated version of this article/guide is now available in Educational Researcher.)
Distance Learning Clearinghouses and WWW Resources
The NODE Learning Technologies Network
(excellent resource for "technologies for learning" (tfl) that includes databases, listing of articles related to synchronous and asynchronous technologies in online learning, tfl topics, forums, professional contacts, events, reference shelf, virtual librarian, technology toolkit, databases of distance education courses worldwide and other interesting "notes from the field" related to ongoing issues and programs in distance learning and technologies.)
Distance Education Clearinghouse
(provided by the University of Wisconsin's comprehensive distance education program. Includes not only the University's extensive network but also worldwide resources related to distance education, technology, programs, legislative issues and a plethora of other relevant resources available via WWW.)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Distance Learning On The Net
(by Glenn Hoyle. Site "includes descriptions of distance education web sites, along with links to lead you to further Distance Learning and education resources on the Net.")
Distance Learning Articles, Commentary and Copyright Issues
Southern Regional Education Board
( SREB'S Electronic Campus)
Copyright and Fair Use - Stanford University Libraries (site contains an excellent hypertext index of information related to fair use and multimedia resource Web Sites and Internet Resources, and Articles.)
Distance Learning Training and Associations
United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) (national association for "promoting the sensible application of distance learning strategies to maximize access, equity, and quality of educational resources for teachers and learners of all ages.")
Texas Distance Learning Association (TxDLA) ( private non-profit affiliate of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) and open to all individuals statewide.)
Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications
( "a membership-based organization open to providers and users of educational telecommunications....facilitates resource sharing, information sharing, and policy advocacy in the use of educational technologies and telecommunications.")
The Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
(non profit educational association located in Washington, D.C. DETC serves as a clearinghouse of information about the distance study/correspondence field and sponsors a nationally recognized accrediting agency called the Accrediting Commission of Distance Education and Training Council.")
E Learning (formally the Teletraining Institute) (located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that offers "training and development of distance education professionals by providing a practical laboratory where teachers, corporate trainers, government instructors and others can learn and explore the skills and methods specific to the growing field of distance education.")
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