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Vital Instructional Technology Resources

Hundreds of organizations exist to explore the uses of and increase the quality of instructional technology in higher education. These are among the most widely recognized and referenced.

Asynchronous Learning Network Web
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A rigorous collection of on-line and distance education materials, maintained by the publishers of the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks and ALN Magazine. Also offers on-line courses to teachers wanting to develop their own offerings.

DeLiberations
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A vital resource with material arranged by discipline and by educational issue. Content includes: evaluated case studies of teaching and learning in subject discipline areas; contact lists of staff interested in similar work; extracts of related published articles; commentary on case studies and articles contributed by readers; book reviews; annotated bibliographies; a forum for readers to develop ideas; links to related resources and relevant publishers.

EDUCAUSE
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EDUCAUSE focuses on the use of information resources in higher education. It maintains on-going advocacy and educational programs, regular conferences, an award series and several alliance relationships.

Horizon
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"The environmental scanning publication for education leaders," Horizon tasks itself with keeping educators informed about the changing nature of their work and prepared for changes as they occur. Offers a print version, an on-line version, a mailings lists, workshops, conferences and more.

The NODE Learning Technologies Network
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The Canadian a focal-point for information and discussion forums on issues related to teaching, learning and technological development. A comprehensive site designed to encourage collaboration and maintain current resource materials.

The Scout Report
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The Scout Report is the flagship publication of the Internet Scout Project. Published every Friday both on the Web and by email, it provides a fast, convenient way to stay informed of valuable resources on the Internet. Scout's team of professional librarians and subject matter experts select, research, and annotate each resource.

Teaching and Learning on the WWW
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Over 800 examples of how the Web is being used as a medium for learning. "We found that people learn well from examples, so we created for our faculty this collection of the ways the Web was being used in different disciplines. This searchable collection includes sites that range from courses delivered entirely via the Web to courses that offer specific activities related to a class assignment or perhaps courses that offer class support materials via the Web."

World Lecture Hall
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Contains links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver class materials.

 

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