Costs of Networked Learning (CNL)
http://www.shu.ac.uk/
The CNL project identifies the hidden costs involved in Networked Learning (more recently titled e-learning).
The project was awarded to researchers at Sheffield Hallam University who have subsequently released two
reports concerning activity based costing.
Education Index
http://www.educationindex.com/
A meta-index of Online Education, an annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web.
ERIC
http://www.eduref.org
ERIC contains abstracts of more than 1 million articles on education. Back issues of the ERIC journal are
also available here, covering topics such as school-to-work transition and systemic education reform.
Bookmark this site for your own reference library!
Glossary of Computer and Technology Terms
http://whatis.techtarget.com/
A large glossary of computer and technology terms with detailed, but understandable explanations and
illustrations for the non-technology professional. Great links to related sites.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/
NCES has produced an electronic catalogue of their resources. Conduct customized searches to find NCES
publications and data products.
National Coordination Office for Information Technology Research and Development
http://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/index.html
The National Coordination Office for Information Technology Research and Development (NCO/IT R&D) provides
information about the multiagency Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development
Program, including the activities of the Interagency Working Goup on Information Technology Research and
Development (which coordinates the Federal IT R&D programs) and the President's Information Technology
Advisory Committee. Read the reports of the studies conducted by NCO/IT R&D for the President and Congress.
New York Times Navigator
http://tech.nytimes.com/top/news/technology/cybertimesnavigator/index.html
The Navigator is the home page used by the newsroom of The New York Times. It is a highly selective and
constantly changing compilation of search engines, telephone and email directories, publications on the
Internet, and a variety of references.
Pew Internet & American Life: The Changing Picture of Who's Online and What They Do
http://www.pewinternet.org
This report, released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, is an analysis of phone surveys of more
than 64,000 Americans in the past three years. It estimates 63 percent of Americans are now online.
Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
http://www.siia.net/estore/ETP-96.pdf
"Building the Net: Trends Report 2001- Trends Shaping the Digital Economy" is the second in an annual
series of reports analyzing trends shaping the digital economy, providing a concise overview of the rapidly
changing software and information industry.
TECHtionary
http://www.techtionary.com
TECHtionary is the world's first animated directory on telecommunications, data networking and internet
technology. Provided by Cross Market Management Company.
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
http://www.wcet.info/resources/accreditation/index.asp
The Statement of Commitment by the Regional Accrediting Commissions for the Evaluation of Electronically
Offered Degree and Certificate Programs and Best Practices for Electronically Offered Degree and
Certificate Programs were developed by the eight regional accrediting commissions through its Council of
Regional Accrediting Commissions. Both are currently being considered by each commission separately in
keeping with their own policies and procedures.