Regional Government Resources

Southern Associate of Colleges and Schools
http://www.sacs.org
The SACS is committed to the improvement of education in the South through accreditation. Member states are: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Norht Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia.

Southern Regional Educational Board
http://www.sreb.org
SREB assists state leaders by directing attention to key education issues; collecting, compiling and analyzing comparable data; and conducting broad studies and initiating discussions that help states and institutions form long-range plans, actions and policy proposals. Southern Regional Electronic Campus http://www.electroniccampus.org Provides an extensive searchable database of quality distance learning courses from the 16-member Southern states from Delaware to Texas.

National Resources

Academic ADL Co-Lab (AADLC)
http://www.academiccolab.org
The Academic Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Lab is located in Madison, Wisconsin. Founded in 2000 as an independent node in the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative, the AADLC is a nexus of learning technology research and development between academia, government, and industry. The vision of the AADLC is to advance sustainable, immersive, distributed learning technology to enable global access to high-quality educational opportunities.

ATAlliance
http://www.ataccess.org/index.php?option=com_content&viw=aritcle&id=35<enid=5
ATA offers a range of information, training, and resources on the subject of assistive technology. Distance Education Clearinghouse Conference Database: University of Wisconsin-Extension www.uwex.edu/disted/index.cfm The Conference Database of the Distance Education Clearinghouse identifies worldwide conferences, seminars, workshops and other events of interest to distance education and related fields. Events may be on site or online. Call for Papers information is also available in the Conference Database. Users may also submit a conference or call for papers for possible inclusion in the database.

Educause
http://www.educause.edu/
Through direct services and cooperative efforts, Educause offers leadership and assistance to its member institutions in order to address critical issues surrounding the role of information technology in higher education.

EduTools
http://www.edutools.info/index.jsp?pj=1
WCET's EduTools website provides independent reviews, side-by-side comparisons, and consulting services to assist decision-making in the e-learning community.

National College Testing Association
http://www.ncta-testing.org/cctc/find.php
The NCTA is an organization of testing professionals in post-secondary institutions and testing companies.

Plagiarism Website
http://www.web-miner.com/plagiarism
Plagiarism resources for both students and teachers, including articles, case studies, and detection tools are available. Teaching, Learning and Technology Group http://www.tltgroup.org It’s mission in to provide materials and services that motivate and enable institutions to improve teaching and learning with technology, while helping them cope with continual change.

Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET)
http://www.wcet.info/
WCET, founded by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), is a member-supported organization open to providers and users of telecommunications. Members represent the higher education community, non-profit organizations, schools, and corporations.