Academic ADL Co-Lab
http://www.academiccolab.org/
The Academic ADL Co-Lab News Report is a limited-distribution, weekly executive summary of trends, strategies and innovations influencing the future of learning and technology in higher education. It is prepared by the University of Wisconsin System OLIT (Office of Learning and Information Technology) in coordination with the Co-Lab, and shared with the Academic ADL Co-Lab partners.
American School Directory
http://www.asd.com
Connects you to any public and private K-12 school in the United States that has Web pages and/or e-mail. Additionally, it can provide schools with a free online presence.
ATAlliance
http://www.atalliance.org/02home.htm
The American TelEdCommunications Alliance is a national organization that provides low-cost access to telecommunications programs as well as leadership in guiding technology policy and standards. ATAlliance programs build on MiCTA's offerings.
Distance Education Clearinghouse: University of Wisconsin-Extension
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/
An excellent, well-filtered introduction to the world of distance education: introductory guides, a lot of references and bibliographies.
EdTech Leader's Online
http://www.edtechleaders.org/
EdTech Leader's Online is a program designed to prepare teachers to utilize technology to enhance teaching and learning. EdTech enables educators to create and develop their own online learning programs. The program uses the Blackboard course environment and provides the Web-hosting and technical capacity needed to run the online workshops. EdTech is available to K-12 school districts, State Departments of Education, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. EdTech Leaders, in conjunction with Antioch University Seattle, also offer a graduate certificate in Educational Technology and Online Learning. The certificate is available to students who complete four ETLO courses.
Education and Policy Organizations
http://www.wiche.edu/Resources/links.htm
A site hosted by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) that lists education and policy organizations.
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
EduTools is an online resources to assist educators in selecting e-learning software, services, and policies. The site offers information on course management systems and other online learning software.
Illinois Virtual Campus
http://www.ivc.illinois.edu/
The Illinois Virtual Campus is a service of Illinois' colleges and universities working together to provide access to distance courses through an online catalog and provide a human element of support to students taking distance courses through Student Support Centers.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society
http://www.computer.org
The leading provider of technical information and services to the world's computing professionals.
Ithaka study on Open Source Software in Higher Education
http://www.ithaka.org/strategic/ooss.htm
Ithaka is pleased to announce the availability of the report "Software and Collaboration in Higher Education: A Study of Open Source Software". The report addresses issues related to how and whether a nonprofit facilitating organization might improve the ability of higher education to develop and support open source software for key academic and business needs. The principal investigator for this study was Paul N. Courant of the University of Michigan.
Lifelong Learning's Adult Education and Distance Learner's Resource Center
http://www.geteducated.com
Provides a variety of information about distance learning, including the Virtual University Gazette, which is archived on this site.
National Forum on Educational Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006803
The National Forum on Educational Statistics just released a new report Forum Guide for Elementary and Secondary Virtual Education. Thisis an extremely detailed guide (139 pages) that identifies data elements that should be considered as states consider what information to collect and maintain about students and teachers engaged in virtual learning.
Plagiarism Web site
http://www.web-miner.com/plagiarism
Plagiarism resources for both students and teachers, including articles, case studies, and detection tools are available.
Section 508
http://section508.org/
Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities.
Software Publishers Association
http://www.spa.org/piracy/
The initiative is intended to educate all members of the campus community about legal and appropriate software use.
State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO)
http://www.sheeo.org
SHEEO is a nonprofit, nationwide association of the chief executive officers serving statewide coordinating boards and governing boards of postsecondary education. Its objectives include developing the interest of the states in supporting quality higher education, and promoting the importance of state planning and coordination as the most effective means of gaining public confidence in higher education. Forty-nine states and Puerto Rico are now SHEEO members.
Teaching, Learning and Technology Group
http://www.tltgroup.org
Its mission is to provide materials and services that motivate and enable institutions to improve teaching and learning with technology, while helping them cope with continual change.
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov
What is the government doing about the state of education in the United States? Find out at the Department of Education's home page.
University of Idaho: Idaho Virtual Campus (IVC)
http://wapi.isu.edu/
The IVC is focused on research to evaluate the efficacy of Internet technology as a tool for delivering active and collaborative distance learning.
WebLab and The Web Development Fund (PBS Online)
http://www.weblab.org/home.html
Weblab in association with PBS Online created The Web Development Fund (WDF) which is intended to provide support and visibility for innovative projects that demonstrate the potential of the World Wide Web.
Western Governors' University
http://www.wgu.edu
WGU is a degree-granting institution that offers competency-based degrees through distance education.
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.