Technology Resources
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- Dicsussion on Discussion Forums from a Colloquium, 2 Oct. 2003
- ProfilerPro, Zoomerang, SurveyMonkeyThese are all good online survey tools that are free at some feature level or with some advertisement.
- QuickTopic free bulletin boards
- Free OnLine Survey Tool
- About Feed2RSS: Build a Feed
- RCOE Feed2RSS tool
- Instructional Materials Center, Appalachian Libraries, ASU
- How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School Published by the National Research Council
- Electronic Portfolios for Faculty: The Curry School at UVA
- Performance Assessment Links (Under construction)
- Probing for Plagiarism in the Virtual Classroom
- SIMPLE FREE TECH SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE LEARNING (download the MS Word or pdf version) Collected by Alfred S. Alschuler, Ph.D. (Under construction)
- Technology Tutorials
- Preparing Tomorrows Teachers For Technology (PT3) The Department of Education's Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) program addresses a growing challenge in modern education. PT3 is about more than just technology, it's about teacher education reform.
- The WEB Project is a non-profit organization devoted to innovative, project-based learning in the arts, humanities, and social sciences by people of all ages. Collaboration, community engagement, and technology form our most powerful tools
- 21st Century Schools Professional Development Resources for Teachers and Administrators
- RCOE WebQuests Examples of WebQuests developed by the RCOE community.
- *PROCEEDINGS: The North Carolina Technology Competencies for Educators: A Focus on Assessment Second Working Conference, May 22-23, 2000
- Educational Change Resources on the Web (Under construction)
- Web-based Education Commission Congress established this commission with the purpose of ensuring that all learners are able to take full advantage of the educational promise of the World Wide Web.
- Response-O-Matic free web-based forms
- Internet Resources - Tutorials from the UC Berkley Library
- Teaching with Technology, "Consider This" with David Thornburg
- Web Processing Resources: HTML Tutorials
- Quicktime Tutorial
- CurriculumQuest, A WebQuest for teachers who want to integrate the internet into their curriculum.
- WebQuest Background Sites from presentation 10 Dec 99
- LTL and Faculty Development Calendar
- Online Technology Request for Purchase Form
- Technology Counts 2001
- Technology Counts '99 Table of Contents
- Facilitating Reflection
Case Study Links
- Cases,
Case Methods, and the Professional Development of Educators
An excellent resource from ERIC on case study method by Katherine Merseth. The author presents definitions of cases and case methods, explores the purposes of using case studies, and suggests avenues for further research into the effectiveness of using cases in teacher education. - A case study model from reading online
- VideoCases
Information Technology & Teacher Education Annual Proceedings of SITE 2002 March 18-23 • Nashville, Tennessee, USA - INTIME:
University of Northern Iowa
Integrating new technologies into the methods of education - CaseNEX offers professional development courses for educators using the case method.
- Case Study Learning Based on Journal Article Research Reports. Journal articles are the fundamental building blocks of the edifice of science. Students learn the necessary skills and confidence to read primary research literature by working in groups in a computer conference. This model for analyzing research papers combines a form of guided group inquiry in shared computer workspace. Reprinted from J. College Science Teaching, 2002.
Distance and eLearning Resources
General Resources
- Instructional Materials Center, Appalachian Libraries, ASU
- Instructional Design Models
- Publications on On-line Collaboration and Educational Technology
- Linda Belans' video presentation, "How to Avoid Road Rage on the Information Highway"( (RealPlayer free basic version software required - FREE download available)
- Web-Based File Storage Services
- Web-Based Bookmark Managers
- Online educational delivery applications: a web tool for comparative analysis
- World Campus 101
- Teaching at an Internet Distance: the Pedagogy of Online Teaching and Learning The Report of a 1998-1999 University of Illinois Faculty Seminar
- Authentic Classroom Experiences: Anonymity, Mystery, and Improvisation in Synchronous Writing Environments
- Principles of Good Practice The Foundation for Quality of the Southern Regional Electronic Campus
- Interactive Paper Project
- American Association of University Professors, Special Committee on Distance Education and Intellectual Property Issues
- Learners are teachers too in our virtual classroom
- Evaluating Web-based Pedagogic Resources
- Electronic Collaboration: A Practical Guide for Educators
- Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever
- COLLABORATIVE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IMMERSION, & ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES: A CASE STUDY
- Instructional Design Models
- Identifying a skills hierarchy for participants in the Web Environment
Resource Sites
- Distance Education Clearinghouse
- On-Line Educational Technology Resources
- General Resources for Web-based Education
- Websites Oriented to Learning
- Virtual High Schools
- Teacher Chat Rooms
- Courses/Degrees Offered at a Distance Through Research Universities in USA
- Online Pedagogy Distance Learning Portal
- The World Bank's Global Distance Education Site
- Videoconferencing Glossary
- Globalearn (surrogate field trips)
- Educational Applications of the Internet
- Online Debate on the Value of Virtual Universities
- U.S. Department of Education Star Schools Projects
- Electronic Collaboration Guide for Educators
- International Perspectives on Educational Technology
Web-Based Training
- Guide to Usability for Software Engineers
- Demos, Tools, and Design Resources for Web-Based Training
- Web-Based Training Information Center
Tools
- WebMetrics Usability Tool
- Web Conferencing Tools
- Selecting an Interactive Medium for Learning
- Learning Styles Inventories
Research Overviews
For Universal Design and Accessibility
- Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
- Bobby
- National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators
- GENASYS
- (PT3 Catalyst grant project)
- Trace Research & Development Center
- DOJ Law - Section 508 of Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, effective June 21, 2001
- Macromedia on Accessibility
- Wired article 2001/05/30
Cool and Useful Links
Seymour Paperts newest book information and Links
Resources for Creating Web Pages (Under construction)
Regional Education Laboratories
Document Searching
http://portal.acm.org/portal.cfm (ACM E-Library)
http://aisel.isworld.org/home.asp (AIS E-Library)
http://www.aace.org/dl/ (AACE Digitial Library)
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/advsearch.jsp (IEEE Search)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/ (Science Direct)
http://wos.heanet.ie/ (Science Citation Index)
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb#more (Pro-Quest)
http://www.theses.com/ (Index to research)
http://wos.heanet.ie (Web of Science - Citation Searching)
http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/ (Periodical reference checking)
http://citeseer.nj.nec.com/cs (Cite Seer - citation checking)
Online Journal
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks
TECHNOS Quarterly, On-Line Articles Indexed by Author
An organization for the development and dissemination of dynamic and successful educational tools.
Technological Horizons in Education
From
Now On: The Education Technology Journal
Instructional Design Models [Evaluation Methods]
Chickering's 7 Principle Model:
http://www.tltgroup.org/programs/seven.html
Kirkpatrick Model:
http://www.e-learningguru.com/articles/art2_8.htm
Buchanan Model:
http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=14
Software
The Software Directory Directory....Shareware, freeware, public domain, high tech, you name it. Tons of stuff at every link.
Faculty Pages
RCOE
Other Universities
- Dr. Chris Dede "Distance Learning via Networks and Telecommunications"














