Electronic Resources
General Distance Learning Information
Distance Education
Resources for Instructors and Students
This collection of distance education and mediated instruction
development resources is intended for Indiana higher education staff,
faculty, and administrators and others with professional interests
in distance learning. The page is on the Web site of the Indiana
Higher Education Telecommunication System (IHETS).
Distance-Educator.com
Distance-Educator.com has been on the web since 1995. It is designed and written
by professionals who have several decades of experience in educational radio,
educational television, and the use of integrated telecommunications systems
such as the Internet for teaching and learning.
The Distance Learning Resource Network
(DLRN)
The Distance Learning Resource Network (DLRN), located at WestEd, is the dissemination
project for the U.S. Department of Education Star Schools Program.
Instructional Telecommunications
Council
The Instructional Telecommunications Council (ITC) represents nearly 600 higher
education institutions in the United States and Canada that use distance learning
technologies. An affiliated council of the American Association of Community
Colleges established in 1977, ITC provides leadership, information and resources
to expand access to, and enhance learning, through the effective use of technology.
The NODE Learning Technologies Network
The NODE Learning Technologies Network is a not-for-profit electronic network
facilitating information and resource-sharing, collaboration, and research
in the field of learning technologies for postsecondary education and training. The
functions of the NODE are to gather and disseminate information in areas
of need; to offer professional development activities; to facilitate collaboration
among universities and colleges; and to research issues and practices in
technologically-mediated teaching and learning. The NODE's website
is a focal point for information and discussion forums on issues related
to teaching, learning and technological development.
Penn State College of Education
American Center for the Study of Distance Education offers research, readings
and conferences on distance learning.
University
of Alberta
Distributed and distance learning information.
University
of Colorado at Denver
University of Colorado at Denver School of Education Distance Education provides
links to literature and research resources, distance education providers
and related topics.
University of
Idaho Distance Education at a Glance
This site provides guides for the successful development and presentation of
distance education.
University of Wisconsin: Distance
Education Clearinghouse
The Distance Education Clearinghouse allows users easy access to a wide range
of information about distance education. This comprehensive and widely recognized
web site brings together distance education information and resources from
Wisconsin, national and international sources. New information and resources
are being added to the Distance Education Clearinghouse on a continuing basis.