Resources for
Online Teaching &
Learning
- Organizations, Societies, and Associations
- Journals, Studies, and Articles
- University Related Resources
- Professional & Technical Related Resources
- K-12 Related Resources
- Community College and Vocational Related Resources
Organizations, Societies, Associations
The Alliance for Computers and Writing (ACW)The ACW is "a national, non-profit organization committed to supporting teachers at all levels of instruction in their intelligent, theory-based use of computers in writing instruction." Included are lists of recommended reading, job postings, site reviews, and more. Registration is required.
AACE (Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education) />
AAHE (The American Association for Higher Education)
The AAHE is "an organization that promotes the changes higher education must make to ensure its effectiveness in a complex, interconnected world." The searchable database is a good way to reach online resources (mailing lists and links to discussion lists on assessment HE, among others). Their learning technology affiliate is the TLT Group, whose site can be reached from the AAHE. Some resources are only available to paid members.
ACUTA (The Association for Telecommunications Professionals in Higher Education)
ACUTA focuses on the implementation of telecommunications in higher education, including conference information, reviews of current technology and literature, and networking information for other organizations.
ADEC (American Distance Education Consortium)
Blackboard.com Blackboard.com is a company specializing in e-learning, with its own software platform and links to various learning resources, online communities, advertising the ability to run courses entirely from the Web.
Center for Research on Teaching and Learning (University of Michigan)
EDUCAUSE is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to the transformation of higher education through technology in the teaching, learning, scholarship, research, and institutional forums. The site also features colloquia, conferences and many discussion groups as well as a formidable Information Resource Library.
EdWeb: Exploring Technology and School Reform
Andy Carvin's EdWeb is a self-proclaimed "hyperbook" which aims to "explore the worlds of educational reform and school technology." Case studies, issues of policy and development, and other aspects of instructional technology are addressed.
The Global Schoolhouse is an online teaching and learning consortium offering information on Internet projects and collaborative efforts, discussion forums, communication tools, professional development resources, and more.
Institute for Distance Education
The Instructional Telecommunications Council (ITC)
In addition to offering various resources for educators and learners alike, ITC holds professional development meetings, sponsors research, and keeps its audience up to date on federal legislation pertinent to online teaching and learning.
Multi-User Science Education Network (MUSEnet)
MUSEnet is a site with a directory of various real-time virtual communities that support a collaborative approach to online teaching and learning.
The Web-based Education Commission
The WEC was established by American Congress "to develop specific policy recommendations geared toward maximizing the educational promise of the Internet for pre-K, elementary, middle, secondary, and postsecondary education learners." The Commission is also preparing a report for the President and Congress; more information can be found on the site.
Back to topJournals, Studies, and Articles
This site offers a browsable (by issue) database of ACUTA journal abstracts. A contact list of key individuals is also provided.
ANLM (Asynchronous Network Learning Magazine)
AJET (Australian Journal of Educational Technology)
Black Issues in Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The CHE is a newspaper-styled journal highlighting various pedagogical issues, including distance education using technology. Also featured are stories profiling case-studied reflecting current experiments in online learning technology.
Converge is a pedagogical magazine addressing various educational topics, including online testing, technology and accountability, and links to archived columns from past issues.
ETS (Education, Technology & Society)
Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in the Classroom
Electronic Journals Related to Learning Technologies
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Technology
From Now On (Educational Technology Journal)
International Journal of Educational Technology
IPCT (Interpersonal Computing & Technology Journal)
Journal of Computer Mediated Education
Journal of Computing in Higher Education
JRCE (Journal of Research on Computing in Education)
Journal of Science Education and Technology
KAIROS: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments
KAIROS aims to provide "a progressive and innovative online forum for the exploration of writing, learning, and teaching in hypertextual environments like the World-Wide Web."
Learners Online is a monthly e-journal profiling Internet teaching resources; available in either print or online (PDF/HTML) format.
Positive Pedagogy: Successful and Innovative Practices in Higher Education
Recently created as a special project of the Ontario winners of the 3M Teaching Awards, Positive Pedagogy is an online journal which "seeks to document successful and innovative teaching practices in Canadian universities and colleges." Emphasis is on the exchange of experiences and description of exemplary teaching strategies. Submission information can be found on the website.
Connie Menting, "Structuring the Learning Experience: Telecoaching in Practice"
Connie Menting's thesis proposes to examine "the importance of the role of the teacher as a telecoach in online learning processes." There is a clickable table of contents at the beginning of the page allowing easy access by chapter/topic.
Hara and Kling offer a soon-to-be-published article exploring some of the potential drawbacks and issues regarding the increasing use of technology in the classroom.
Summary of Current Research and Evaluation Findings on Technology in Education
THE (Technology Horizons in Education -- K-12)
Back to TopUniversity Resources
Academic Technologies for Learning (ATL) at the University of Alberta
"Academic Technologies for Learning supports the use of technology in teaching and learning initiatives at the University of Alberta. ATL provides training and consultation in instructional design, production, delivery, and evaluation to most effectively utilize learning technologies."
The Centre for Academic and Adaptive Technology (CAAT) at the University of Toronto
The University of Toronto's CAAT features resources for special needs students, instructional technology listserv services, online coursetools, seminars, workshops, and more.
The Centre for Knowledge Communication (CKC) at the University of Massachussets, Amherst
The CKC "develops advanced computational and artificial intelligence techniques for teaching and learning systems," focusing on the psychology of student-machine interaction and of student behaviour in complex (digital) environments. Links resources, publications, and profiles of learning software are also featured.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Columbia University - Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL)
The CCNMTL website is dedicated to the development of digital technologies and new media for the classroom, especially tools for real-time data collection, annotation/study tools, and modelling/visualization packages.
Columbia University - Institute for Learning Technologies (ILT)
Columbia University's ILT offers an extensive bibliography of online papers on digital education, case studies and projects, listings of e-texts, and information about internships.
Deliberations on Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
Sponsored by London Guildhall University, this website offers educational support resources for university courses by subject, as well as: contact lists of staff interested in similar work, extracts of related published articles, case studies and articles contributed by readers, book reviews,annotated bibliographies, links to related resources and relevant publishers.
Dr. E's Eclectic Compendium of Electronic Resources for Adult/Distance Education
A list of Listservs and e-journals that deal with distance education and online learning.
Based in the University of Texas at Austin, Faculty Trends is an online aid for distance learning, multimedia instruction, and virtual university forums. Links to Web syllabi, database tools, and Web development resources for faculty are provided.
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT), University of Bristol
The ILRT aims to provide Web-based information services to support learning and research through the use of IT.
Journal of Chemical Education Online
Sponsored by the American Chemical Society
Queen's-Bell Instructional Technology Update, Queen's University
Dedicated to "helping educators find effective uses for instructional technology," ITU offers post-secondary resources for specific disciplines as well as information for teachers in cross-cultural settings and reviews of education software.
Stanford Learning Lab, Stanford University
The Stanford Learning Lab is dedicated to "promote creativity in education through the introduction of pedagogically informed learning technology" focusing on classroom activities such as note-taking,composition, and discussion.
Teaching and Learning on the Web
A searchable (subject/keyword) database of various online education projects.
Provides on-line course and exam materials for web based Social Science classes.
Professional Resources
The Education section of Apple's website provides information on incorporating Apple technology in the classroom; included are reports on the current state of instructional technology as well as knowledge bases for various aspects of technology and learning.
BellSouth Educational Technology Solutions: Education Gateway
BellSouth's Educational Gateway is a site providing information on devising an online curriculum for various grades as well as case studies on "electronic field trips" and a searchable database of resources for many subjects and grade levels.
Pacific Bell's Blue Web'n Searchable Database is a miniature search engine cataloguing "Blue Ribbon" learning sites on the Web. The site has a clickable table of subjects and available Web projects for each, and users may also add sites they believe qualify for inclusion in the database.
The CELT Corporation's mission is to provide both public and private educational organizations with professional technology services ranging from audits and financial planning to training, implementation, and other support.
Self-described as "a home for educators on the Internet," Education World features a searchable database of Internet education sites as well as its own "Technology in the Classroom" center with additional resources for educators searching for ways to use the Internet in teaching and learning.
Edutech offers consulting services as well as technical expertise to institutions with online teaching and learning facilities. Services range from planning to engineering and implementation of technological learning environments.
Element K is an Information Technology site dedicated to the administration of online courses for developing technical skills. There is also an extensive list of international contact partners.
Free-Ed describes itself as "an online, virtual university where users from around the world can study, take courses, and take part in community activities at no cost." Free-Ed is a forum for web-based courses and e-texts available to everyone, but the site is also a place for educators to get ideas for using technology in teaching.
Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
GEM is a massive database with information on all aspects of Internet-based learning. Click on the Gateway and try a subject search in Educational Technology for a comprehensive listing of case-studies and other resources from around North America.
IBM's Global Education site features a clickable Java menu profiling all aspects of instructional technology for all grade levels including going projects, white papers, case studies, and more.
The i-CASE website, in its use of Internet technology specifically for the presentation of case studies as educational tools in higher education as well as the corporate forum, is itself a case study in the use of online multimedia technology in education.
Microsoft in Education: Online Learning Resources
MiE's resources range from articles on how to use MS applications for interactive online learning to libraries of web-based case-studies and tutorial guides.
u4all.com - The Live eLearning Marketplace
u4all boasts its own interactive software package that allows for an online interactive dialogue between teachers and students. Registered students pay a nominal fee for courses offered by paid instructors.
VL concentrates on e-learning for mid-size organizations and companies using a hosted environment.
Back to TopK-12 Related Sources
The Centre for Innovative Learning Technologies (CILT)
CILT is a learning base designed to address problems in K-12 learning (and above) using collaborative learning technologies to produce "innovative, technology-enabled solutions."
Classroom Connect, Inc. is a company dedicated to Web-based curriculum programs and online resources for K-12 educators, including online professional development courses for teachers and several programs for students. A newsletter is also available.
Computer Curriculum Corporation (CCC)
CCC specializes in courseware packages and management strategies to meet the needs of the K-12 educational community.
The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
CoSN concentrates on the use of telecommunications in K-12 learning, offering information on conferences, strategic initiatives, workshops, news archives, and more.
Educational Software Institute
ESI Online is a searchable web-site to over 5000 educational software titles for various areas.
NCS Pearson's Educational Structures offers pedagogical tools for K-12 educators wishing to employ online technology including custom lesson planners, lessons and activities, and multimedia materials. A link to their K-12 home page is also provided.
IBM Canada offers a variety of resources for the K-12 education levels, including information on upcoming shows and conferences, case studies, and various IBM-driven projects for technology in the classroom.
This site is an online edition of the Electronic School magazine, dedicated to the technological needs of the K-12 community.
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
ISTE is "dedicated to promoting appropriate uses of information technology to support and improve learning, teaching, and administration in K-12 education and teacher education." ISTE distributes its own publications and offers teacher resources, a by-subject archive, information on conferences and projects, and a searchable database. URLs may be submitted.
K-12 Web Development Mailing List
k12-webdev is a mailing list dedicated to the issues surrounding instructional technologies at the K-12 level.
Record-E Publications: Mathematics Learning Software for Teacher, Parents and Students: Grades 2-9
Microsoft's Education home page features various resources including online lesson-planning, certification programmes, newsletters, case studies, and more.
The National Association of Educational Technology Experts (NAETS)
Sponsored by NASA and the Astronauts' Memorial Foundation, NAETS focuses on the technical and professional needs of educational technology experts at the K-12 and other levels.
Developed by NetDay, NetDayCompass is a resource for K-12 decision-makers offering information on technology planning, infrastructure, classroom support, and more. Users may also recommend resources for review and possible addition to the database.
Pedroni, Guillermo. "The Importance of the World Wide Web in Education K-12," Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 1996
Pedroni's paper proposes "to examine the use of modern technology, into the acquisition and transfer of knowledge, using resources from the World Wide Web in some elementary schools."
SchoolVision specializes in services for the K-12 educational community, from site planning and analysis to consulting, troubleshooting, and technical courses for Apple, Novell, NT and Windows platforms.
Teach for Tomorrow is an interactive web-based course for teachers profiling the various uses of the Internet for the K-12 classroom. Information on lesson planning and research is complemented by online course modules. Registration is free.
TELUS Learning Connection (www.2learn.ca)
2Learn is a site with resources for various aspects of K-12 online learning, from links to applications tutorials to curricular resources, strategies for online research, and more.
Community College and Vocational Related Resources
ACTNow! focuses on developing student proficiency with software applications (MS Word, Office, Excel, etc.) through online training.
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
CAL focuses on "improving communication through better understanding of language and culture," with online databases, publications, and other resources including ESL fromK-8 up to adult literacy.
The Centre for Occupational Research and Development (CORD)
In addition to professional development initiatives and other projects, CORD offers workshops in the application of edcational technology as well as online resources connecting students and teachers to people in the workplace.
The CLW develops training software and technologies specifically for work-based learning and the development of vocational skills. They also specialize in developing specific-needs applications for niche markets.
The Concord Consortium focuses on implementing the latest in instructional technology in all fields of interests and disciplines.
Convene.com: eLearning Solutions for Educators and Trainers
Convene develops online education systems for academic educators and trainers alike, and can configure certification programs in selected training fields. Their Web Resources section also contains information related to corporate and marketplace training.
The Copia Group draws on various philosophical approaches towards education, using technology to build advanced communications systems for collaborative learning.
HRDC's Office of Learning Technologies: Webcasts and Online Conferences
Human Resources Development Canada's online page with information on online conferences, e-learning resources, and more.
Based in Quebec, this is a French-only online resource for technical and professional training.
The Journal of Vocational and Technical Education (JVTE)
This site features an online edition of the JVTE, plus links to back issues. Now being published as the Journal of Career and Technical Education (JCTE).
The League for Innovation in Community College
The LICC is dedicated to innovations - technological and otherwise - in the community college system. Their TLC (Technology Learning Community) focuses on implementing online technologies.
Learnativity is an organization with various resources for online vocational education - learning portals, discussion lists, eLearning, and more.
Libra: Instructional Authoring Software
Libra is a software package (a "multimedia authoring system") with various potential uses in the education field, designed to create an interactive learning environment for postsecondary educaton.
The National STW (school-to-work) Learning & Information Center
An American resource with information on high-tech learning environments and other workplace-related projects.
The Northern California Community College Computer Consortium (NC5)
The NC5 mission is "to help community colleges stay abreast of advances in computers and computer based educational technology."
Based in New Brunswick, TeleCampus aims to provide online teaching, learning, and training to members of more isolated communities. Available in English or French.
VisionLink offers technical solutions for creating information exchange systems servicing the workforce, education, and social service management sectors.
Learnativity is an organization with various resources for online vocational education - learning portals, discussion lists, eLearning, and more.