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E-learning
Education offered using electronic delivery methods such as CD-ROMs, video conferencing, websites and e-mail. Often used in distance learning programmes.This page gives an overview of the e-learning initiatives
happening all over the world. These initiatives are list under different head.
Distance education programmes
List of colleges and universities offering Distance
Education Programmes - a list of Distance Learning
institutions.
Chief
of Naval Operations, Office of Training Technology
- an on-line resource for training technology information
supported by the US Navy. With its worldwide operations,
the US Armed Forces constitute a large consumer and
developer of at-distance courses, including an increasing
number delivered via web.
Wisconsin
Distance Education Clearinghouse The Distance Education
Clearinghouse is comprehensive and widely recognized
Web site bringing together distance education information
from Wisconsin, national, and international sources.
New information and resources are being added to the
Distance Education Clearinghouse on a continual basis.
Mind
Egde- Higher Education Online. The MindEdge delivers
an integrated course and course management solution
and the academic and technical support you need to be
successful. MindEdge delivers its courses through a
robust Course Management System, which is seamlessly
integrated with the institution’s own online presence.
They e also provide a range of Additional Support Services
for students, faculty, and program administrators.
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The
Sloan Consortium -A consortium of institutions and
organizations committed to quality online education.
The purpose of the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) is to
help learning organizations continually improve quality,
scale, and breadth according to their own distinctive
missions, so that education will become a part of everyday
life, accessible and affordable for anyone, anywhere,
at any time, in a wide variety of disciplines.
The
Global Campus -The Global Campus is a collaborative
multimedia database containing a variety of outstanding
educational materials such as images, sounds, text,
and video to be used for nonprofit, educational purposes.
The goal of the project is to share resources through
technology by providing a central "campus"
where institutions may make their resources available
on the World Wide Web. We provide easy access to high
quality materials which can be used for instructional
development worldwide, while respecting intellectual
property rights.
Vancouver
Film School - A school offering courses on different
streams of multimedia
e-learning
guru - A portal started as a way to offer the e-learning
community practical information in a plain-language
format. This site is jam packed with "how to"
articles, templates and calculators in the tool box,
dozens of white papers, time saving book summaries and
links to the best sites on the net.
Distance
Educator -Distance-Educator has been on the web
since 1995, in anticipation of the growing popularity
of distance education. As a hub for consulting, news,
information, instructional design and products focusing
on distance education, it has become an essential source
for information, and inspiration for countless professionals.
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University
EdWeb-San
Diego State University - The College of Education
at San Diego State University offers a wide variety
of academic programs ranging from undergraduate study
to advanced degrees.
University
of North Texas - Texas Center for Educational Technology.
The Texas Center for Educational Technology facilitates
and conduct research; develop and evaluate collaboratives
between industry, education and educational communities;
and serve as a focal point within the state of Texas
and beyond in order that instructional technology can
be created and adapted for integration into the educational
programs of the state and the nation.
Eastern
New Mexico University - A university serving students
since 1934, Eastern New Mexico University offers 6,000
students in Portales, Roswell and Ruidoso the chance
to achieve greater expectations in a student-centered
environment. Offering high-quality, low-cost education,
ENMU is committed to student success.
Curtin
University -Curtin University of Technology is a
world-class, internationally focused institution. A
culturally diverse university, we foster tolerance and
encourage the development of the individual. Our programs
centre around the provision of knowledge and skills
to meet industry and workplace standards. A combination
of first-rate resources, staff and technology makes
Curtin a forerunner in tertiary education both within
Australia and internationally The Electronic Campus
Project
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The
Ohio State University-The major goal of technology
education at the Ohio State Univesity is to prepare
students to be qualified technology education teachers
who are able to provide leadership in technology education.
University
of Kansas - The Institute for the Exploration of
Virtual Realities, is a newly formed institute within
the University Theatre and the Department of Theatre
& Film at the University of Kansas. Its goal is
to explore the uses of virtual reality and related technologiesand
how they may be applied to theatre production and performance.
We are very pleased to have a number of generous sponsors
of our work. Among these are: Act-3D, Artifice, Inc.,
MetaCreations and The Virtus Corporation. Our work is
generously supported by the United States Institute
of Theatre Technology and the University of Kansas Instructional
Technology FundInstitute for the Exploration of Virtual
Realities.
University
of Dar es Salaam -The decision to establish the
Instructional Technology Resource Unit at the University
of Dar es Salaam emanated from a project proposal submitted
to the Carnegie Corporation for funding in 2001. In
implementing the terms of reference, the unit conducted
a survey in order to determine the e-readiness of the
University of Dar es Salaam to use ICT in carrying out
its primary activities of teaching and learning, research
and service to the community. The survey has led to
the need for a unit that can facilitate the development
of the institutional capacity for e learning.
TECFA
Educational Technology -Edutech is an on-line resource
for education and technologies. This site offers a variety
of options including: sites of the month, an alphabetical
search for themes, a query search, and an opportunity
to submit a theme to Edutech's data base.
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Projects
National
Project on Technology Enhanced Learning - The main
objective of this programme (Funded by the Ministry
of Human Resource Development, Government of India)
is to enhance quality of engineering education in the
country by developing curriculum based video and web
courses (at least 100 + 100) and web courses (at least
115). This shall be done by IITs (Seven), IISc Bangalore
and other Premier institutions through a collaborative
effort. IITs and IISc-Bangalore shall function as resource
Institutions under the Programme.
MIT's
OpenCourseWare, a free and open educational resource
for faculty, students, and self-learners around the
world. OCW supports MIT's mission to advance knowledge
and education, and serve the world in the 21st century.
It is true to MIT's values of excellence, innovation,
and leadership.
Futures
Project: Policy for Higher Education in a changing
world, attempts to provide a glimpse into the future
of higher education under a variety of different scenarios.
The scenarios, which were developed for use as discussion
tools, each use real facts as a base before leading
the reader into a hypothetical future. In the the pub
section are several interesting papers, particularly
"Institutions Offering Virtual Courses" documenting
institutions who offer virtual courses- the numbers
that are accredited, non accredited, offer certificates
etc
The
elearning europe -This portal gathers information
on the use of multimedia technologies and the Internet
for education, training and lifelong learning in Europe.
The portal is open to all the relevant actors and communities
for sharing experiences, disseminating projects and
discussing ideas.The elearningeuropa.info portal was
initiated by the European Commission. It is an integral
part of the eLearning Action Plan, which is managed
by the Multimedia Unit of the Directorate General Education
and Culture.
Discover
NCSA: The National Center for Supercomputing Applications
(NCSA) is a leader in defining the future's high-performance
cyberinfrastructure for scientists, engineers, and society.
The center is one of the four original partners in the
TeraGrid project, a National Science Foundation initiative
that now spans nine sites. When completed, the TeraGrid
will be the most comprehensive cyberinfrastructure ever
deployed for open scientific research, including high-resolution
visualization environments, and computing software and
toolkits connected over the world's fastest network.National
Center for Supercomputing Applications
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Research and reference papers
"The
State of e-Learning in the States"summarizes a survey
that the National Governors Association conducted about
each state's online-learning programs. The National
Governors Association (NGA) is the collective voice
of the nation's governors and one of Washington, D.C.'s,
most respected public policy organizations.
"A
Vision of e-Learning for America's Workforce"
is a report written by members the National Governors
Association, Commission on Technology and Adult Learning,
suggests that state governments should seek to form
more public-private partnerships in online learning
because the economic incentive for investment is so
strong. "High-quality e-learning creates an economic
advantage for both individuals and organizations by
improving 'speed to capability' -- or shortening the
amount of time it takes to get workers up to speed on
new products and processes," the report states.
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E-learning associations
The
Teaching, Technology & Learning Group. The non-profit
TLT Group has helped over 500 educational institutions,
associations, and corporations around the world to improve
teaching and learning by making more appropriate and
cost-effective use of information technology without
sacrificing what matters most.
EduCause
- EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission
is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent
use of information technology. Membership is open to
institutions of higher education, corporations serving
the higher education information technology market,
and other related associations and organizations. EDUCAUSE
programs include professional development activities,
print and electronic publications, strategic policy
initiatives, research, awards for leadership and exemplary
practices, and a wealth of online information services.
The
eLearning Guild-Guild is a Community of Practice
for designers, developers, and managers of e-Learning.
Through this member driven community we provide high-quality
learning opportunities, networking services, resources,
and publications. Community members represent a diverse
group of instructional designers, content developers,
web developers, project managers, contractors, consultants,
and managers and directors of training and learning
services who work in corporate, government, and academic
organizations. All members share a common interest in
e-Learning design, development, and management.
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Other relative links
On
the Horizon - A discussion of issues relating to
education in the future
elearning centre -The Guide to e-Learning is suitable
for those who want an introductory, structured, no-nonsense,
practical approach to e-learning. The aim is to provide
easy-to-read explanations of e-learning topics, links
to great examples and key resources as well as some
practical guidance on how to get started with links
to useful (and often free) tools and systems.
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