Teaching with Technology Resources: Meta-Sites

Instructional Technology Connections--University of Colorado at Denver School of Education
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/%7Emryder/itcon.html
This massive database is heavier on theoretical, philosophical, and research perspectives than on how-to articles. Other topics include knowledge management, distance learning management, plus handy lists of professional organizations, listservs, and corollary sites. The homepage bears a March 2000 date; many of the individual indexes are linked to articles from the mid 90s; some are no longer available.

Teachnology and Webagogy: Technology In Support of Higher Education Teaching & Learning from the University of Washington
http://staff.washington.edu/rells/teachnology
This site contains articles, commentaries, and links to sites. The articles describe practical experiences, alternative perspectives, and visions of the future collected from around the world.

The site editor, Rick Ellis, notes he is interested in descriptions of the use of instructional technology in real life situations, including objectively gathered data and thoughtful discussion of implications; vision articles attempting to discern future directions of IT, and distance education, and perspective articles that clearly articulate alternative viewpoints. Ellis also notes the site grew out of resources he used for classes on the use of web technologies he was teaching to faculty.

EDUCAUSE
http://www.educause.edu
The mission of EDUCAUSE is to help shape and enable transformational change in higher education through the introduction, use, and management of information resources and technologies in teaching, learning, scholarship, research, and institutional management.

The site provides excellent overviews of issues involving information technology as it affects education. Announcements of conferences, publications, policy initiatives, constituent and discussion groups, and job postings appear on this comprehensive site.

InTRO: Instructional Technology Research Online
http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwitr/
Billing itself as the "first WWW site devoted exclusively to research in instructional technology," InTRO is seeking research and digital products for publication. In addition to publishing articles and interviews, the site invites participants to list their research interests or post book reviews. The current editors are from large state universities.

Centers for Teaching and Learning 
http://www.opd.iupui.edu/ctl/index.htm
This site, developed by IUPUI, hopes to assist faculty and staff in "making the shift to a learner-focused education," one that may employ distance learning and often uses technology in the learning environment. The site has links to technology centers in a wide mix of institutions, including representatives from Scotland, Australia, and Canada.

Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College of Columbia
http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/
ILT aims "to nurture, in a sustained manner, the humane application of information technologies, expanding educational opportunity and achievement for all." ILT sponsors projects and research.

Center for Women and Information Technology
http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/
Sponsored by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, this site offer many resources and link specifically addressing the development and use of information technology by and for women. Nicely categorized, it also offers access to many gender-information technology-related listservs, journals, and similar sites.

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