Technical, Computer-Based and Multimedia Training

Instructional Design

AIT - AIT is one of the largest providers of instructional TV programs in North America.

ALT Programme at Lancaster University - is a series of courses that can be taken online in cognitive psychology and instructional design.

AskERIC - is a great place to search for educational materials.

CTI Home Page - is a group that focuses on the Computers in Teaching Initiative in the UK.

Case Studies in Instructional Technology and Design - Multimedia cases allow novices and experts to explore issues and practice in instructional design.

Conference Announcements - Education - Jurgen Wagner's site to provide information in education.

Computer Supported Cooperative Work - is a European Community funded project focused on cooperative systems (COMIC).

Computers In Teaching and Learning -covers everything related to the use of Communications and IT in the Teaching and Learning processes.

Documenting the Effects of Instructional Technology: - A Fly-Over of Policy Questions by Dale Mann.

Ed Tech Virtual Library - is a site sponsored by TECFA with links to valuable information.

EdWeb - is a great place to hunt for on-line educational resources around the world.

Glasgow University's Teaching and Learning Technology Program (TILT) - focuses on computer assisted instruction and its use in effective teaching methods.

Guidebook for Developing an Effective Instructional Technology Plan - released officially on June 11, 1996, Version 2 is now available now for downloading as an Adobe Acrobat file.

HCI Bibliography - complete list of HCI articles that are online.

The IT Journal On-Line - Articles address such topics such as copyright issues, virtual libraries, technology and education, research, project management and Web-based training.

The Information Technology Training Initiative (ITTI) - This is a program for multimedia-based Information Technology training for the humanities.

Instructional Design Bibliography - This is a very good bibliography.

Instructional Technology Global Resource Network - searchable publications, online tools, and news.

Instructional Technology sites on the WWW - links to many major IT sites.

INTERACT - oriented toward a European Platform for Interactive Learning. Lots of links to browse.

INTRO Links - links to instructional technology resources.

The Journal - Assessing the Impact of Instructional Technology on Student Achievement.

The Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative - a series of workshops where computer based learning might be appropriate.

Lersus - is a software product that allows creating interactive tutorials, computer training courses (CBT), and e-learning courses (WBT) according to the existing e-Learning standards.

Mailbase Mailing List - documentation, searches, and training material. Might be worth a look.

National Science Foundation (NSF) - links to all of the research projects, grants, programs, and publications that it funds.

Open Directory Project - links to articles and sites in Instructional Technology.

Petersons Education Center - search engine for educational resources.

Petersons Education Center - search engine for educational resources at various institutions.

Procounsel - specializes in developing interpersonal and communications skills.

Technology and Education Reform - Stanford Research Institute's contribution to the use of technology to support education reform.

Theoretical Sources - University of Colorado at Denver School of Education contains Instructional Design Models Bridging theory and practice with focus on technical and social factors.

Training and Seminar Locators (TASL) - locator for training programs by various companies.

University of Colorado - links to a wide variety of educational resources.

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Education - search that has been done specifically on education.

Yahoo - Education: Instructional Technology and Training - search of Yahoo specifically for Instructional Technology and Training.

Online Journals

Australian Journal of Educational Technology - journal publishing research and review articles in educational technology, instructional design, educational applications of computer technologies, educational telecommunications, and related areas.

CMC Magazine - presents news, opinions and perspectives about the state and direction of Computer Mediated Communication.

Cause/Effect - practitioner's journal about managing and using information resources on college and university campuses.

Classroom Compass - collection of ideas and resources for teachers of science and math.

Comparative Education Review - journal of book reviews edited by John Hawkins.

Chronicle of Higher Education - monthly chronicle of everything associated with education.

Education Policy Analysis Archives - addresses education policies from scholarly perspectives.

Educational Theory on the Web - John Dewey Society and Philosophy of Education Society.

Educom Review monitors developments in computer and communications technology.

First Monday - peer-reviewed journal on the Internet offering a critical analysis of the Internet.

From Now On - Internet strategies, issues and policies related to public education.

The Genetic Epistemologist - The Journal of the Jean Piaget Society studies.

The Information Society (TIS) Journal - critical forum for concepts and ideas related to information technology.

Informing Science - articles focusing on the use of information technology drawing from varied disciplines including engineering, computer science, education, psychology, business, and anthropology.

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication - reports on processes in communication networks, issues of privacy, economics and access raised by information infrastructure.

Journal of Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery - peer-reviewed journal focusing on knowledge extraction techniques within complex database environments.

Journal of Electronic Publishing - articles concerning theory, policy and practice of writing in an electronic medium.

Journal of Interactive Learning Research - papers related to the underlying theory, design, implementation, effectiveness, and impact on education and training.

The Journal of Technology Education - research, theory, philosophy and practice of teaching technology.

Journal of Vocational and Technical Education

The Network Observer - issues related to human encounters with and within networked environments.

NetWorking - biweekly bulletin covering activities and developments in distance education and learning technologies.

Philosophy of Education Yearbook - annual collections of some of the best work in the field of Educational Philosophy.

Philosophy and Technology- Quarterly Online Journal having a unifying focus on technology but from multiple perspectives and multiple disciplines using the analytical structure of philosophy.

Postmodern Culture - Electronic Journal of Interdisciplinary Criticism.

Psycoloquy - - journal of the American Psychological Association.

Rethinking Schools online - educational journal teaching our children about media, advertising, and the consumer culture.

Review of Educational Research - AERA abstracts of critical integrative reviews of research literature bearing on education.

Syllabus Web - focuses on enhancing uses of technology in education.

TOCHI - ACM Transactions on Computer Human Interaction covers software, hardware and human factors.

Technology Review - M.I.T.'s National Magazine of Technology and Policy.

Technology Source - articles focused on integrating information technology tools in teaching and in managing educational organizations.