Distance Learning Links

PBS Online One of the first organizations to broadcast educational programming to schools and homes. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting This site is under renovation, but there are links which include a 1994 study by the CPB called "Technology and Higher Education", Public Broadcasting Internet Resources and an online directory. National Telecommunications and Information Administration NTIA offers grants and assistance to various organizations for the purchase, installation and support of technology for education. There are ogranizations within NTIA such as the Office of Policy Analysis and Development and the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences.: One of the first organizations to broadcast educational programming to schools and homes.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting: This site is under renovation, but there are links which include a 1994 study by the CPB called "Technology and Higher Education", Public Broadcasting Internet Resources and an online directory.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: NTIA offers grants and assistance to various organizations for the purchase, installation and support of technology for education. There are ogranizations within NTIA such as the Office of Policy Analysis and Development and the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences.

Open and Distance Learning Critical Success Factors: This page was created by TECFA, Technologies de Formation et Apprenttissage(Training Technologies and Learning), located at the University of Geneva. This site contains a wonderful list of abstracts pertaining to learning methodology and infrastructures, economic and market sectors, research and development agendas, social and cultural concerns, managing learner support systems, costing and financing, evaluation, dissemmination of information and visions for the future.

Multimedia on the Internet: This is also a glossary, with simple, straight foreward explainations about telecommunications terms.
Distance Ed at University of Colorado at Denver: A fairly current list of literature and research papers on Distance Education. This site also contains lists of resources and Distance Education providers.

Higher Education Resources:
The World Lecture Hall: The University of Texas at Austin has created this site which offers links to faculty using the WWW to teach classes.

Secondary and Elementary Education Resources: Quest, NASA's K-12 Internet Initiative This site from NASA offers Online Interactive Projects which allow students to talk to NASA staff. There is also grant information as well as what school are online and an online educational resources page. This site has won award from GNN, Point Top 5% and Magellan. International Baccalaureate Program IB offers a challenging course of study for highly motivated high school students.
Quest, NASA's K-12 Internet Initiative: This site from NASA offers Online Interactive Projects which allow students to talk to NASA staff. There is also grant information as well as what school are online and an online educational resources page. This site has won award from GNN, Point Top 5% and Magellan.
International Baccalaureate Program: IB offers a challenging course of study for highly motivated high school students.

Updated: June 22, 2004

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