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Educational Hotlists

Organized by topic, searchable, and maintained by the Franklin Institute. Each topic or hotlist is divided into three main groups: Topics, Science Resources, and Teacher Resources.

Ideas & Education

A list maintained by Downtown Anywhere, Inc.

Classroom Connect Front Door

It is a resource that will help you locate some of the most interesting and useful information that is available to K12 educators online.

National Center for Research in Vocational Ed.

Is the nation's largest center for research and development in work-related education.

American Association for Higher Education

The American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) is a national organization of more than 8,500 individuals dedicated to improving the quality of American higher education.

American Educational Research Association

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has over 20,000 members and the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application.

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA).

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is the largest organization in the world committed to the improvement of science education at all levels -- preschool through college and has a current membership of over 60,000.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment & Evaluation

Seeks to provide 1) balanced information concerning educational assessment and 2) resources to encourage responsible test use.

World Lecture Hall

The World Lecture Hall (WLH) contains links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver class materials. For example, you will find course syllabi, assignments, lecture notes, exams, class calendars, multimedia textbooks, etc. You can also add your own materials.

The Hub

Has a growing collection of educational resources and services for Mathematics, Science, and Technology educators. Houses articles, curriculum, newsletters, projects, reports, and software.

Teaching and Learning on the Web

From the Maricopa County Community College District of Phoenix, AZ. A searchable collection of almost 300 sites that use the Internet for teaching and learning. Users can search over 35 subject categories ranging from Anthropology to Writing.

Library of congress learning page

Consists of collections of primary source and archival material relating to American culture and history. These historical collections are the Library of Congress's key contribution to the National Digital Library.

Innovations in Teaching

From the University of Hull (UK). The site is the second of their reviews of innovative teaching in the University.

EDUCOM

Since 1964, Educom has been leading the transformation of education through information technology. Through direct services and cooperative efforts, Educom offers leadership and assistance to its member institutions in order to address the critical issues surrounding the role of information technology in higher education.

Institute for Academic Technology (IAT)

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Institute for Academic Technology (IAT) is dedicated to the proposition that information technology can be a valuable tool for improving the quality of student learning, increasing access to education, and containing the costs of instruction. With generous support from IBM, the IAT facilitates the widespread use of effective and affordable technologies in higher education.

Microsoft: Higher Education Page

Has the goal of providing up-to-date info to help users with their products, as well as providing info on computing issues, solutions, upcoming product releases and events.

Instructional Technology Connections

From the University of Colorado at Denver School of Education

Educational Technology Resources

From "WEBDOG" - a masters degree candidate at San Francisco Stat University.

IBM Kiosk for Education

A relevant site with some interesting pointers.

EdWeb - Exploring Technology & School Reform

Something like a book, EDWEB is an experiment in on-line information and learning. Unlike a paper textbook, EdWeb is an interactive experience for the user, offering infinite interpretations and numerous connections to informational sources around the world. Andy Carvin (the author and designer of EdWeb) is a new media policy specialist at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in Washington, DC.

New Media Centers

New Media Centers is a non-profit organization helping institutions of higher education enhance teaching and learning through the use of new media. Bringing together pioneers in the new media field from academia and industry, NMC creates a collaborative network of institutions and corporations serving as a catalyst to integrate new media into education.

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

A public-interest alliance of computer scientists and others interested in the impact of computer technology on society.

Assoc. for Educational Communication & Tech. Gopher

A project of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), an international, professional organization dedicated to the improvement of instruction through the utilization of media and technology.

Division of Information Technology (DoIT)

A maturing site from UW-Madison with lots of relevant articles and pointers.

The Open University

From the United Kingdom. You will find links to pages explaining how the University works and details of all the courses that it currently offers. There are also more detailed descriptions of academic departments and their activities.

SyllabusWeb

A free service from Syllabus Press, publishers of Syllabus Magazine and producers of the annual Syllabus conference. The site contains useful information on technologies used to enhance education. For example, they maintain a Top 20 Education Web Sites list.

Peterson's Education Center

Peterson's Education Center brings together, at one central address, consistently organized information about educational opportunities at all levels, and gives individuals the ability to search Peterson's databases as well as to request more information, apply, and interact in other ways with faculty and administrators at educational institutions.

UWGB Learning Technology Center

A collection of resources and information related to educational technology.

The Association for Managing & Using Info Resources in Higher Ed. (CAUSE)

CAUSE's mission is to enable the transformational changes occurring in higher education through the effective management and use of information resources--technology, services, and information.

Academic Resources for Teaching with Technology

The ARTT site provides a collection of resources to enable the use of technologies like web sites, listservs, newsgroups, presentation overheads, and e-mail in your classroom.

The Global Campus

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.

Higher Ed. National Software Archive for Microcomputers

Large collection of software from the UK.

The Link Digital Campus

A campus e-zine (electronic magazine)