Aston Business School - An Assessment Of The Learning Benefits Of Using A Web-based Learning Environment When Teaching Accounting
- The impact and use of technology on learning outcomes for accounting students is not well understood. This study investigates the impact of design features of Blackboard used as a web-based learning environment (WBLE) in teaching undergraduate accounting
- http://www.abs.aston.ac.uk/newweb/research/publications/displayAbstract.asp?sfldID=64

A Case Evaluation in Internet Assisted Laboratory Teaching
- This paper presents the preliminary findings from an evaluation conducted on the implementation of Internet assisted teaching of fluid mechanical engineering laboratory sessions on a university degree program. It compares the particular merits of laborat
- http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/mo2020z01.htm

Quality Online Education - New Research Agendas
- This paper describes current debates within quality assurance and online delivery policies within universities and proposes four themes as ways to consider these debates and their relationships with each other.
- http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/mo2268w03.htm

elearningpost
- Provides news and views into the process and practice of e-learning. From knowledge management to learning design and from usability to strategy, it caters to those responsible for making it work in their organizations.
- http://www.elearningpost.com/

The Evolution of Distance Learning
- Research paper containing the definition of distance education, and who needs it.
- http://sqzm14.ust.hk/distance/

Issues in Distance Learning
- Theories and philosophies of distance education are dealt with in this article by L. Sherry, (1996).
- http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~lsherry/pubs/issues.html

Needs Assessment for Distance Learning
- Sherry, L., & Morse, R. (1995). An assessment of training needs in the use of distance education for instruction. International Journal of Educational Telecommunications,1(1), 5-22
- http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~lsherry/pubs/needs/index.html

ARIADNE Foundation Home
- ARIADNE projects focus on the development of tools and methodologies for producing, managing and reusing computer-based pedagogical elements and telematics supported training curricula.
- http://www.ariadne-eu.org/

Learning Technologies Workshop homepage
- Workshop within CEN/ISSS that produces reports on critical standardization areas for Europe.
- http://www.cenorm.be/isss/Workshop/LT/

Advanced Distributed Learning Network (ADLNet)
- ADLNet sets the standards for the SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model.)
- http://www.adlnet.org/

International Research Foundation for Open Learning (IRFOL)
- Carries out research in open and distance learning in all parts of the world but with a particular focus on developing countries. It has particular interests in basic education, teacher education, higher education and the use of technologies. Find resea
- http://www.col.org/irfol/

What's The Difference?
- A review of contemporary research on the effectiveness of distance learning in higher education. This is a pdf file of size about 150K.
- http://www.nea.org/he/abouthe/diseddif.pdf

American Distance Education Consortium - On-Line Resources
- Topics include: intellectual property, copyright, and fair use information, reports and papers, and collaboratories.
- http://www.adec.edu/online-resources.html

Distance Learning in Higher Education
- Summaries of and links to reports covering topics related to distance learning, mainly as it applies to high schools and colleges.
- http://www.chea.org/Commentary/

Centre for Advanced Learning Technologies (CALT)
- Europe's leading R&D initiative in the domain of advanced learning technologies for management education and knowledge management.
- http://www.insead.fr/CALT/

The Teletraining Institute
- Provides a practical laboratory where teachers, corporate trainers, government instructors, and others can learn and explore the skills and methods specific to the growing field of distance education.
- http://www.teletrain.com/

Information Society Standardization System (ISSS)
- De facto online consortium for European trends in online education standardization.
- http://www.cenorm.be/isss/

Knowledge Integration Environment
- The KIE Project pioneers the educational use of the World Wide Web for middle and high school science instruction.
- http://www.kie.berkeley.edu/kie.html

The Internet As An Educational Tool
- Making the web work for South Africa - article by Edward P Rybicki, University of Cape Town.
- http://www.uct.ac.za/microbiology/educwww.html

Distance Education and the WWW
- Gives an overview of the state of art in the distance learning domain and its recent evolution.
- http://tecfa.unige.ch/edu-comp/edu-ws94/contrib/peraya.fm.html

Making Sense of Learning Specifications and Standards
- Report on state of standardizations of Learning Objects and relevance for future development of online education. [770K pdf file]
- http://www.masie.com/standards/S3_Guide.pdf

The American Center for the Study of Distance Education (ACSDE)
- A network of scholars who have a common interest in studying, teaching, and doing research in the field of distance education.
- http://www.ed.psu.edu/acsde/