Forums & Networks for
Professional Development and Instructional Technology:
Professional and
Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD)
A 1200 member
network of U.S. and Canadian educators who "support change for the
improvement of higher education through faculty, instructional, and
organizational development activities."
Visible Knowledge Project
The Visible Knowledge Project (VKP) focuses on scholarship of
teaching in the humanities and social sciences. It "aims to
improve the quality of college and university teaching by focusing
on both student learning and faculty development in
technology-enhanced environments." BMCC is a participating
member of VKP.
National Teaching and
Learning Forum
A forum
founded in 1991 to promote conversation about teaching and learning
Tapped In
"K-12
teachers, librarians, administrators, and professional development
staff, as well as university faculty, students, and researchers
gather here to learn, collaborate, share, and support one another."
Guide to Math and
Science Reform
An Annenberg/Corporation for Public
Broadcasting Project for K-12, but with lots of valuable information
for college educators, too.
The Node
"The Node has
launched a series of new publications designed to give you practical
advice in using technology to teach."
Millennium Project
Discussions with
national experts "covering broad and sometimes controversial ground
in further defining the role of technology in education."
EdWeb (Global SchoolNet)
Global SchoolNet is
"dedicated to partnering with schools, communities and businesses to
provide collaborative learning activities that prepare students for
the workforce and help them to become literate and responsible
global citizens." Focus is K-12, but of value to college
weducators.
Educause
"EDUCAUSE is a
nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education
by promoting the intelligent use of information technology."
Corporation for Research
and Educational Networking (CREN)
Asynchronous Learning
Networks
A Non-profit member support for research and
educational institutions
The League for Innovation in the
Community College
A broad-based community college consortia
that has done exemplary work promoting discussion about teaching and
learning with technology
Teaching and Learning
Technology (TLT) Affiliate of the American Association for Higher
Education
One of the leading
innovators promoting faculty development in the use of classroom
technology.
Evaluating Web Sites:
Critically Analyzing Information Sources
(Cornell)
One of the better library pages on this subject.
CSI Web History Tutorial
Provides web
basic for historians, but most of the information applies across
disciplines.
ICYouC. T is for Thinking (Ithaca College)
A guide to thinking about what you see on the web.
Internet Detective
An interactive
tutorial on evaluating the quality of Internet resources.
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (New Mexico State
Univ.)
Why it's a good idea to evaluate web sources -- with examples.
Thinking Critically About World Wide Web
Resources (UCLA)
Another good library website on evaluating web resources.
Building Search
Engine Skills:
Power Searching For Anyone
Part of the Search Engine Watch site which provides tips and
information about searching the web as well as analysis of the
search engine industry.
Finding Information on the Internet: Table of
Contents (UC Berkeley)
A tutorial created by
the UC Berkeley Library.
BrightPlanet
Tutorial – Guide to
Effective Searching of the Internet.
