Education & Information Technology
Information Technology In General
Higher Education &
Information Technology in General
Journals for IT
& Higher Education
SyllabusWeb "Syllabus magazine is the only monthly publication that focuses on
the role of technology in higher education. Published since 1988, Syllabus' mission is to inform educators on how technology can be
used to support their teaching, learning and administrative activities. Each
issue includes feature articles, case studies, product reviews and profiles of
technology use at the individual, departmental and institutional level. Regular
features cover multimedia, distance learning, the Internet, quantitative tools,
publishing and administrative technology. A variety of platforms are covered,
among them, computers, video, multimedia and telecommunications equipment. The Syllabus website supports and expands upon the publicationfs
content covering the latest technology for higher education."
The Technology Source "The purpose of The Technology Source (ISSN
1532-0030), a peer-reviewed bimonthly periodical published by the Michigan Virtual University, is
to provide thoughtful, illuminating articles that will assist educators as they
face the challenge of integrating information technology tools into teaching
and into managing educational organizations."
OKI – Open Knowledge Initiative (MIT) "The
Open Knowledge Initiative is defining an open architectural specification to be
used for the development of educational related software. It architecture will
provide a modular and extensible development platform for building both
traditional and innovative educational applications to help institutions
leverage existing infrastructure. The OKI product is designed for broad
adoption in the university setting. It will simply the method of assembly,
delivery and access to educational technology resources, while creating a large
collaborative community."
OpenCourseWare "At a press conference on April 4, 2001, MIT announced its
commitment to make the materials from virtually all of its courses freely
available on the World Wide Web for non-commercial use. This new initiative,
called MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW), reflects MIT's institutional commitment to
disseminate knowledge across the globe. We see OCW as a way to share our
thinking about the content of a modern curriculum in all the areas in which MIT
excels. Users of the OCW site may include other academics around the world and
individual learners who may not have access to similar educational materials.
The task of creating a highly visible web site that draws together the
materials of virtually all of MIT's course offerings is considerable. However,
the majority of faculty support this effort and believe that it is consistent
with MIT's long-standing objective to focus the contributions of both its
faculty and its new technologies on broad, societal benefits. For further
information, read the MIT
OCW Fact Sheet."
Web-based Course
Management Tools
WebCT "WebCT is
the world's leading provider of integrated e-learning systems for higher
education. WebCT's solutions combine the richest and most flexible pedagogical
tools with content management capabilities, options for personalization and customization
of the learning experience, and seamless integration with an institution's
existing campus infrastructure. WebCT's e-learning systems deliver the most
advanced educational technology available to support a full range of teaching
and learning styles, while making the most intelligent and efficient use of an
institution's intellectual and technical resources. Using WebCT allows
institutions to provide more convenient and personalized learning options for
students, to expand access to academic programs, and to continually improve
course and degree program quality."
Blackboard "Founded to transform
the Internet into a powerful environment for teaching and learning, Blackboard
traces its technology roots to Cornell University. Today, thousands of
institutions in 145 countries deliver e-Education services through Blackboard's
suite of enterprise systems. Blackboard delivers the industry's first suite of
enterprise software products and services that power a total "e-Education
Infrastructure" for schools, colleges, universities, and other education
providers."
Virtual-U (Virtual Learning
Environments) "Virtual-U online learning software.
Virtual-U provides comprehensive course design, delivery, and management
capabilities. Virtual-U is multilingual, entirely web-enabled, runs on almost
any computing platform, and comes complete with source code. Virtual-U is a
widely-used and effective tool for delivering courses in university, college,
and K-12 environments."
Learning Space (IBM – Lotus) "LearningSpace is an open, best-of-breed, Web-based
e-learning solution. Whether you want to train one group or your entire enterprise,
LearningSpace is the answer. It's a complete learning management and delivery
system that lets you seamlessly integrate your course content, whether you
create it yourself or purchase it from leading providers. LearningSpace is part
of IBM Mindspan Solutions
— an innovative family of services and technologies designed to help you make
e-learning part of your organization"
Manhattan
Virtual Classroom (Western New England
College) "Manhattan is a system that allows you to go online with your courses on
the World Wide Web - without creating a single web page. If you know how to
browse the web, you can use Manhattan to: Communicate
with your students using an e-mail
system designed specifically for 'virtual classroom' use. Make your
syllabi, lectures notes and other handouts available to your
students on the Web without creating a Web page for your course. Post
interactive quizzes for your
students to test their skills and self-evaluate their mastery of the subject.
Host electronic discussion
groups for your class. Host live chat sessions for your class.
Post assignments,
receive work from students, and provide feedback from anywhere on the Internet.
Provide a private list of World Wide Web links for your class - without
creating a Web page. Easily distribute grades to your
students, while protecting their privacy. Add interest to your classroom with multimedia. Decide which 'modules' to use
and when. Manhattan was designed for Linux, a free and completely open
Unix-like operating system. Following that tradition, it is expected that
Manhattan will soon be released, with its complete source code, under the GNU Public License."
TopClass "WBT Systems' proven TopClass e-Learning Suite™ is a powerful web-based training
platform that enables easy conversion of existing content, rapid deployment to
the web, and manages everything from the most basic level of Learning Objects
to the highest level of organizational competency. Our customers achieve
immediate measurable results with significantly reduced training costs and
faster time to productivity."
WebMentor "WebMentor
is a training environment for developing, administering, and delivering
web-based training over the Internet, Intranets, and Extranets. The
browser-based authoring system supports course authoring and editing. The
delivery system supports video and audio from local storage such as a CD-ROM; a
customizable interface; large courses with many lessons; individualized
instruction; and a flexible, multi-level lesson structure. WebMentor also
includes support for administration, assessment, reporting, collaboration, and
documentation."
Analysis of Web-based Course Management Tools
Web-based
Course Management Tools (Nada Dabbagh, George Mason University).
Online Educational Delivery
Applications: A Web Tool for Comparative Analysis (Bruce Landon,
et. al.) "The analysis describes and compares the most viable applications
in use in Canada focusing on: technical specifications; instructional design
values; tools and features; ease of use and accessibility; potential for
collaboration; IMS metadata standards compliance." N.B. the Related Sites.
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