Academic Associations

Here are a number of professional associations and interest groups that concern themselves with distance and distributed learning and educational technology.

AACIS, American Association for Collegiate Independent Study -- http://www.aacis.org/

ACW, Alliance for Computers and Writing -- http://english.ttu.edu/acw/

ADEC, American Distance Education Consortium -- http://www.adec.edu/

AEL, Appalachian Educational Labratory -- http://www.ael.org/aelabot.htm

ASTD, American Society for Training and Development, Virtual Community -- http://www.astd.org/virtual_community/

AACE, Association For The Advancement of Computing in Education -- http://www.aace.org/

CALEC, Center for Adult Learning and Educational Credentials, Distance Learning: Information and Resources -- http://www.acenet.edu/calec/dist_learning/home.html

CDDC, Center for Digital Discourse and Culture -- http://www.cddc.vt.edu/

Center for Academic Transformation, Future Teach -- http://www.rpi.edu/dept/NewsComm/WNCTW/adstory7.html

COL, Commonwealth of Learning -- http://www.col.org/

CTCNet, Community Technology Center's Network -- http://www.ctcnet.org/

DETC, Distance and Education Training Council -- http://www.detc.org/

EDEN, European Distance Education Network -- http://www.eden.bme.hu/

EDUCAUSE -- http://www.educause.edu/

eGroups -- http://www.egroups.com/dir/Reference/Education/Distance_Learning

IBERT, Institute for Better Education Through Resource Technology -- http://ibert.org/

iCDL, International Centre for Distance Learning -- http://www-icdl.open.ac.uk/

IFETS, International Forum of Educational Technology & Society -- http://ifets.ieee.org/

ILTweb, Institute for Learning Technology -- http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/

NTIA, National Technology and Information Association -- http://www.ntia.doc.gov

the Node.org, The Node Learning Technologies Network -- http://theNode.org/

USDLA, United States Distance Learning Association -- http://www.usdla.org/

WICHE, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Resources -- http://www.wiche.edu/Telecom/resources/ElectronicResources/DLcourses.htm



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