Technology Resources

Connexions

Managed by Rice University, "Connexions is an environment for collaboratively developing, freely sharing, and rapidly publishing scholarly content on the Web." The website offers:

• Free Software Tools
• Course Content Modules
• Ability to Share Faculty Created Course Content

  Educator's Reference Desk - Education Technology Section

"The Educator's Reference Desk builds on over a quarter century of experience providing high-quality resources and services to the education community." The Technology Section of the website contains links to resources on:

• Audiovisual Equipment
• Computers
• Distance Education
• Effects of Technology
• History
• Instructional Issues
• Integrating Technology
• Language Laboratories
• Lesson Plans
• Multimedia Education
• Privacy
• Staff Inservice
• Technology Planning
• Virtual Reality

  Educational Teleconsortium of Michigan

ETOM is a non-profit organization which promotes instructional telecommunications and distance learning in higher education.  As a member of ETOM, MCC is entitled to the programs, classes and discounts that ETOM offers. The website includes links for:

• Upcoming Events
• Projects
• Webcasts/Webinars
• Professional Development Courses offered by ETOM
• Conferences
• Database of Online Enrollment Statistics for Member Institutions

Illinois Online Network: Online Educational Resources

Articles and links about online educational resources from the Illinois Online Network.  The site includes sections on:

• Learn the basics on online teaching and learning
• The Strengths and Weaknesses of Online Learning
• Getting Started
• Additional Information on Quality Programs
• Costs
• Libraries Online

 Internet Public Library

A "public" library of and for the Internet Community, a freecollection of authoritative web resources organized into several broadcategories.  The Internet Public Library, or IPL, is comprised of the following parts:

• It has a collection of links to librarian-approved information web sites on a wide range of topics.
  
• It offers an "Ask a Question" reference service.
  
• The IPL also contains over 20,000 books available for free in full-text.

MERLOT - Online Learning Materials

"MERLOT is a continually growing catalog of online learning materials, peer reviews, learning assignments, and user comments, organized by discipline into specific discipline communities and created to help faculty enhance their instruction, that anyone can use for free." The MERLOT website features:

• Communities based on subject areas
• Online learning materials which may be accessed by either browsing subject areas or performing a keyword search
• Information on the MERLOT International Conference
• The MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching

  Michigan Community College Virtual Learning Collaborative

The MCCVLC Staff webpage gives faculty members quick access to the most current information on the Virtual Learning Collaborative.  It features links for:

• Current Events and Announcements
• Curriculum Development
• Professional Development
• Research and Assessment

Link to the MCCVLC Virtual Campus - Student webpage

Microsoft Education - Higher Education

Microsoft's Higher Education pages offer quick links to educational resources for faculty and administration.  Some of the links included are:

• Online Technology Tutorials (Which includes Tutorials, Lesson Plans, and Tools for Teachers)
  
• Applications for Research Grants
• Monthly Education e-Newsletter
• Technology in the Classroom Webcasts
• The Microsoft Education Community

Teaching, Learning and Technology Group

The non-profit TLT Group has helped over 900 educational institutions, associations, and corporations around the world to improve teaching and learning by making more appropriate and cost-effective use of information technology without sacrificing what matters most. Some of the links at this site include:

• Online Seminars and Workshops
• Articles -- topics include faculty development, assessment, learning spaces, technology and disabilities
  
• Links to other teaching and technology sites
• Archived webinars