Educational Technology - Prime Sites and Academic Sites

Information Technology applied to education: instructional technology, educational software, on-line courseware, technology planning

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Colorado University at Denver (US), Instructional Technology Connections - theory & philosophy (in education, technology & culture), current research (learning and the cognitive sciences), on-line Journals (education, communications & culture), distance ed (approaches, resources & available courses), teaching & learning on internet (local to virtual pedagogy), performance technology (going beyond technical training), organizational learning & knowledge management, instructional technology in news (google news search), corollary sites
JISC Centre for Educational Technology and Interoperability Standards (CETIS) (UK) - represents UK Higher and Further Education on international educational standards initiatives: community wiki, staff blogs, SIG Communities (Assessment, Accessibility, Educational Content, Enterprise, Metadata & Repositories, Pedagogy, Portfolio)

Pretoria University (ZA), Who's Who in Instructional Technology - Johan Viljoen's international gallery of experts from the world of instructional / educational technology & its related fields, includes biographies & photographs

San Diego State University (US), Encyclopedia of Educational Technology (EET) - collection of short multimedia articles on instructional design and education and training for students and novice to intermediate practitioners, authors are graduate students, professors and others who contribute voluntarily: bibliography, EET Style Guide, Naming Conventions, Article Templates

Dalhousie University (CA), Instructional Development and Technology Sites Worldwide - university centres for instructional/faculty development, education & instructional technology (academic departments, university & college centres), associations & networks promoting teaching & learning in HE
edtechnot.com (US), 'where educational technologists come to think' - The Mavens (recommended links), links (organizations, Top resources, Research, Connect with ed tech-ies)

ED.gov (US), Office of Educational Technology (OET) - coordinates development and implementation of educational technology policies, research projects and national technology summits: Contacts, ED Structure, Boards & Commissions, Initiatives, Publications, Performance & Accountability, Jobs, Budget, Press Room, Teaching Resources, Answers, Online Services

INSEAD's Centre for Advanced Learning Technologies (CALT)(FR) - studies new media and technologies to better understand impact on management theory, practice and learning, stimulates research, experimentation and innovative developments in emerging fields: Blog, People, Events, Projects, Publications, links, software, Experiments, Simulation

Office of Learning Technologies (OLT) (CA) - innovation in skills development and learning enabled by technology, encourages collaboration among public and private sector organizations who want to use technologies to expand learning opportunities, provides focal point for info sharing on effective use of learning technologies: What's New, Newsroom, Publications and Resources, Topics, Policies and Programs

Utah State University (US), Instructional Technology - courses (with notes): Producing Distance Education Resources, Learn and Apply HTML, Flash, Blogs, Wikis, New Media for Learning, Computer Applications for Instruction and Training, Advanced Topics in Learning Object Design and Reuse, Understanding Online Interaction, Data Visualization Theory & Practice, Instructional Games, Connecting People with Online Resources

Warwick University (UK), E-Learning - catalogue and journal of e-learning: get advice, Contribute, Get funding, Find experts, Try out tools, Resources (Calendar, E-learning strategy, Legal issues, News & reviews, Services, E-learning teams, Research, Other E-learning Teams, Interesting Research Papers, Podcasting course), Showcase, Gadget Store, Experts Directory

WideOpenDoors.net (US), Instructional Design and Educational Technology - resources for instructional designers and educational technologists, learning how to apply solid instructional design principles, educational technology "best practices", and other innovative teaching methods: Teaching Theories, APA Style Guide, Aspect Ratio Tool, Instructional Design Books, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Teaching & Learning, Media & Web Design, Ed Tech Blog, Recent Projects

widged.com(UK), Bite-size Applications for Education - component-based approach by which small blocks are made available, each doing a specific task, we seek to propose an architecture in which these multiple components can be organized into a workflow

Wiki - Wiki on e-learning, software and game development: Education, Techniques & Technologies, Software Development
Learning-activities.org - resources and info related to e-learning and more specifically learning activities: Blog, News, Gallery, Widgets

Codes - Repository of snippets for various programming languages: mini apps galleries (MurgaLua, HaXe, Flex, Rev), Coding News

Educational Technology - History, Theories and practices (Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Constructivism), Instructional Technique and Technologies (Engaged Learning in Technology), Humanities, Societies and journals, References & Further reading
Instructional Technology - History, Today, Learning Theory, Areas of interest & growth, Standards & Specifications, Links

World Almanac of Educational Technologies - evolving web resource designed to explore the concepts, conditions and uses of technological tools within global education initiatives, understanding of how appropriate technology can impact teaching and learning in its many perspectives, national and local situations including at least one case study illustrating students, teachers, or schools for each country

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