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1999 Secretary's Conference on Educational Te
Details of the conference, including white papers.
A Step Towards the Creation of Educational Technol
This article examines the process of identifying learning standards for educational and instructional technology programs.
Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teachin
An online periodical dedicated to the effectiveness and interest of learning and teaching science subjects with the use of IT (especially various multimedia and Internet resources) in schools.
Assessment - Evaluation
Discussion of assessment and tools for evaluation of on-line learning.
Challenges for the Evaluation of New Information a
Reprint article which considers various aspects of issues related to technology evaluation, access, and literacy learning.
Criteria for Evaluating School-Based Distance Educ
General discussion of issues related to evaluating distance learning.
Critical Issues in Evaluating the Effectiveness of
Summary of the Secretary's Conference on Educational Technology: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Technology on July 12-13, 1999, in Washington, D.C.. It notes a shift in schools' focus on technology from building and implementing a technology infrastructure to evaluating the effectiveness of its use in schools and classrooms.
CTB/McGraw-Hill
Publisher of standardized achievement tests and custom assessments including TerraNova, Fox in a Box, SUPERA, LAS, TABE, TestMate, NEDT, CDRT, and CDMT. The mission is to help the teacher help the child.
Education and Information Technologies
The official journal of the IFIP Technical Committee on Education.
Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Tec
This guide was developed for the U.S. Department of Education. The guide is a tool for individuals with little formal training in research or evaluation. The handbook provides educators with a resource that enables greater involvement in the evaluation process, learning as they go.
Emerging from the Smog: Making Technology Assessme
This article from "From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal" discusses the importance of evaluating technology in schools.
Encyclopedia of Educational Technology
A collection of short articles organized around five main areas relating to educational technology: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Many of the entries cover items relating to the visual aspects of educational technology. The encyclopedia is edited by Bob Hoffman at San Diego State University.
Evaluating Interactive Multimedia
Shauna McKenna's paper for the Open Learning Institute on evaluating the materials used in computer based learning and evaluating the learning itself.
Evaluation of Online Learning
Online resources on the evaluation of online learning and the results of such evaluations. Part of a larger site on building a web-based education system.
EvaluTech Review Criteria
Criteria for evaluating computer courseware, CD-ROMs, websites, videodiscs, web portals, fiction and nonfiction books, and other media. Also has a guide to writing an annotation for courseware, and professional resources for selection and collection development.
Girls Tech: Evaluating Electronic Resources for Gi
Explains and demonstrates a framework to evaluate electronic resources that will encourage and increase young women's interest and participation in the sciences and technology. A program of Douglass College, the undergraduate women?s college of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in partnership with the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
Implementing Technology in Education
Real-world planning and useful insights to implementing and evaluating technology uses in education. A summary of research and evaluation studies.
International Journal of Educational Technology (I
An online journal published twice a year and co-sponsored by the University of Illinois and the University of Western Australia. The journal contains research and evaluation articles in the area of computer-based educational technologies and is aimed at an international audience.
Learning with Technology Profile Tool
This profile tool will help you to compare your current instructional practices with a set of indicators for engaged learning and high-performance technology.
MacUsingEducators
Articles and discussion for educators who use or want to use Mac computers in the classroom. A collaborative publishing effort.
Milken Exchange on Education Technology
A summary of different studies and reports relating to the evaluation of educational technologies.
Network for the Evaluation of Education and Traini
Includes several links related to evaluation standards and web design.
New Directions for Program Evaluation at the U.S.
The Secretary's Conference on Educational Technology discusses recent changes in evaluation practices and evaluations for new visions of technology teaching and learning.
Online Evaluation Resource Library (OERL)
Developed for professionals seeking to design, conduct, document, or review project evaluations. OERL is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Resources for NSF Project Evaluation
Developed specifically for NSF project evaluation.
Situated Evaluation
Contains links to research and evaluation studies done within the situated evaluation framework.
Summary of Current Research and Evaluation Finding
Has evaluation on the use of technology in education.
Technology and Learning Magazine
The May 1998 issue discusses some of the problems with creating authentic assessment tools.
Technology Foundation Standards for Students
Provides technology standards and sample activities for various grade levels, PreK-12.
Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program Evalua
This site contains excellent rubrics that can be used to evaluate any short- or long-term technology program
Technology's Role in the Classroom
Nobody believes it's the quick fix for America's K-12 ills. An interview with Linda Roberts, Director of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology. She discusses how we can measure whether technology can enhance student learning.
The Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM): A Model
A stage model that applies to anyone experiencing change--policy makers, teachers, parents, students
Two Miles Down a Ten Mile Road: Instructional Tech
An in-depth study of how technology has affected instruction and learning in schools in Georgia. A 167K in size pdf-format document.
WWILD Team (World Wide Interactive Learning Design
The WWILD Team looks for special kinds of interactive software that they call interactive modules. An interactive module, similar to any reusable learning object, is any self-contained, short, interactive experience that is relevant to school-based learning -- they are not lessons, but resources for lessons and learning.