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Academic Degree Programs in Arizona

Arizona State University
Multimedia Writing and Technical Communication Program
http://www.public.asu.edu/~bmmaid/teaching.html

Academic Resources

STC - Practical Communication Committee
http://www.stcregion.org/pcc/index.html
"As part of STC's Academic and Research programs, the Practical Communication Committee was created to link STC with high school educators." Mission Statement: "Explore, develop, and coordinate programs with schools, agencies, and STC chapters to help high school teachers develop and use functional, practical writing curricula."

STC - Academic Programs
http://www.stc.org/academic.html
The Academic Programs page on STC's web site offers information about and links to the STC's student competitions, the honorary fraternities Alpha Sigma (AS) and Sigma Tau Chi (STX), and the Academic Programs Database, which provides a worldwide list of academic programs related to technical communication.

San Diego State University
Center for Learning, Technology & Performance Technologies
"Welcome to Tools, Templates, & Training"
http://edwebiii.sdsu.edu/T3/index.html
"The T3 Institute is designed to provide you with some 'best practices' for online teaching and learning, along with some tools and templates to implement those strategies." The material presented at this site is a portion of an online workshop for the CSU Virtual University faculty, designed to help them design and implement online courses.

Distance Education

Distance Education Starting Points
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Starting Points, Computer & Web-Based Instruction, Delivery Systems, Organizations, Readings and Publications, Other Sites
http://www.mnsfld.edu/depts/lib/distance.html

Web Learning Mega-Links Resource
Page 1: Issues and Resources for Web Based Learning. Page 2: Software Tools for Web Based Courses. Page 3: Distance Education course catalogs and other off-campus learning opportunities. NOTE: These three pages, when printed, provide over 30 pages of links.
http://www.outreach.utk.edu/weblearning/#Web

Internet Detective (Content Reliability)
“The Internet Detective is an interactive Web-based tutorial, complete with supporting materials for teachers and trainers, that aims to teach people to evaluate the quality of information that they find via the Internet.”
http://www.desire.org/detective/

Virtual Training Suite
“Welcome to the RDN Virtual Training Suite - a set of online tutorials designed to help students, lecturers, and researchers improve their Internet information skills. The Virtual Training Suite is… offered by the Resource Discovery Network (RDN), a national Internet search service designed to provide access to high quality Internet resources that can support learning, teaching and research in the UK.”
http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/

The Technology Source
A peer-reviewed bimonthly periodical published for educators by the Michigan Virtual University.
http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp

ELEARNINGPOST
Current news and archives about “Corporate Learning, Community Building, Instructional Design, Knowledge Management, Personalization, and more.” Free newsletter.
http://www.elearningpost.com/

LEARNACTIVITY.COM
Deeply-layered site featuring training-related articles, links, and suggestions.
http://www.learnativity.com/

Tech Whirler
Occasional articles describing document development ideas.
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/magazine/index.html

Web Resources
This vast list’s Knowledge Management section provides jumps to areas such as Organizational Learning, Learning Organizations, and Intellectual Capital.
http://www.brint.com/km/

Distance Learning Organizations

American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
“Linking People, Learning, and Performance.”
http://www.astd.org/

International Society for Performance Improvement
“The leading international association dedicated to improving productivity and performance in the workplace.”
http://www.ispi.org/

Arizona Distance Learning Association (AZDLA)
“The association's purpose is to promote the development and application of distance learning for education and training.”
http://www.azdla.org/

Center for Instructional Technology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Resources for information on distance learning and for contacting others in the field for assistance. Includes World Wide Web sites, addresses for journals and newsletters, and information on electronic discussion lists.”
http://www.unc.edu/cit/guides/irg-06.html

US Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
“USDLA’s mission is to support the development and application of distance learning.”
Includes research information and statistics, links to other distance learning research sites: Pre K-12, Telemedicine, Grants & Funding, Other Distance Learning Resources, Interactive Video Teletraining In Distance Learning Courses
http://www.usdla.org/

HTML Writers Guilde (USDLA)
The world's largest international organization of Web authors, the HTML Writers Guild provides HTML-related design and business resources, and links to online journals and magazines. Paid members can display the HTML Writers Guild logo on their web site.
http://www.hwg.org/

Distance Learning Courses and Online Training

Arizona Learning Systems (ALS)
“Arizona’s official statewide network of community college distance learning classes” - course listings in business, education, health care, real estate, and technology.
http://www.als.cc.az.us/

MS HTML Help Authoring Center (ALS)
Samples, source code, and tools for working with Microsoft HTML Help.
http://mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/

HTML: An Interactive Tutorial for Beginners (ALS)
A very easy to understand and use tutorial, recently updated and expanded.
http://www.davesite.com/webstation/html/

Jave Script: An Interactive Tutorial for Beginners (ALS)
A very easy to understand and use tutorial, recently updated and expanded.
http://www.davesite.com/webstation/js/theory1jump.shtml

WebMonkey (ALS)
A Yahoo site that provides tutorials on multiple topics, including HTML, Web Authoring, Java Script, and more. Articles and tutorials are written with a jazzy attitude and a usually very easy to follow.
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/

Online Learning Magazines and Informational Sites

E-Learning Magazine (ALS)
“Content, technology, and services for corporate, government, and higher education” - includes case studies, white papers, and research. Free subscription.
http://www.elearningmag.com/

Training Supersite (ALS)
Links to Magazines & Newsletters, Products & Demos, Suppliers & Resources, Archives & Research, Courses & Events, Community & Networking, and Jobs & Resumes.
http://www.trainingsupersite.com/sitemap/

OnlineLearning Magazine (ALS)
“The leading information source for readers who need quick, targeted, relevant information about e-learning and its impact on business.”
Free newsletters, 2001 Salary Survey.
http://onlinelearningmag.com/onlinelearning/index.jsp

The Learning Edge Tech Writer’s Guide (ALS)
“This site is a resource for technical writers who develop technical training.”
Includes articles on training development, links to other resources.

The Learning Edge Tech Writer’s Guide (ALS)
“This site is a resource for technical writers who develop technical training.”
Includes articles on training development, links to other resources.
http://www.lepublishing.com/

Learning Circuits - ASTD (ALS)
Online magazine of the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD).
http://www.learningcircuits.com/

Line Zine Learning (ALS)
Quarterly online magazine featuring articles on elearning, design, performance, human capital, and balance.
http://www.linezine.com/

STC Online Information SIG and Hyperviews Magazine (ALS)
Links to resources, references, and archives of Hyperviews Online magazine.
http://www.stcsig.org/oi/hyperviews/resources/resrefmn.htm

Instructional Design

Designing WBT
“Examples, templates, advice, notes, and other goodies for trainers and instructional designers.”
http://www.designingwbt.com/

Instructional Design Models - Good Links
Theories and discussions of different instructional design models.
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/idmodels.html

Instructional Design of Learning Materials
A very good explanation of the ADDIE method (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation).
http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/learning/instructionaldesign/materials.htm

Instructional Design
A 9-step plan of action for instructional design projects.
http://infoweb.magi.com/~broadb/sat.html

Donald Clark's "Big Dog's Bowl of Biscuits"
Detailed analysis of instructional design development process.
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sat.html

Cognitive Approaches to Instructional Design
Guidelines for designing cognitive-based training, including rapid prototyping and automated design systems.
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~bwilson/training.html

Conferences

STC Annual Conference
http://www.stc.org

WinWriter's Online Help Conference
http://www.winwriters.com