This list of links has been developed to provide instructors with references to topics that focus on using technology in the classroom. If you find links that your colleagues might find useful, please send us the URLs and we’ll post them here.
Assessing the Impact on Students of Online Materials in University Courses
-Joanne M. Nicoll
-Nicholas C. Laudato
This site describes a pilot program using CourseInfo to design assessment strategies meant to measure the impact of online course materials on students.
Your Dictionary
A site that can help instructors learn terms relating to online learning and teaching.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
A common yet very thorough dictionary.
Infoplease-Dictionary
A dictionary that not only has words, but the site also includes an almanac and links to weather and news.
Research-It
A dictionary-type website where you can find, along with words, people, quotations, maps, and many more helpful tools.
Distance Learning on the WWW
An in-depth website that explains what distance learning is and how it can be used.
170 Ideas for Teachers
This site gives ideas to instructors on how to utilize technology inside the classroom, with links to each idea.
Blackboard
A site where instructors can put up course information and notifications to their classes.
Class builder-Info
A site, much like blackboard, yet with more resources for instructors. This site allows you to post grades as well as exams.
Web 101 For Dummies: Or Everything You Wanted to Know About the Web but Were Afraid to Ask
-Mickey Bryant
Excellent article discussing the Web in layman’s terms: how it began, how it works, how it evolved. Basic list of Web definitions and acronyms.
WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
-Wayne Selcher
Comprehensive list of links to sites about international affairs. Frequently maintained, it should be of use to journalists, researchers, teachers, professors, and students. Recommended by CHOICE magazine, BUBL LINK and others.
Electric Teacher
This site is perfect for instructors who would like to get to know how to use some technological programs such as Power Point, Photo Draw etc.
Using Spreadsheets to Keep Track of Students Grades
A site taht teaches how exactly to use Excel Spreadsheet to calculate students grades and keep them in order.
Critique Me
A site that instructors can give to their students, it contains help and opinions on papers, poetry, or fiction done by students, before handing it in. The only downfall, to get something proofread, it costs money.
