Wednesday, February 05, 2003

Educational Technology: a Guide to Resources on the Web This January 2003 issue of College and Research Libraries News contains a valuable listing of sites that "provide information for those who would like to learn more about educational technology in general. However, seasoned users of technology may also find them useful." "College and university librarians have also expanded their roles and have enhanced the faculty-librarian relationship by providing faculty support in the use of educational technology." "Educational technology" is defined as "the use of technology to support or provide education. Many are currently focusing on 'e-learning' or 'online education,' but these are actually subsets. Educational technology can also be used in the classroom and is not limited to distance learning or the Web." The list includes the ERIC Educational Technology site (http://ericit.org/educationaltechnology.shtml) and MERLOT TWO (Teaching Well Online, http://www.merlot.org/Home.po?discipline=TWO). Both of these sites, and many others, recognize that it is not enough to provide collections of online instructional resources; instructors must also be given support to locate and use the technology contents of instructional repositories. 5:30:23 PM    COMMENT []