Professional Educational Organizations for Distance Educators
This is a listing of organizations which are both well-regarded in the field and to which North Dakota State University has active subscription.
Online at: http://www.teachingonthenet.org/faculty_club/features.htm
Professional development for your faculty Resources, chats, networking, free consulting with online experts, and more. North Dakota State University Distance and Continuing Education along with Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences has enrolled NDSU as a LERN Faculty Club member. This membership allows access to many beneficial information through LERN. Discounts for workshops and conferences are also a great benefit.
Resources are available for faculty teaching:
- Online Courses
- Hybrid
- Traditional Classroom
Top Features
- Free consulting. Ask your toughest questions.
- Monthly chats. Network with your colleagues.
- Practical, how-to tips. New every month.
- Virtual Tours. Best practices and more.
- E-LERN. Email newsletter.
Access to the LERN resoures online requires a username and password. To get yours, please send your name and department to Lisa McNamara by email at: lisa.mcnamara@ndsu.edu.
EDUCAUSE (and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative)
Online at: http://www.educause.edu/ and http://www.educause.edu/eli
EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. Membership is open to institutions of higher education, corporations serving the higher education information technology market, and other related associations and organizations.
Resources include:
- Professional development activities
- Applied research
- Strategic policy advocacy
- Teaching and learning initiatives
- Online information services
- Print and electronic publications, including books, monographs, and the magazines EDUCAUSE Quarterly and EDUCAUSE Review
- Special interest collaborative communities
- Awards for leadership and exemplary practices
The current membership comprises more than 2,200 colleges, universities, and educational organizations, including 250 corporations, with more than 17,000 active members.
You will need an EDUCAUSE log-in to access resources. If you do not have one, just click the Login link in the upper right corner of the Web site and follow the instructions for creating an EDUCAUSE profile.
