Links

Keep up to date with the pace of rapid eLearning using the links below.

USA

The Masie Center provides information and a free newsletter on all things eLearning.

Brandon Hall has a focus on eLearning technology with reports on LMSs and a range of other eLearning topics.

Learning circuits is ASTDs useful eLearning newsletter.

VNUs weekly free newsletter on eLearning.

E-learning Guild is a member-driven Community of Practice for eLearning designers, developers and managers.

Learnativity has some good links to resources.

Training magazine is a 40-year-old professional development magazine.

Learning in the New Economy e-Magazine (LiNE Zine) is aquarterly publication introducing the best thinking on learning in the New Economy.

Web Learning is a good set of links and resources on learning and eLearning.

Elearnspace is a useful site for links and eLearning resources.

 

UK

ELearning Network is the primary organisation for eLearning professionals in the UK.

British Learning Association is the merged BAOL and Forum for Technology based training.

Association for Learning Technology is an excellent organisation with a focus on research in education.

eLearning Scotland provides quick and easy access to the eLearning networks that exist in Scotland

TACTIX Tips and tools for trainers and communicators
 

Standards

IMS is the primary site for eLearning standards.

IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC) develops accredited technical standards for learning technology.

Ariadne looks at the development of learning objects and methodologies that enable a “share and reuse” approach for education and training.

Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, sponsored by the US Department of Defense, are the people behind SCORM.

Education

Learning Lab has been set up to provide a centre of excellence to support all those involved in the design, development and use of learning technologies.

National Endowment for Science, Technology and Arts, a funding body which does some learning technology research.

Education portal of UK - A website, produced to help students interested in studying for a UK course or qualification.

Blogs

E-learning post is Maish R Nichani’s very useful eLearning blog.

Jay Cross’s excellent learning blog.