Multi-State Online Professional Development ToolKit

Changing professional development and meeting teacher needs

MOPD - A Model for Online Professional Development

Technology

This section of the ToolKit provides information about technical issues and considerations from the student, instructor and the program manager perspectives. There are also links to companies and other organizations that provide valuable resources and information as technical issues are addressed. This page, like all of the other ToolKit pages, provides easy access to documents, Web sites and other materials that contain up-to-date and reliable information to assist in planning and developing online courses.

ATAlliance eLearning - Course/Learning Management Applications
http://www.atalliance.org/02services.htm
The ATAlliance has obtained eLearning Management Systems contracts with Desire2Learn and WebCT, based on a national RFP. At the ATAlliance Web site, choose “MICTA Programs and Services” and then “eLearning - Course/Learning Management Applications.”

E-Learning Synthesis Instructional Technology Systems, NCREL, from Learning Point Associates
http://www.ncrel.org/tech/elearn/techsys.htm
This Web site describes the hardware and software technologies that enable and support online learning.

E-Learning Technologies: Web Resource for Comparisons, EduTools, from the WCET (Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications), and C2T2, the Centre for Curriculum, Transfer & Technology
http://www.edutools.info/course/index.jsp
This project of EduTools analyzes 40 course management systems educators can use and has a Web tool to compare several products feature by feature.

Florida Virtual - Student Technology Needs: Minimum Technology Requirements
http://www.flvs.net/students_parents/hardware_software_req.php
This Web page provides specific minimum requirements for students who take FLV classes.
 

For more information, e-mail Bill Thomas at bill.thomas@sreb.org