Friday's Sites

Rushing to meet the 6pm deadline...yikes!

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Information Technology offers a wealth of information on education-technology and distance ed. The Wired Campus provides daily headlines, and the date of update is visible at the top of the page. The site offers a search box, which I always look for on a site, and back issues of The Chronicle are available. Other links include community colleges, government and politics, grants and fellowships, and facts & figures. The format choice is effective and visually pleasing. Info is easy to locate; navigation and access are both good.

Distance Education: Networking Learning Technologies was not particularly helpful in my quest for info. A variety of subcategories are offered including colleges, grants, lesson plans, networking, etc., but I still was not impressed. Other than the small title at the top, the purpose of the site is unclear. It appears to be just a page of results. The links are pertinent but not annotated. This leads to excessive navigation.