IDOL Resources

One of what I consider to be the “perks” of my job is that I get to meet once a month with some great people who also are involved in supporting learning and technology in education. This great group of people from across the Midwest comprise SLATE, the Midwest Blackboard User’s Group.
SLATE, the Midwest Blackboard [...]

Capella University has recently developed a microsite for Instructional Design for Online Learning (IDOL) learners that includes a host of information and resource items, including: curriculum, community, resources, professional associations, & careers.

Here’s a little more information about Capella’s IDOL program:
The focus of the Instructional Design for Online Learning (IDOL) program is the design of [...]

The Illinois Association for Educational Communications and Technology is dedicated to the improvement of teaching and learning through the effective use of media, technology, and telecommunications.
IAECT acts to provide [...]

The International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) supports academic research related to the concept of (tele)presence, commonly referred to as a sense of ‘being there’ in a virtual environment and more broadly defined as an illusion of nonmediation in which users of any technology overlook or misconstrue the technology’s role in [...]

CADE (the Canadian Association for Distance Education) is a national organization of professionals committed to excellence in the provision of distance education in Canada.
http://www.cade-aced.ca/