Patricia Hardré Ph.D. Instructional Design Links

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EIPT 6143

http://fcit.usf.edu/assessment/performance/assessb.html

This site is called Classroom Assessment. It is produced by the University of South Florida. It has all the basics of classroom assessment organized in a very simple, easy-to-use form. It covers the basic concepts of assessment and then discusses performance assessment, classroom interactions, and attitude surveys. This could be helpful for making an evaluation plan.

http://web.mala.bc.ca/lizhk/IDesign/isd.htm#roadent

(This is different from http://web.viu.ca/lizhk/idesign/) This article summarizes ADDIE and also summarizes its weaknesses. It proposes a new streamlined model grounded in constructivist theory.

http://www.adobe.com/support/authorware/basics/aw_modular/aw_modular2.html

Modular design can be used to best advantage in a course that has similar events happening in the same places on the page in a majority of frames. Designing a course this way allows for changing these repeating elements variably as the student navigates through the course.

http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/doe/isd/isd_3.htm

This site provides an introductory course on Instructional Systems Development (ISD). This course is designed to meet that need. By navigating through the course content, you can achieve instructional goals or assess your own learning. You can even learn course terminology by completing a crossword puzzle. At the end of the course, you will come to a self-assessment. This assessment, which is not graded, is intended for your personal evaluation of your understanding of course material.

http://www.dean.usma.edu/math/activities/cape/Instructional_Models/design_models.html

This site succinctly describes six different design models and associated model classifications. This site also provides a short explanation of the five general phases of design.

http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/pub/eres/EDSPC715_MCINTYRE/715HomePage.html

This site is a great reference for Instructional Psychology and Technology students. It incorporates many pieces of information regarding management, behavior and delivery.

http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/pub/eres/EDSPC715_MCINTYRE/TaskAnalysis.html

This site specifically addresses the issue of creating a task analysis. There are task analysis examples that range from simple to complex.

http://www.oln.org/ILT/7_principles/respect.php

This web link has some good information as well as other links that cover topics about attitudes and diversity in intelligence and learning styles among students. It gives some advice on how to approach these issues in instruction.

http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm

This website provides multimedia fair use guidelines. This will be especially useful for teachers and other instructional designers who want to know what is considered legal when posting certain materials in websites and multimedia presentations.

http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/edit573/modules/module4.htm

This site looks at the role of conventional models of instructional systems design in the instructional design process.

http://www.education-world.com/

This site contains a lot of information about education, including topic on: lesson planning, professional development, technology integration, and school issues.

http://elearning.typepad.com/thelearnedman/

This site is a blog covering research news, and trends in instructional technology and elearning. This site is a blog for connecting people in the growing Indian e-Learning Industry.

http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/onlinelearning.html

This website gives an index of various sites pertaining to the ID process

http://www.edtech.vt.edu/edtech/id/

Design Shop is a website that provides scaffoldings for teachers to design effective instructions. It builds connections between systematic instruction design model and different learning contexts. Given the learners who are teachers rather than professional instructional designers, scripts of samples lessons are provided. In addition, on this website, basic technology skills are outlined. However, for more detailed information, one has to get registered.

http://www.uwex.edu/disted/design.cfm

This site contains information regarding instructional design and distance learning.

http://www.southalabama.edu/coe/idbook/

This is an excellent web page but you must download a little free software to run it. I was really impressed by this website—it provides so much info on instructional design. One thing that I especially liked was how the designers of this site provided sample forms that could actually be utilized by an instructional designer. I feel that this is a pretty thorough site, simple, but very informative and useful.

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sat.html

This one is an ISD handbook. It does a nice job of breaking down each component of Instructional Design. “ISD process provides a means for sound decision making to determine the who, what, when, where, why, and how of training. The concept of a system approach to training is based on obtaining an overall view of the training process. It is characterized by an orderly process for gathering and analyzing collective and individual performance requirements, and by the ability to respond to identified training needs. The application of a systems approach to training insures that training programs and the required support materials are continually developed in an effective and efficient manner to match the variety of needs in an ever rapidly changing environment.” The website provides good resources and details for training-orientated purposes.

http://carbon.ucdenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/idmodels.html

This is a website from University of Colorado at Denver explaining instructional design models. It gives some basic information instructional design. Models include: Behaviorist - Thorndike, Watson and Skinner; Cognitivist - Advanced Organizers, Information Processing, Dual Coding Theory, and Concept Mapping; Prescriptive Models - ADDIE and others; Constructivist - Discovery Learning, Inquiry Teaching, Problem-based Learning, and many more. This site includes Modern Prescriptive Models for Behaviorism, Prescribed Methodologies and Cognitivist Models. Also include Postmodern Phenomenological Models for Constructivism. Finally, this sit offers comparative summaries between Behaviorism vs. Cognitivism vs. Constructivism. This website has a plethora of information containing a whole bunch different models not only for ID, but other area of education as well.

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/TeachersGuide/index.html

The Teacher’s Guide to the U.S. Department of Education. This link provides a guide to the resources available to teachers through the Department of Education.

http://classweb.gmu.edu/ndabbagh/Resources/IDKB/instruct_design.htm

From this website you can click on the different phases of instructional design and are given definitions and links to other websites. This website is easy to use and has lots of information for a beginner or novice users to advanced instructional designers.

http://classweb.gmu.edu/ndabbagh/Resources/IDKB/resources_exploration.htm

This site offers online resources for instructional technology and resource needs.

http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/

Carnegie Mellon University online courses (statistics), Mostly text and graphics, a tree-like structure, which is easy to navigate.

http://www.uab.edu/uasomume/cdm/id.htm

This site was part of an educational sight. It was nice from a simple standpoint. It gave precise information though did little to flesh out the information. It had nice organization and seemed to have the same flow as the text table of contents. Nothing interesting here though, no pictures, graphs, etc., might be a nice quick reference. This site was typical of what I was finding, lots of programs to teach ID, but not many companies whose product is ID.

http://www.thiagi.com/rid.html

The Thiagi Group - Tips for Rapid Instructional Design. This site had a lot of information to offer and seemed to be a bit 'out of the box'. Bulleted titles were well described and had a lot of information underneath it.

http://www.wisc-online.com

This site is a nice repository of many learning objects that can offer a source of creativity for new projects or even just using them as is.

http://tip.psychology.org/

A tool intended to make learning and instructional theory more accessible to educators. The database contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction. These theories can also be accessed using the learning domains and learning concepts links.

http://ctl.byu.edu/ BYU center for instructional design - includes tutorials. This site includes content regarding learning theories and using simulators to teach science.

http://www.instructionaldesigncentral.com/

Instructional Design Central (IDC) is an online portal dedicated towards providing professionals, researchers, and students with instructional design (or instructional technology) resources and community collaboration. I like this website because it features definitions, history and timeline of Instructional design. It also provides opportunities for researchers and graduate students in Instruction design.

http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/

Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. It is a collection of articles aimed at students and novice instructional designers that provides information about a multitude of topics. It includes an extensive Table of Contents as well as a hyperlinked reference section.

https://www.e-education.psu.edu/facdev/id

This site contains an array of resources for instructional design.

http://www.instructionaldesign.org

This website covers the fundamentals of instructional design. It has information about instructional design models, notable instructional designers, conferences and much more. This site is a good source to stay updated with ID.

http://www.michaelgreer.biz

This site had resources and links and articles including ID specific topics.

http://www.bus.umich.edu/FacultyBios/FacultyBio.asp?id=000119663

Energize Your Workplace (by Jane E Dutton). This book really provides a great foundation for building relationships in the office and describing how those relationships will help you prosper in the workplace. This book really provides a great foundation for building relationships in the office and describing how those relationships will help you prosper in the workplace.

http://exercise.about.com/cs/exbeginners/a/begstrength.htm

Exercise for Beginners - Strength Training by About.com

http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/?id=vid0125

Creating Animations using Motion Tween by Adobe Design Center Video Workshops

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/testing_usability.html

This is a very good website. I have used it many times to help me to figure out the basics of the Macromedia software.

http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/Learning/Director/

The site is provides information for learning about Adobe Director. This site is very easy read. Having very little graphics, a white background with contrasting text and no extra space fillers on the page contribute to the readability of the main page. The information is divided into categories that would make sense to a student or person trying to learn or improve their skills at using Director. While developing this site, the creators seem to have the learners in mind by the lack of extra attention getting items such as advertisements or newsletter sign-ups are apparent. The information or lessons are very short and to the point with out a lot of explanation. Therefore, the instructional quality is high on ability to communicate what needs to be done but it really is lacking on the explanation on how or what items may be effected by doing certain steps. The goals of the web page are to deliver how to accomplish a task in Director.

http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/index.html

I love this web site when coming across someone who is new to a computer. Yes it still happens all the time. This web site is directed at the very novice computer user and is fun to use also. The instructional quality is the opposite of what we might design in the ID process but it does a decent job at what its target audience are - the novice computer users. Going through the tutorials is fun and at the end it even has a summative review, not a test, of the skills that you were taught. Being exposed to the ID process, I might want to change the focus of the content to match the ID model but that might take some of the quirkiness out of the page.

http://www.highedmath.aleks.com/

(Use login name 'astudent4' and password 'swosu') ALEKS stands for "Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces." The instruction in this site is based on the theory of knowledge spaces where it is assumed that a student has a set of known objectives. The objectives that are the next thing to be learned based on which prerequisites are known are given. In the instructional phase, the student is presented with a problem to work. The system has determined that this is the next topic that the student is ready to learn. The student has the option to work the problem if he/she already knows how or to get an explanation of how to work the problem. After the student has successfully worked four problems, then the student is presented with a new problem. Periodically the student is given an assessment to determine what her/his current knowledge state is. Instruction is then given based on this. The student may have to repeat material not mastered or may be able to skip over other material if it has already been mastered.

http://www.explorelearning.com

This site uses animated explorations called gizmos to teach concepts. An exploration guide provides the instruction for the topic and activities that the student can use to investigate the topic. The student can change various parameters of the problem and watch how these will affect the result. For instance, the student may change a number in an equation and watch how that will affect the shape and position of the graph. After the student has worked with the exploration for a while, he/she can take a short assessment (four multiple choice questions) over what should be learned about the topic. The exploratory animation is still available, so the student can determine the solutions based on the exploration.

http://www.algebrahelp.com/

I think this is a great website for Algebra students or anyone wanted to review basic algebraic concepts. It offers lessons on how to perform algebraic equations; and it's organized according to subject. There is a calculator section also organized by subject so that all the user has to do is select the appropriate calculator, plug in the known information, and the calculator will solve the problem. There are links to other math sites and resources so if a person wants further information or more practice they can access different recommended sites. A section that I liked as a teacher is the worksheets. The worksheets are categorized by topic so if I thought my students needed extra practice in a topic I could come to this site and print off some worksheets. If the student has Internet access and can get to these worksheets it's even better because if they are struggling with a problem there is a button that offers step by step instructions on solving that problem. The interactive worksheets allow the student to check their work right away to know if they are mastering the skill or if they need further practice. There is a place to leave feedback about the site or to request information. There is also a news section that tells about the newest features and latest updates. This is a great teaching website and I will definitely be using it in my classroom.

http://www.learntoknit.com/home.html

I went to this site to get instruction on how to knit and the basics of knitting and I was disappointed in the material and layout of the site. One topic tells why knitting is such a great hobby. When I clicked on the link that said 'getting started' I expected some step-by-step instructions on exactly where to get the materials, what I needed, and how to knit. All I got were suggestions on where I could learn to knit. This site didn't offer actual instructions on knitting. It said that I should search the Internet to find other knitting sites and it also suggested that I contact Wal-Mart or some other local store to find out what supplies I needed and to see if they offered classes. It clearly states on the homepage that this site is for people wanting to 'learn to knit and crochet.' There were some links to quick and easy patterns but those patterns won't be helpful to someone that can't knit or doesn't even know the basics of knitting. I wasn't impressed with this site and felt like it had no instructional strategies.

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html

This site contains information about space, earth and NASA. This site provides problems, activities, and information to keep a first grader learning.

http://www.mindleaders.com/

MindLeaders is an employee and individual performance-improvement company; the training is technology-based and self-paced. It provides a personalized learning experience. Their subjects cover topics ranging from networking in an enterprise environment to personal use of the PC. This site might be useful for management courses and computer courses.

http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm

Merlot (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) This website is a repository of peer reviewed educational resources for online learning and teaching. These resources are provided by individual members, institutional partners, corporate partners and editorial boards. The learning resources are sorted by discipline and material type. Some material types include simulations, reference materials and lecture, while some disciplines include history, teacher education and statistics. Websites containing the instructional material is provided as well as a related assignment. This site is great for students enrolled in distance learning programs and for instructors who need additional resources of ideas for a course. The purpose of the site is to allow teachers and educators to have a central place to discuss strategies and to search for materials and information to use for their own personal needs. The site has a login system so that you have a profile and can keep up with what is important to you. You can contact other educators that are in related fields and beseech them for materials or help in a particular area and is as a whole a wonderful resource for educators. In addition to hosting materials, the site has a member directory so that you can actually contact other members of the site directly for specific needs or questions. The site itself deals with many subject areas, from psychology to chemistry to mathematics and statistics. In addition the site has its own editorial review boards for the purpose of reviewing your instruction and that of its members.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/teach.html

Uses problem-based learning to help students discuss and solve wildlife and environmental issues.

Grade Level: 3-12 http://www.saxlessons.com/

The instructional website saxlessons.com is an online step-by-step instruction guide for playing the saxophone. The home page is well designed with a clear header stating 'online instruction for the saxophone' featuring a picture of a man playing the sax with a claim that these instructional strategies are provided by one of San Francisco bay areas best and most experienced saxophone instructors. The left side of the page has links in sequential order for the instruction and the right side of the page has links to resources such as songs and purchasing a saxophone. The website is very well designed right down to the URL being very clear about the purpose of the site. It is not only appealing visually but is very easy to follow sequentially to find each lesson with step-by-step instructions.

http://www.golfonline.com/

The homepage for golfonline.com is very cluttered with advertisements that make it hard to find the instructional links provided. The lead instructional piece is 'never slice again'. Going to that link the header is clear about the instructional aim but the page is cluttered with advertisements and the instruction is not formatted in a visually appealing way. The instruction improves when you go to the second link it then has step-by-step drills with pictures and clear sequential instructions. Subsequent pages are still cluttered with advertisements causing the instruction to be squeezed down and spread over five pages.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/

This website is geared towards children at the end of the Key Stage 2 (KS2) age phase (ages 7-11) who are about to take their KS2 Standard Assessment Tests (SATs). This particular area of the BBC website focuses on science. It covers the three areas covered in the tests of Living Things, Materials and Physical Processes. Each of these areas of the site can be accessed via this main page and each area is further broken down into topic areas. The site is easily navigable particularly considering the age of the children this is aimed at and is bright and enjoyable to look at. Most children accessing the site will already have been taught the material contained but the site breaks it down to bite-sized pieces with introductory flash animations giving the main pieces of information needed for that topic with interactivity at the end of each to cement the knowledge with immediate feedback. After the student has watched the animation and completed the activity students have the option to do a quiz to check that they have understood the information given. This is immediately marked with explanation about the answers given and where the student went wrong or positive feedback for where they have gone right.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/index_interactivebody.shtml

This is another BBC website which has 5 different areas to learn about the human body. This is not an age specific site and although it could be used for exam revision is not targeted at this area. Unlike the previous site, rather than first presenting the information in each of these areas the flash animations go straight into the 'game' or rehearsal part of the instruction. The strategy is rehearsal though the information is not presented first. Learners get to the information through trial and error or through use of their own prior knowledge. In this way learners with prior knowledge can get through areas they know quickly. Learners without prior knowledge can get to the facts they need through reading the clues and through trial and error.

http://www.studyisland.com/demoAsk.cfm?myState=OK

Study Island: This program is designed to help prepare you for the CRTs, Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT or CRTs) taken in 8th grade. The CRT/OCCT is designed to measure individual student achievement relative to the Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills (P.A.S.S.). The results will be used by parents, teachers, and schools as one measure of student learning. The state uses the results to report student achievement to the public. http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/GeographyGames/Geospy Geospy: This is a really fun Flash website that teaches children about continents states, and etc.

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html

MIT's OpenCoureWare is an educational resource for educators, students and anyone who wants to learn. This is a portal to a wide selection of MIT's traditional course offerings. Courses are available from the fields of Anthropology, Mathematics and literature, to name a few. Each course includes lecture notes, assignments, course syllabi, etc. No registration is required and it is not degree granting.

http://www.dole.com/#/superkids/

This website teaches 5th graders Nutrition. The designers seemed to have analyzed their target audience well. The website is colorful, eye catching, and interactive. It is presented as a game or activity, with audio and video components. It is clearly communicated and presented in a motivational way to instruct this learner set. This website has components of the first ID competency.

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/clubhouse/index_pre.html

This website teaches 5th graders sentence structure. The design is towards teaching content instead of correcting human behavior. This instructional design engages the learner to participate and learn by their specific choices and participation.

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/ria_dev_guidelines.html

This URL, “Guidelines for Flash Application Development”, is a brief, high-level overview by Andrew Guldman on how to build a rich Internet application (RIA) using Adobe Flex or Flash that I ran across on the Adobe Developer Connection. The instruction goes over how to get started and plan your RIA project; tips on writing clean, reusable code; working in a team environment; and a few helpful launch tips. The instruction addresses a specific learner group (intermediate user level) and breaks down the content nicely into groups of tasks.

http://www.forta.com/blog/index.cfm/2006/12/1/ColdFusion-Is-Not-A-DBMS

This URL, “ColdFusion is not a DBMS” [database management system], is an example of a blog by Ben Forta that includes mountains of instructional snippets on ColdFusion (CF). I’m by no means a expert in CF, but it’s OU’s script of choice, so I’m always in the market for ways to make the few apps I help develop more efficient. This is typically my first stop when stumped on a CF app before pestering one of my more experienced CF developer friends here at OU. The search is easy to use and the tips are terrific.

http://www.roynbartholdi.com/windsurf/index.htm

This website helps windsurfers learn new sailing skills. The website is found by Royn Bartholdi, a pro sailor. The mission of this page is to help windsurfers learn new sailing skills. The website introduced the 18 different moves of windsurfing. For each move, he does step by step instruction with pictures. However, I couldn’t find flash movies of each move. The website is totally free, however people can donate the money to help running the site. Also it also includes the picture gallery, contact information, links to other windsurfing websites, and more. The instruction is clear because it was presented in step-by-step instruction with pictures for each move. I personally do not know much about windsurfing, so I am not really how much the instruction from the website can help learners to learn the different moves. However, if learns can look at the complete moves by flash movie, then I think it could give learners better understanding of each moves. However, it was pretty cool to look at all the moves of windsurfing.

http://www.rosettastone.com/personal/form/flash-demo-form

Rosetta Stone instructional website- free demo The free demo outlined the method used to teach a foreign language. The method contains five instructional strategies to effectively teach language: images, intuition, interactivity, instruction, and immersion. It showed how each aspect of this method was important to learning and being able to speak a new language. A short instructional example was given in the demo. Turkish was the presented language and the first screen contained four different concrete images with the corresponding word. The amount of vocabulary increased as you went farther along into the instruction. As a form of formative evaluation, there was an interactive activity to test how much you remember. The information is presented in small “chunks” so it wasn’t overwhelming. However, I wasn’t sure how accurately I was pronouncing the new words and I’m not sure how they would assess that. The instruction was presented clearly and allowed the learner to progress at their own pace. It allowed for practice as well as testing your knowledge frequently. Of course, I was only able to view a demo, but it looked very promising. I might even remember a few Turkish words!

http://learning.lifechurch.tv/

This website provides instruction for church members who volunteer in the childcare department with children ages 2-5. This particular e-learning lesson focused on policies and procedures relevant to these children and the room they are in. The lesson was about 25 minutes long that is good for the people who volunteer their time who may be busy during the week otherwise. It provided visuals that were actual images of things that were found in the rooms as examples. To the left of the screen was an outline of the lesson and a marker to monitor your progress. It also labeled the objectives up front as to what the instruction focused and what you would know at the end. At the end of the lesson was a summative evaluation that the learner would need to score an 80% or above to consider passed. Before the quiz at the end is a summary to help review the presented information. Once the lesson is over there are opportunities to provide feedback and resources if you’re interested in learning more. There is also an attachments and links tab on the toolbar that can be helpful as well.

http://www.funbrain.com/

Fun Brain is a website that seems to be designed for both parents and teachers to use with children in grade K-8. This site offers online books like The Story of Ferdinand that parents and children can read online and turn pages. There is a link that kids can use to access the books and games so the site is very safe to allow children to explore on their own. The teacher section offers teacher productivity tools like a grade book and guides on how to use some of the resources in the classroom.

This website would be a good enhancement site to use for teachers, students or parents. This would not be suitable to only use this site only instruction. It would provide great practice opportunities. This site also has a number of resources that teacher, students or parents can utilize. For example, there is a flash card maker for mathematics. This would be very helpful for parents to print out and go through the flashcards with their child.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/

Enchanted Learning is a great free website that I used quite often when I was teaching Biology. This website provides great enrichment opportunities for students. It contains a number of different subjects such as writing, fiction, biology, physical sciences, languages, geography, history, math, music, crafts, calendars, art and artists along with graphic organizers and label-me printouts. This website can be used from K-9th grade. Some of the label me printouts are simple but can easily be modified by the teacher to make them grade/age appropriate. These instructional materials can also be a great introduction to new content since their explanations are very simple and easily understood.

http://www.yellowbin.com/help/

Last semester I was asked to create some tutorials to help students use PowerPoint, D2L, and Wild Voice. Since then, I have added a few more tutorials and I think that it is a perfect example of an instructional website. It qualifies as an instructional website because it provides learners with step-by-step procedural knowledge to perform tasks. Students in the Instructional Technology course are using this site. I have informed those students if they need any other tutorials, let me know and I will do my best to add any tutorials as requested. I hope one day to make this site more interactive and available to the public.

http://www.ehow.com/

eHow.com is a social networking site that allows it users to upload training tutorials online. These training tutorials can vary from “how to install a bath tube” to “how to program using C++.” However, the site does have some drawbacks. Members who upload tutorials are mostly hobbyist and do not have any formal training on how to give instruction. So, there are times when users post tutorials that are not helpful at all.

http://zoomerang.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/272/kw/Top3Analyze/r_id/132405

This URL shows a number of instructional tutorials that guide a Zoomerang (on-line survey tool) user through the needed steps to use the program. The instructions range from a general overview of Zoomerang to the steps involved in viewing individual responses. I thought this might be useful to people in the future if you ever needed to quickly send out surveys to a large population of folks.

http://docs.moodle.org/en/Student_tutorials

This URL lists a number of tutorials that students using the Moodle program can use to better navigate the system. Moodle is a course management system, such as Blackboard, WebCT and D2L. This is a free open source software package that anyone can use according to one’s specific needs. Moodle can be used in many different industries with a variety of uses.

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/photoshop/l/bllps5out.htm

There are plenty of sites that have little tips and tricks when working w/ Photoshop. About.com has an author that has put some thought into her lesson plans, and make it very easy to navigate through her course. The lessons are created for the learner with little or no experience with Photoshop, however, a learner with experience could benefit from this course because it covers the latest version of Photoshop. The learner might be learning the latest version of the application that is very different from previous versions. The lessons have a small introduction and the lessons have screenshots and a narrative that describe the topic and the steps involved. The learner can easily navigate through each topic, lesson and exercises with ease. The only downfall that I have observed is that because the course is within About.com, the learner must work around all the paid advertising on the right side of the screen and throughout the window itself. This I found to be very distracting because the learner may not know when the lesson begins or ends.

http://www.genealogy.com/university.html

This site is about genealogy and has nice layout and the navigation is easy to follow. The educational requirements for this course are not really stated, but you could imply that the learner would have a minimum of a high school education. The lessons are easy to understand and follow. The content is thoughtfully written so that the learner will know what is being taught. Some screen shots are included to help the learner visually see what is being taught. I think that they are great examples for the learners to follow. I liked the way that they included other sites in their content. They did this to help the learner choose other avenues to help them with their searches. Nice touch on their part.

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/getting_started_dreamweaver_cs3.html

This website has tutorials about Dreamweaver CS3 targeted to a novice audience. The tutorials cover basic functions, such as setting up a new site, using tables, and inserting images. The interactive tutorials were made using Adobe Captivate which gives the user an authentic perception of how to follow the steps on his or her computer in the same software programs.

http://www.trymango.com/language_program.php

Mango is a free website where you can take courses in a variety of languages—English, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, French, Russian, and Spanish, just to name a few! You have to register, but it’s free. The courses are composed of progressing slides that have multimedia components: you see the dialog on screen while simultaneously hearing native speakers reciting it. After that, you have the opportunity to recall aspects of the dialog. The slides also contain snippets of grammatical rules, cultural information, etc. I also like the flexibility of the navigation, meaning that you don’t have to wait until the audio is finished loading before moving on to the next page.

Examples of Instructional Websites

Explorations in Learning & Instruction: The Theory Into Practice Database

http://tip.psychology.org

TIP is a tool intended to make learning and instructional theory more accessible to educators. The database contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction. These theories can also be accessed by learning domains and concepts. This is THE site for transferrance and generaliztion, of all those research reviews you've read, into real world practice. It's visually boring, but it is a theory site after all.

http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/testing_usability.html

This is a very good website. I have used it many times to help me to figure out the basics of the Macromedia software.

http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/Learning/Director/

I chose this site because I am enrolled in a course that uses Director Software by Macromedia to build instructional products using instructional design strategies.

The site is very easy to read. Having very little graphics, a white background with contrasting text and no extra space fillers on the page contribute to the readability of the main page. The information is divided into categories that would make sense to a student or person trying to learn or improve their skills at using Director. While developing this site, the creators seem to have the learners in mind by the lack of extra attention getting items such as advertisements or newsletter sign-ups are apparent.

The information or lessons are very short and to the point with out a lot of explanation. Therefore the instructional quality is high on ability to communicate what needs to be done but it really is lacking on the explanation on how or what items may be effected by doing certain steps. The goals of the web page are to deliver how to accomplish a task in Director.

http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/index.html

I love this web site when coming across someone who is new to a computer. Yes it still happens all the time. This web site is directed at the very novice computer user and is fun to use also. The instructional quality is the opposite of what we might design in the ID process but it does a decent job at what it's target audience is - the novice computer users. Going through the tutorials is fun and at the end it even has a summative review, not a test, of the skills that you were taught. Being exposed to the ID process, I might want to change the focus of the content to match the ID model but that might take some of the quirkiness out of the page.

ALEKS
http://www.highedmath.aleks.com/

(Use login name 'astudent4' and password 'swosu')

ALEKS stands for "Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces." The instruction in this site is based on the theory of knowledge spaces where it is assumed that a student has a set of known objectives. The objectives that are the next thing to be learned based on which prerequisites are known are given.

In the instructional phase, the student is presented with a problem to work. The system has determined that this is the next topic that the student is ready to learn. The student has the option to work the problem if he/she already knows how or to get an explanation of how to work the problem. After the student has successfully worked four problems, then the student is presented with a new problem. Periodically the student is given an assessment to determine what her/his current knowledge state is. Instruction is then given based on this. The student may have to repeat material not mastered or may be able to skip over other material if it has already been mastered.

ExploreLearning
http://www.explorelearning.com

After the student has worked with the exploration for a while, he/she can take a short assessment (four multiple choice questions) over what should be learned about the topic. The exploratory animation is still available, so the student can determine the solutions based on the exploration.

1. Algebra Help
http://www.algebrahelp.com/

I think this is a great website for Algebra students or anyone wanted to review basic algebraic concepts. It offers lessons on how to perform algebraic equations and it's organized by subject. There is a calculator section also organized by subject so that all the user has to do is select the appropriate calculator, plug in the known information, and the calculator will solve the problem. There are links to other math sites and resources so if a person wants further information or more practice they can access different recommended sites. A section that I liked as a teacher is the worksheets. The worksheets are categorized by topic so if I thought my students needed extra practice in a topic I could come to this site and print off some worksheets. If the student has Internet access and can get to these worksheets it's even better because if they are struggling with a problem there is a button that offers step by step instructions on solving that problem. The interactive worksheets allow the student to check their work right away to know if they are mastering the skill or if they need further practice. There is a place to leave feedback about the site or to request information. There is also a news section that tells about the newest features and latest updates. This is a great teaching website and I will definitely be using it in my classroom.

2. Learn to Knit
http://www.learntoknit.com/home.html

I went to this site to get instruction on how to knit and the basics of knitting and I was disappointed in the material and layout of the site. One topic tells why knitting is such a great hobby and the personal benefits of doing it which got me hyped up about doing it. When I clicked on the link that said 'getting started' I expected some step by step instructions on exactly where to get the materials, what I needed, and how to knit. All I got were suggestions on where I could learn to knit. This site didn't offer actual instructions on knitting. It said that I should search the Internet to find other knitting sites and it also suggested that I contact Wal-Mart or some other local store to find out what supplies I needed and to see if they offered classes. It clearly states on the homepage that this site is for people wanting to 'learn to knit and crochet.' There were some links to quick and easy patterns but those patterns won't be helpful to someone that can't knit or doesn't even know the basics of knitting. I wasn't impressed with this site and felt like it had no instructional strategies.

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

Where you can go to find out about space, earth and NASA. I found this website this weekend helping my first grade grandson. It seem to have a problems, activities, and information to keep a first grader learning.

http://www.mindleaders.com/

MindLeaders is an employee and individual performance-improvement company, the training is technology-based and self-paced. It provides a personalized learning experience. Their subjects covers topics ranging from networking in an enterprise environment to personal use of the PC. I have used this site for management courses and computer courses. This site has helped me often and is interesting.

http://www.education-world.com/

Elvira
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/eab/tutorials/refguide/mms01.htm

I don't know it is new id website or not. I like this website. it is a Tutorials website to give some information about how to write ID analysis paper. I think it will be useful for beginning. If I can find this website earlier, my paper should be better than now.

http://elearning.typepad.com/thelearnedman/2004/05/instructional_d.html

I like this site because is has a number of resources. It is not a "professional site" but it links to some great sources of information for future projects.

If you're interested in the constructivist approach. Great article, great references.
http://ifets.massey.ac.nz/periodical/vol_2_2000/tam.html

http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/onlinelearning.html

This website gives an index of various sites pertaining to the ID process

http://www.edtech.vt.edu/edtech/id/

this website goes through more of how to do ID.

http://www.ieee.org/organizations/eab/tutorials/refguide/mms01.htm

The best thing about this site is that it list the steps in an ID model by Dick and Carey. For each step/phase the web site gives an explantion and then offers additional internet resources about the phase.

http://www.uwex.edu/disted/design.html

This is an excellent web page but you must download a little free software to run it.

http://www.southalabama.edu/coe/idbook/

I was really impressed by this website--it provides so much info on instructional design. One thing that I especially liked was how the designers of this site provided sample forms that could actually be utilized by an instructional designer. I feel that this is a pretty thorough site, simple, but very informative and useful.

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sat.html

http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/idmodels.html

WOW! It has a WEALTH of Instructional Design Models! Too many to list. Takes on many different philosophies.

http://www.outreach.psu.edu/users/atb/cdev.htm

This site is a listing of Instructional Design resources. There are links to learning theory discussions, concept mapping ideas, and project management resources. There is also a link to PedagoNet. This site, by its on doing, says it "facilitates the exchange of learning materials and resources." It has a searchable learning resource database. There is a link to Expertspace which is a link to go to if you want to hire a speaker for an event. A link on the site that I thought was helpful was "A Teacher's Guide to the U.S. Department of Education" which is a guide to the resources available to teachers through the Department of Education. Another link that I found helpful was a link for Teachers Helping Teachers. At this site I could get lesson plans for any subject and I could join a math forum. I thought this site, while not instructional in itself, had links to great instructional sites and to resources for instructional designers.

Merlot (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)
http://www.merlot.org/Home.po

This website is not necessarily an instructional website in the traditional sense. The purpose of the site is not to provide training or instruction in a certain area, but it is instructional in nature none the less. The purpose of the site is to allow teachers and educators to have a central place to discuss strategies and to search for materials and information to use for their own personal needs. The site has a login system so that you have a profile and can keep up with what is important to you. You can contact other educators that are in related fields and beseech them for materials or help in a particular area and is as a whole a wonderful resource for educators. In addition to hosting materials, the site has a member directory so that you can actually contact other members of the site directly for specific needs or questions. The site itself deals with many subject areas, from psychology to chemistry to mathematics and statistics. In addition the site has its own editorial review boards for the purpose of reviewing your instruction and that of its members.

Nature: For Teachers
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/teach.html

Uses problem-based learning to help students discuss and solve wildlife and environmental issues.

Grade Level: 3-12
http://www.saxlessons.com/

The instructional website saxlessons.com is an online step by step instruction guide for playing the saxophone. The home page is well designed with a clear header stating 'online instruction for the saxophone' featuring a picture of a man playing the sax with a claim that these instructional strategies are provided by one of San Francisco bay areas best and most experienced saxophone instructors. The left side of the page has links in sequential order for the instruction and the right side of the page has links to resources such as songs and purchasing a saxophone. The website is very well designed right down to the url being very clear about the purpose of the site. It is not only appealing visually but is very easy to follow sequentially to find each lesson with step by step instructions.

http://www.golfonline.com/

The homepage for golfonline.com is very cluttered with advertisements which makes it hard to find the instructional links provided. The lead instructional piece is 'never slice again'. Going to that link the header is clear about the instructional aim but the page is cluttered with advertisements and the instruction is not formatted in a visually appealing way. The instruction improves when you go to the second link it then has step by step drills with pictures and clear sequential instructions. Subsequent pages are still cluttered with advertisements causing the instruction to be squeezed down and spread over five pages.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/index_interactivebody.shtml

http://www12.studyisland.com/demoStart1.cfm?lcfid=1&CFID=21944907&CFTOKEN=67602688&cid=244&randKey=779271

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/

Geospy This is a really fun Flash website that teaches children about continents states, and etc.

MIT OpenCourseWare:
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html

MIT's OpenCoureWare is an educational resource for educators, students and anyone who wants to learn. This is a portal to a wide selection of MIT'S traditional course offerings. Courses are available from the fields of Anthropology, Mathematics and literature, to name a few. Each course includes lecture notes, assignments, course syllabi, etc. No registration is required and it is not degree-granting.

Merlot:
http://www.merlot.org

This website is a repository of peer reviewed educational resources for online learning and teaching. These resources are provided by individual members, institutional partners, corporate partners and editorial boards. The learning resources are sorted by discipline and material type. Some material types include simulations, reference materials and lecture, while some disciplines include history, teacher education and statistics. Websites containing the instructional material is provided as well as a related assignment. This site is great for students enrolled in distance learning programs and for instructors who need additional resources of ideas for a course.

This website teaches 5th graders Nutrition.

http://www.dole5aday.com/Kids/K_Index.jsp

Critique: The designers seemed to have analyzed their target audience well. The website is colorful, eye catching, and interactive. It is presented as a game or activity, with audio and video components. It is clearly communicated and presented in a motivational way to instruct this learner set. This website has components of the first ID competency.

This website teaches 5th graders sentence structure

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/clubhouse/index_pre.html

Critique: Once again, the designers are catering this learner set by designing the activity like a game; interactive, colorful, and motivational. The design is towards teaching content instead of correcting human behavior. This instructional design engages the learner to participate and learn by their specific choices and participation.

EIPT 6163

http://www.cogsim.com/idea/default.htm

This is a good site because it explains the instructional design process and the different types of analyses. This is a good resource because it provides a visual representation and an understandable description and comparison of several Instructional Design models including Dick and Carey, Hannafin and Peck, Kemp and others.

http://web2.uwindsor.ca/courses/edfac/morton/instructional_design.htm

I liked this one because it shows how someone has taken the ID format and used it in a business setting. It is a government setting but it is a great example and pretty good resource.

http://www.nedc.nrcs.usda.gov/isd/isd1.html

This site contains information for conducting a Needs Assessment.

http://www.edtech.vt.edu/edtech/id/index.html

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/index.html

This website contains information about instructional strategies.

http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/instructionalstrategies.asp

This website contains information about instructional strategies for online courses.

http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/onlinelearning.html

This website gives an index of various sites pertaining to the ID process.

http://www.umsl.edu/technology/frc/DEID/destination2adultlearning/motivatingadultstolearn.pdf

This site has some interesting aspects to the motivation of adults.

http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/InstructionalDesign.htm

This website begins with a good overview of instructional design and the different theories such as ADDIE or the Dick and Carey model. It reviews the basics of why someone should use instructional design in elearning. Many classroom activities don't leave a "trail" that can be viewed by others (at least not directly - successes of graduates of a program can be evaluated and the relevance of courses assessed). Online learning is far more transparent. Classroom discussion is generally not archived (though certain lectures can be taped and shown to students), whereas, every aspect of elearning is transparent and can be used as a resources for subsequent courses.

Content, discussions, interactions, etc. can all be evaluated and reviewed by persons other than the instructor. As such, quality can be assessed more objectively in elearning. ID is a quality process. It seeks to ensure that critical concepts are explored through content presentation and learning activities.

http://glossary.plasmalink.com/glossary.html

This website has every instructional strategy you can possibly think of. It helps with ideas for the instructional plan.

http://its.unc.edu/TeachingAndLearning/publications/resourceguides/index.htm

This site contains resource guides regarding technology and education.

http://instep.cet.edu/instrucdes.html

SCORM is a suite of technical standards that enable web-based learning systems to find, import, share, reuse, and export learning content in a standardized way. Note that SCORM is written primarily for vendors and toolmakers who build Learning Management Systems and learning content authoring tools so they know what they need to do to their products to conform with SCORM technically.

http://www.adlnet.org/Technologies/scorm/default.aspx

This site contains information about the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM).

http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci796793,00.html

This site contains information about the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM).

http://www.elementk.com/training_advice/htm/index.asp

This site belongs to a corporate training development company that deals primarily with e-training, however it does have a very informative "Training Advice" section that contains various articles, white papers, presentations, and columns developed by training professionals. The content exhibits a very strong ID orientation; in fact one particularly intersecting column asks the question in its title: "Instructional Design: Does it really matter?"

http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/index.htm

I found this site to be invaluable for determining learner characteristics in children.

http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/idmodels.html

This website, created by Martin Ryder of the University of Colorado at Denver has a very complete compilation and comparison of different ID models and related theories and taxonomies. It has multiple sources of information for the same topic and the names that appear are the movers and shakers past and present in the world of ID. A couple of screen shots will give you an idea of what is at this website.

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sat.html

This one is an ISD handbook. It does a nice job of breaking down each component of Instructional Design.

“ISD process provides a means for sound decision making to determine the who, what, when, where, why, and how of training. The concept of a system approach to training is based on obtaining an overall view of the training process. It is characterized by an orderly process for gathering and analyzing collective and individual performance requirements, and by the ability to respond to identified training needs. The application of a systems approach to training insures that training programs and the required support materials are continually developed in an effective and efficient manner to match the variety of needs in an ever rapidly changing environment.” The website provides good resources and details for training-orientated purposes.

http://www.umich.edu/~ed626/Dick_Carey/dc.html

This site an overview of the Dick and Carey model in a simplified form. It also explains in detail the stages of the model.

http://www.pfeiffer.com/WileyCDA/

Pfeiffer serves the professional development and hands-on resource needs of training and human resource practitioners and gives them products to do their jobs better. We deliver proven ideas and solutions from experts in HR development and HR management, and we offer effective and customizable tools to improve workplace performance. From novice to seasoned professional, Pfeiffer is the source you can trust to make yourself and your organization more successful. (It also has Educational Resources)

http://www.allencomm.com

Allen Communication Learning Services has offered a full range of technology-based training solutions, including custom courseware development, consulting services, and an integrated suite of course development tools. Their experienced team of instructional designers, scriptwriters, artists, programmers and training experts has already encountered virtually any training problem or issue. Their award-winning courseware development team brings together some of the most knowledgeable online trainers in the industry.

http://www.gdrc.org/info-design/instruct/instruct.html

The web page that belongs to the site of the Global Development Research Center (G.D.R.C.) focuses on the information of instructional design such as instructional design process and instructional strategies.

http://www.pace.edu/page.cfm?doc_id=18360

This site contains information about instructional design.

http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/802papers/mergel/brenda.htm

This website is kind of boring; however, it did provide good literature of the history and components of learning theories. Based on different learning theories, the instructions are decided based on different needs and purposes.

http://www.umuc.edu/virtualteaching/module1/case_studies.html

Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology. This site outlines some teaching/learning activities that are used across the disciplines and tries to suggest through examples from the Web how each might utilize a certain kind of technology or a combination of different technologies to accomplish specific learning objectives.

http://www.indiana.edu/~idtheory/home.html

This site is more of an applied side of instructional design with the associated theory. It provides a resource companion to the Green Book I and II but also has material that can aid in ID instructional strategies. A screen shot will demonstrate some of the resources on this page.

http://ed.isu.edu/addie/research/Research.html

This site contains information about the ADDIE Model of instructional design.

http://tip.psychology.org/theories.html

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html

http://www.tv411.org/index.shtml

The site is based on a television series that teaches reading, writing and mathematics skills for adult learners. The lessons were geared towards daily uses and business functions. The site-design incorporates easy-to-navigate menus, consistent layouts and interactive activities to improve learning. There are excellent uses of quizzes and exercises to provide learners with instantaneous feedback. The creative uses of learning materials (parts of a newspaper and maps) and the varieties of learning activities (filling out job applications, writing complaints, how to set up Budgets and time management) keeps learners focus and interested.

EIPT 6173

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_management

This site provides basic definitions of content and provides more information through other external links where appropriate. It provides information on different approaches to PM and takes you through the four processes (initiation, planning, implementation and closing). The link also provides links to project management associations

http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_PPM.htm

List of eLearning Acronyms:
http://www.dsv.su.se/~klas/Learn/index.html

This is a useful site because it clarifies all the seeming redundancies. For example, it explains the difference between CBT, WBT, and WBI.

Synopsis of Project Management Skills:
http://www.utexas.edu/academic/cit/howto/tutorials/project/index.html

This site has just the basic information, but it is a good refresher. This is a more straight-forward approach than Lewis uses. It sticks to just the basics of Initiation, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Closing.

http://csweb.cs.bgsu.edu/maner/domains/RAD.htm
This is a site from the University of California, Davis that contains information about Rapid Application Development

http://sysdev.ucdavis.edu/WEBADM/document/rad_toc.htm
Rapid Application Development

http://www.km-forum.org/KM-Characterization-Framework.pdf
A pdf article about A Framework for Characterizing Knowledge Management Methods, Practices, and Technologies

http://www.method123.com/
This site has free samples of project management templates.

http://www.projectmanagement.com/
This website provides information on project management. You can click on several tabs that offer information about the process, downloads, articles, tools training, and discussions.

http://www.allpm.com/
This site is a community of project managers that communicate with each other on the forums page. A lot of great information, such as how much project managers usually make (from a project manager's standpoint), job openings for project managers, resumes for project managers, and much more.

http://www.pmtoday.co.uk/content/en/default.aspx
This is a site for the Project Manager Today publication. You have to register to access issues, however, there is a free 90-day or 3 issue trial.

http://opmi.pminsight.org.uk/
This site provides access to the Project Management Insight newsletter from Osprey PMI (OPMI). OPMI are the leading specialist project management consultants in the United Kingdom with a rapidly expanding international dimension. Insight addresses some of the topical project management issues of the day.

http://www.infinite.org.za/ProjectRisk.htm
This is the website for Infinite Organisation. This is a company that provides product and training services regarding project management. This link is an article entitled Project Risk and Product Risk.

http://www.developer.com/mgmt/
This website is a great index for up-to-date articles about project management.

http://www.4pm.com/articles/wbs.html
This website provides information about creating Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Templates Based on Project Size.

http://www.mapnp.org/library/plan_dec/project/project.htm
This site is a library that contains resources. Has a lot of links for project management resources.

http://michaelgreer.biz/
This site had resources and links and articles including ID specific topics

http://www.egovernment.tas.gov.au/
This is the the eGovernment website is managed by the Inter Agency Policy and Projects Unit (IAPPU), which is part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet's Government Information and Services Division. IAPPU is responsible for co-ordinating whole-of-government strategies, policies, resources and tools for information management, information systems and project management to assist the efficient operation of government in Tasmania.

http://www.gantthead.com/
This site had downloads like checklists and presentations (including the one on risk management). I found that I could register for e-newsletters and that they had a great deal of information on various aspects of project management.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project/default.aspx
This site is about Microsoft Office Project software. Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007 gives you robust project management tools with the right blend of usability, power, and flexibility, so you can manage projects more efficiently and effectively. You can stay informed and control project work, schedules, and finances, keep project teams aligned, and be more productive through integration with familiar Microsoft Office system programs, powerful reporting, guided planning, and flexible tools.

http://www.pmfoundation.com/
Website for the PM Foundation. This company provides project management training and consulting. They offer PRINCE2™ and Management training courses to support businesses throughout the UK.

http://www.4pm.com/
Is a training and certification site but offers templates and techniques in the tools and articles section

http://www.projectconnections.com/
This site provides various resources about project management including: templates, blogs, articles, interviews and case studies, and papers, as well as product and services links.

http://www.techassoc.com/
A company that provides consulting and implementation services with a focus on Microsoft Office Project based implementation and deployment including: The Microsoft Office EPM 2007 Solution, Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Technologies and Product Training.

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/awdtools/portfolio/
There are many fantastic products for management, regarding project management, resource management, portfolio management, and etc. Having those tools will enhance the quality and speed up the time while doing a project. Thus, I like to go back this site and see what other good stuff they provide in the market.

http://www.ipma.ch/Pages/default.aspx
This site is by IPMA, which is a non-profit management organization. IPMA actively promotes project management to businesses and organisations around the world. IMPA offers certification programs for project managers, award successful project teams and individuals, and provide a number of project management publications.

http://www.pmblvd.com/Default.aspx?page=92
This website offers free project management resources including, templates, articles, case studies, checklists, and poll results.

http://www.pmforum.org/
This organization provides the complete information about PM, and we can subscribe the newsletter from the site. By doing this way, we may know the current event that happens in the world of Project Management.

http://www.cis.gsu.edu/~dtruex/courses/cis330/cis330PDF/wk7/ProjMgtp.pdf
This is a pdf of the slides of a PowerPoint presentation on project management.

http://www.extra.reading.ac.uk/ib/Modules%20Submenu/CEMIB8.htm
A UK website that provides information about the principles of project management.

http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/impl/
This webpage outlines an implementation plan for web accessibility. Contains suggestions for companies that want to make their websites accessible.

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/ppm/ppm22.htm
This is a site by NASA that contains information about Project Risk Management.

http://www.risksig.com/
The PMI Risk Management SIG (RiskSIG) provides forums for the professional exchange of ideas on a myriad of topics related to the management of risk in projects. Experts and practitioners from Public and Private sectors share their knowledge and experience.
http://www.bmpcoe.org/pmws/index.html
Provides an overview of PMWS. The Program Manager's WorkStation (PMWS) is an electronic suite of tools designed to provide timely acquisition and engineering information to the user. The main components of the PMWS are KnowHow, the Technical Risk Identification and Mitigation System (TRIMS), and the BMP Database.

http://www.prochain.com/
This is a website for a company that offers project management certification, technical, training, and software services.

http://www.ddj.com/architect/184414727
This webpage is an article to keep projects on track and to have less chaos, costs, fewer bugs, and increased schedule predictability. It provides information about risk analysis and management.

http://www.4pm.com/articles/managing.html
This website provides information about project management certification and training.

http://www.afghans4tomorrow.com/
This site provides information about Afghans4Tomorrow (A4T), which is a non-profit 501(C)(3), non-political, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan. A4T has volunteer members across the United States and in Afghanistan. Our focus is on sustainable Education, Agriculture and Health projects.

http://www.lewisinstitute.com/Section_Home.asp?SID=24
This site seems to cover a lot of helpful areas of project management. This will also be helpful because since we are reading this textbook, we will get a better understanding of his style of writing.

http://www.eqtoolbox.org/project/
This site provides information about project management. This site offers information on the project method and project cycle.

http://www.achievemax.com/books/project-management/
This site contains recommended project management books that are listed in alphabetical order by title.

http://www.motivatingmath.com/html/kids_projects.html
Don't let all the project management terminology and standards boggle you down, leaving you to feel as if you have no qualifications to complete a fully functioned project. Project management should not be a burden, but a blessing.
Be simple, have a mind of a child and you will see how easy and fun project management can be! This website takes the big word "project" and cuts it down into bite size increments to where anyone at any age can design, implement, and report a project.

http://www.vita.virginia.gov/oversight/projects/
Virginia Information Technologies Agency: This site contains numerous project management resources. One of the most interesting is the project management related polices, standards, and guidelines section. While the information contained within is oriented primarily to the state's project management methodologies, it can be generalized to any project management situation. One of the big plusses to the information is the practical context in which it is presented. This is real-life project management

http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/project/project.htm
It is all about links and links to information about PM. It categorized information into overviews of project management, useful skills – team building and group leadership, general resources, and related library links (including many other types of planning). The overview of project management section provides links to information about what project management is, planning a project, project cycle management and project management productivity checklist. Team building and group leadership section addresses aspects of team building, leadership, meeting management, facilitating in fact-to-face groups, group-based problem solving and decision-making, and conflict management. The general resources section and related library links provide other information about PM.

http://projectmanagement.ittoolbox.com/
I think the best way to navigate the website is to browse by PM topic. It covers sections in business strategy/planning, general project management, project implementation, project leadership, project lifecycle, etc. When clicking on a topic, it will take you to a list of many related articles. By clicking on an article, you will be able to read the summary and decide whether you want to read it all. This site has a bunch of information, tips/advice, blogs, white papers and forum that's related to project management. They also have current news and hot topics in the industry. But this site is only focus on Information Technology and PM. I am particular interested in their White Papers. They have a bunch on information related to business IT. So I would recommend this site if you are interested in PM in the IT sector.

http://basecamphq.com/?ref=adg
This site introduces a project management tool, called Basecamp. It is a web-based application, which allows a project team to communicate, post tasks, share files and schedules, etc. There is also a free trial version available on this site for downloading.

http://www.pmi.org/Pages/default.aspx
This site is rich with links and resources for Project Management. PMI offers journals, eLearning courses, industry standard PM guide and much more. PMI also contracts the University of Oklahoma Center for Continuing Education (OUCCE) for some of their online courses that offer to registered users. PMI also offers seminars and conferences around the world. The only setback about this site is that we have to be a member to access their resources. They have student membership and if I'm not mistake it is like $30 for a year. Its not too bad if you need the resources they have.

http://www.tenstep.com/
This is a company website for TenStep, Inc. TenStep, Inc, specializes in methodology development, training and consulting. The company’s focus is in project management, setting up and running a Project Management Office, Portfolio Management, the project lifecycle and the application support function. On this website, you can find useful resources for effective project management strategies and methodologies. The website also provide information in 11 different languages.

http://projectmanagement.ittoolbox.com/topics/projmgmtme/
A webpage contains information about project methodologies. It has very good Project Management section. It provides a community where peers share knowledge about information technology with a knowledge base in forms of groups, blogs, wiki and more bundled by topic. Provides white papers and webcasts, jobs, question and answer, industry articles and community chats on project management issues. I found this web sire easy to navigate with Pm related papers and chats with in two to three clicks. The white papers and industry articles were numerous and a good source for research.

http://www.projectsatwork.com/
Readings forums, etc. tools, reviews on software

http://www.e-programme.com/
Dedicated to the promotion, discussion and exchange of information relating to the field of Program Management" from the European perspective.

http://www.yancy.org/research/project_management/procurement.html
This site offers information about project management. It has information recommending study materials, provides definitions, and a lot of information about the project management process.

http://associate.com/gantt/
Useful site in production of a Gantt chart, appears to assist you in the production of the chart for free, but is also a general less detailed chart.

http://www.adobe.com/resources/techniques/
This site educates you on how to start on a project and also offers a framework for delivering excellent user experiences, derived from extensive research into the processes used by seasoned web professionals.

http://www.projectdirect.com/index.htm
They provide a lot of training and consulting. Since I'm going to design IT workshop for my project, the contents may be useful.

http://www.planview.com/
I can read a variety of updated articles that are written from different professional experts in this site. That's interesting to learn the ideas from different people around the world.

http://www.apm.org.uk/
This website has a wealth of resources including links for resources and other publications.

http://www.smartdraw.com/
This website provides visual communication software.

http://www.guysoftware.com/
Trial software and examples Gantt charts

http://www.legadero.com/
This webpage contains many business resource links.

http://www.businesspropulsion.com/
This site contains information about freebie websites, job flair, and job hunting.

http://www.infowit.com/
Project management software for managing creative businesses.

http://www.oracle.com/primavera/index.html
Oracle Corporation site about Primavera Software, Inc., that provides Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions for project-intensive industries. Primavera offers solutions PPM requirements of key vertical industries including engineering and construction, public sector, aerospace and defense, utilities, oil and gas, manufacturing and high tech, and IT and services.

http://www.bus.umich.edu/FacultyBios/FacultyBio.asp?id=000119663
Energize Your Workplace (by Jane E Dutton). This book really provides a great foundation for building relationships in the office and describing how those relationships will help you prosper in the workplace. This book really provides a great foundation for building relationships in the office and describing how those relationships will help you prosper in the workplace.

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http://intercom.virginia.edu/surveysuite

This site allows you to develop online surveys for your program evaluation. It also gives you secure access to allow participants to complete surveys and allows you to download the data as a statistical summary. Even though the trial is only allowed for fourteen days, you could still use it effectively.

http://www.horizon-research.com/

This website hosts a private evaluation consulting firm with free program evaluation resources. There is a list of current projects that the firm is working on as well as a wide variety of past projects. Although most projects are geared towards math and science, the projects could still help anyone become familiar with the in and outs of a real evaluation. Enjoy!

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/index.html

This particular Url is not on Dr. HardrÃ©'s list all though there are some others from the uwex site. This site has a lot of good detailed information on evaluation, and the most helpful part of it, was the quick tips sheets that are available in PDF. They are located under the Evaluation tab on the home page. The tips that are provided cover all aspects of program evaluation from the planning to the actual implementation. The ones that I found most useful were the ones pertaining to the analyzation and interpretation of the information. Overall, they are quick and easy to read and of course they are in PDF which means anyone can read them. I urge you to check them out!

http://www.managementhelp.org/evaluatn/fnl_eval.htm

This URL is great for beginners because it is written for people who have no experience with program evaluation. It begins by explaining what a program is and then goes on to define program evaluation. It follows with ways to recognize when evaluation is needed and where in a company evaluation might be needed. It has a good explanation of how to do an analysis and then gives examples of a few types of evaluations such as goals based or process based. It has a wonderful chart which is an overview of methods to collect data. It includes the different ways to collect data, when you might want to use each, and the advantages and challenges you might find if your use each. It further discusses, choosing the appropriate method and then has links to show how to use a particular method. It ends with analyzing the data with several methods and then tells how you might do your report. For a beginner or a businessman who does not have time to take a class in program evaluation, this step by step plan would be very helpful. For students, it cuts away all the details and gives a great overview of what you need to learn intimately during a program evaluation class.

http://www.aap.org/commpeds/resources/evaluation.html

This publication is a guide to program evaluation for pediatricians and OTHERS implementing community-based health initiatives. This resource will help those implementing community-based programs learn strategies for setting measurable objectives, identifying realistic outcomes, and developing logic models for health initiatives. The guide is designed in a workbook format, which allows it to be used by planning committees when developing program proposals or as an evaluation training tool for project staff. It is an easy-to-read guide.

http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/checklists/

This website, sponsored by the Western Michigan University's Evaluation Center, offers multiple checklists to assist program evaluators. Program evaluators, who have found the checklists useful in their practice and want to share them with others to improve the overall quality of program evaluations, submit the checklists to the website. A checklist that I thought could one day be particularly helpful is one regarding contract negotiation (Contracts). Also, there is a checklist to assist in providing evaluation feedback (Feedback Workshop Checklist), which may be especially helpful as we revise our Reporting and Utilization Documents.

http://www.managementhelp.org/np_progs/evl_mod/evl_mod.htm

This site gives useful information on nonprofit program evaluation. There is a section that breaks down the evaluation process into different steps, starting at getting ready for the evaluation and ending with analyzing and reporting results. For the final analyzing and reporting step there is an example of evaluation report contents, which is an outline of what an evaluation report might include. There is a section of general information such as 'what is program evaluation?' and 'What determines how you will conduct your program evaluation?' Another great feature on the site is a program evaluation plan that includes a checklist.

http://www.hfrp.org/evaluation/the-evaluation-exchange

Published by the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP), the Evaluation Exchange is a free, online journal that addresses current issues in program evaluation. It includes discussions and articles by the leading, reputable program evaluators. It also offers a forum for dialogue among evaluators, educators, and policymakers. Some of the highlights of the journal include newly developing trends in the field of program evaluation as well as practical applications of evaluation theory. The website has access to the current online issue as well as an archive of previous issues (dating back to 1995), including such topics as professional development, democratic evaluation, evaluation methodology, and evaluating advocacy and policy change.

http://www.managementhelp.org/evaluatn/outcomes.htm

This resource gives pretty specific information on evaluations for non-profit organizations. The article states that not for profits tend to like outcome-based evaluations. It gives some useful information as well as additional resources.

http://www.liveunited.org/outcomes/?
One of our textbooks mentions the techniques that United Way asks its agencies and programs to use to perform evaluations. It’s not surprising then that the United Way has a lot of resources available online to help program evaluators. This website has full-text downloadable reports and guides, including reports on what specific outcome measures certain programs are using and how they are publicizing the results, which can serve as examples.

http://digivey.com/?src=overture
Digital survey website.

http://www.managementhelp.org/evaluatn/fnl_eval.htm
This site provides information on non-profit evaluations and a really good resource on program evaluation in general.

http://www.eval.org/
The American Evaluation Association (AEA) is an international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. Evaluation involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness. You can obtain a lot of information from the Website on such topics as AEA's annual conference, meetings and events, job information, and training programs. Includes information on standards in program evaluation and training information:

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4811a1.htm
This website provides Program Evaluation guidelines that goes along with Public Health Programs that I thought was helpful, if you ever get involved with such a field.

http://captus.samhsa.gov/western/resources/bp/index.cfm
This the website for the Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention (CSAP), West CAPT. It is funded by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. The “Planning & Best Practices” link on the left it will take you to how to plan for and implement effective prevention programs, using a 7-step model. This section provides information on the steps to be conducted to create a comprehensive plan for prevention. Included within the section is a best and promising practices database. Check out the “What's New” section to see the most recently added or updated information.

http://www.serve.org/Evaluation/
“The Southeast Initiatives Regional Technology in Education Consortium (SEIR*TEC) is a group of national, regional, and university-based organizations dedicated to promoting the use of technology to improve teaching and learning by providing technical assistance, authentic professional development in the areas of curriculum and instruction, leadership for technology, policy, and planning and evaluation”

This website has some great information about program evaluation. It also has lots of information on evaluation planning, using technology in schools and program evaluation from basics to advanced. A great part of the website is the planning for evaluation page. This page has presentations and evaluation worksheets that cover:

Evaluation Development
Evaluation Planning
Evaluation Strategy
Evaluation Management
Checklists

http://www.vskn.ca/index.php?/page/view/90fcf86c-907d-102c-8f81-19d5e4f626d7
This site contains information about accountability and evaluation.

http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/lifeskills/whyevaluate.htm
This link is the Life Skills Evaluation System Web site. The website was developed to assist University of Illinois faculty and staff to evaluate programs that teach Life Skills.

http://www.psch.uic.edu/communityprog.asp
This is an evaluation team's evaluation guide for both a prevention program and a service delivery program for sexual assault survivors. They are based out of the University of Illinois at Chicago and offer workbooks for very little money.

http://www.tgci.com/magazine/03fall/guide1.asp
This site offers a basic guide to developing goals based, process, and outcomes based evaluations. There are questions provided that is helpful in designing these types of evaluations.

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/evaluation/index.html
Bureau of Justice Assistance Evaluation site. Resources for evaluating criminal justice programs including instructional materials, glossary, evaluation resources, and reports

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/evaluation/guide/index.htm
This link provides a useful framework for conducting an evaluation from planning through reporting and utilization of results. It gives concise advice for each stage of the evaluation process and provides corresponding links to more in-depth resources relevant to the stage.

http://www.managementhelp.org/evaluatn/fnl_eval.htm
This site has information adapted from the book Field Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and Evaluation. It has good information on the types of measurements to use and when as well as general information about conducting evaluations.

http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/jc/
The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation provides standards for program evaluation, personnel and students. This site will be useful for anyone doing a program evaluation in an educational setting.

http://teacherpathfinder.org/School/Assess/assess.html
This website provides a copy of the article entitled, Introduction to Program Evaluation for Classroom Teachers. I thought this might be helpful for teachers/administrators for use within the classroom.

http://www.liveunited.org/outcomes/?
The Outcome Measurement Resource Network at United Way provides guidelines and templates for program evaluation, with an emphasis on measuring outcomes in community program.

http://www.fcps.edu/accountability/off_prog_eval/index.htm
This is a website dedicated to evaluations of system wide programs in a school district in Virginia.

Online Evaluation Resource Library:

http://oerl.sri.com/
Funded by the National Science Foundation. An excellent source of information for information on how to design, conduct or review program evaluations. This is a site that was developed for professionals who seek information on various aspects of evaluation – design, conduct, document, and review. Particularly, the site has examples of full evaluations and sections of evaluations that are considered sound and representative of professional standards. This site is valuable in that the examples are from NSF projects, which I would assume are of high quality. Also, the site is easy to navigate with tabs that focus on specific content, such as underrepresented groups, curriculum development, and technology.

http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/siegle/research/Instrument%20Reliability%20and%20Validity/Likert.html
Useful website for creating Likert scales.

http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/links_evaluation.php
This is provided by the The National Mentoring Center. There are several links to practical handbooks and guides that teach people how to do a program evaluation step-by-step. Even if we are not interested in evaluating mentoring program, I think we may learn something from those practical guides.

http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-9215/evaluation.htm
Although an old document, this resource provides information about some standards for program evaluation in mathematics education. This site is primary concerned with secondary education.

http://www.austinisd.org/inside/accountability/evaluation/report_archive.phtml
This is a report archive for the Austin Independent School district. It has very good examples of complete polished reports for educators.

http://www.atp.nist.gov/atp/helpful.htm
This site offers models for program evaluations involving technology and sample grant proposal criteria. It may seem like just a consulting company’s website rather than a resource, but they include so much information that it definitely offers knowledge to learn from. From the Home page, on the left side of the page click on the “Funded Projects” tab, then click on “gems and success stories”. This will lead you to a wealth of different examples and formal reports.

These are links to psychological testing sites that may be useful in selecting measures of target variables.

http://www.assessmentpsychology.com/resources.htm
This site contains resources for psychologists, mental health professionals, educators, students and patients about psychological assessment and testing.

http://www.cps.nova.edu/~cpphelp/
This webpage contains a large list of links containing information about various psychological tests.

http://www.acpe-accredit.org/standards/default.asp
Here is the link to all US colleges of pharmacy accreditation standards and guidelines. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education executes the accreditation process for assuring and advancing quality in pharmacy education. Every US colleges of pharmacy intended to receive full accreditation must abide to these standards. The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy used these standards to evaluate its doctor of pharmacy degree and renewed its accreditation term until 2012.

http://aetcnec.ucsf.edu/
AETC National Evaluation Center This center and its resources are helpful in links and resources for individuals doing program evaluation in clinical and behavioral areas, especially as related to AIDS. I think you will find the links and resources helpful for many health related evaluations. Here is the link.

Introduction to Evaluation

This website introduces the idea of evaluation and provides major terms and issues in the field.
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/intreval.htm

Evaluation Handbook

This document offers some suggestions to these reforming administrators in the "how to" of a good evaluation, alleviate some of the fear and mystery of evaluation, and provide guidelines for evaluation.

http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/rcd/bibliography/BE020502

Canadian Evaluation Society

This professional association provides its site in both English and French. There are extensive resources on evaluation through linked external resources. Links are from around the world and on many topics

http://evaluationcanada.ca/site.cgi?s=6&ss=3

http://www.managementhelp.org/evaluatn/outcomes.htm#anchor30249
This link provides guidance toward basic planning and implementation of an outcomes-based evaluation process in nonprofit organizations. It provides basic guidance—particularly to small nonprofits with very limited resources. The authors also include a helpful list of myths regarding outcome evaluations.

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/
This is a University of Wisconsin Extension site. It has a phenomenal number of PowerPoint and pdf things about evaluation. The above link offers information regarding program evaluation.

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/evaldocs.html
This link allows you to access pdf documents of such as: Planning a Program Evaluation (27 pages), Planning a Program Evaluation Worksheet, Questionnaire Design: Asking questions with a purpose, Sampling, Collecting Evaluation Data: An overview of sources and methods, collecting evaluation data: direct observation, Analyzing Quantitative Data, and almost 10 more. The site also has a quick tips page, Human subjects protection education page, workshops and presentations, logic model, evaluation studies, evaluation instruments, evaluation curriculum, and a bunch of other pages.

http://www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org/publications/download.shtml#state_systems
The State Systems Development Guide. This guide has been developed to provide a clearinghouse of information and innovation to support and grow the HFA program across the country. In its CD-Rom form, this resource guide connects you through web-links and PDF files to a variety of tools and resources that have been created to aid state systems development. In addition, the guide contains case studies of state successes in a variety of areas that contribute to the sustainability of the HFA program. Get your copy of this useful guide, a virtual one-stop shop for the development of state systems for home visitation. Contact Lisa Schreiber at lschreiber@preventchildabuse.org for a copy of the guide on CD-Rom

http://extension.psu.edu/evaluation/
This online resource could be useful to the novice program evaluator as well as the person who has years of experience in the field. The information on this site is derived from commonly asked questions and is based on methodological research and theory. The site provides useful information about the small details of program evaluation, such as creating a title, as well as information about the nuts and bolts of evaluating a program.

http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/Tools/Evaluation/Pub3669.pdf
This resource was most helpful in creating a logic model for my program. I found the logic model to be very helpful in designing my evaluation. It is a good way to stay focused on the program outcomes. It is very difficult to find from the Kellogg Foundation main page. This is a direct link to the guide itself.

http://cerg.csse.monash.edu.au/evaluation/definitions_sixcats.php
The Evaluation Resource Center. This link provides information on various aspects of program evaluation. Topics include designing evaluation processes; cost benefit issues; choosing an evaluation processes, defining the evaluation process, data collection methods. It also includes information on qualitative and quantitative evaluation. I like it because it provides comprehensive information on program evaluation.

http://www.tradoc.army.mil/tpubs/pams/P350-70-4.doc
It is written in the Robert Horn information mapping style, very easy to understand

http://www.preventioninfo.org/tips.htm

Program evaluation tips geared toward health initiatives.

http://www.serviceleader.org/new/managers/files/measuring-the-difference-2005.pdf

This is a link to a handbook titled Measuring the Difference Volunteers Make: A Guide to Outcome Evaluation for Volunteer Program Managers, published by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. It is 31 pages long and provides some really good information for non-profits and volunteer-based services.

http://www.irvine.org/evaluation
The James Irvine Foundationwebsite includes information on how to conduct a good evaluation and examples of their current and previous evaluation projects. I think this is a good program evaluation website to share with our class because the samples evaluations posted on this website provide good information on how different types of evaluations are done. I think it’s especially useful for beginner evaluators like us.

www.wmich.edu/evalctr/checklists/eval_model_metaeval.pdf
This site provides a great meta-evaluation checklist. The checklist is aligned with the Evaluation Standards and includes all four dimensions, feasibility, utilization, propriety, and accuracy in a simple to use and well explained format. It includes a scorecard that assesses how an evaluation addresses the Evaluation Standards.

I believe that this is a key resource link because it complements the two texts we have used and provides some points of view that are unique. It is also easy to read and easy to navigate. You can find information quickly and easily.

http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html
An online statistics textbook, for those who need a refresher. May be helpful in analyzing quantitative data in the evaluation.

http://www.managementhelp.org/np_progs/evl_mod/evl_mod.htm
This site gives useful information on nonprofit program evaluation. There is a section that breaks down the evaluation process into different steps, starting at getting ready for the evaluation and ending with analyzing and reporting results. For the final analyzing and reporting step there is an example of evaluation report contents, which is an outline of what an evaluation report might include. There is a section of general information such as “what is program evaluation?” and “What determines how you will conduct your program evaluation?” Another great feature on the site is a program evaluation plan that includes a checklist.

http://www.education.purdue.edu/AssessmentCouncil/Links/Index.htm
This is a compilation of links that offer information for program evaluation from Purdue’s Education and Evaluation program. They are categorized for easy use and you can find information for any type of evaluation. This source offers not only information on the implementation of an evaluation, but also offers information on training and networking sources.

http://www.eval.org/EvaluationDocuments/progeval.html
Online version of the International Program Evaluation Standards.

http://www.communityresearchpartners.org/?source=Overture
Community Research Partners is a non-profit organization established in April 2000 by United Way of Central Ohio, the City of Columbus and the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy at the Ohio State University. To support and advance human services and community development policy and practice through measurement, evaluation and research.

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/PES/index.html

The U.S. Department of Education’s Planning and Evaluation Service (PES)...coordinates strategic planning and program performance reporting across the Department of Education; conducts independent evaluations of the major federal education programs; and coordinates the Department's role in international education activities.

http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework.htm
Evaluation group of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), with materials, methods, framework & standards relative to health care and public health.

http://www.programevaluation.org/
New York State Teachers’ Resource Center site has lots of resources and tools on instructional program evaluation. Take time to browse through this site.

http://www.innonet.org/
Innonet has evaluation resources, particularly related to ITech support program evaluation. Snoop around this site, as it is frequently updated.

Actual Evaluation Reports online:

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/research/ChekTenn/ChkptTN.html Report of Tennessee’s statewide sobriety checkpoint program, with versions for various media releases.

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/top/research/research.htm

Combination of evaluation report and toolkits, this site focuses on technology program evaluation in K-12 schools.

College and University sites:

http://www.cgu.edu/pages/665.asp

Since the late 1960s, the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences at Claremont Graduate University has been a leader in providing graduate education in applied psychological science, evaluation, and applied research methods for "real world" settings.

http://www-gse.berkeley.edu/program/quantmeth/quantmeth.html

The Evaluation and Assessment Training Program, housed in the Quantitative Methods and Evaluation program, is designed for students with a mathematics and/or science background who want to pursue careers as professional evaluators and assessment developers in science and math education.

http://www.ca.uky.edu/agpsd/soregion.htm

Developed and Maintained by Roger Rennekamp, Ph.D.; Extension Professor, Department of Community and Leadership Development, University of Kentucky

http://www.infanthearing.org/programevaluation/

The evaluation site of the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM - pronounced "en-cham") at Utah State University. Its goal is to ensure that all infants (newborns) and toddlers with hearing loss are identified as early as possible and provided with timely and appropriate audiological, educational, and medical intervention.

http://www.statistics-talk.com/

This is a sociology graduate student who is doing evaluation consulting on the side.

http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.asp?pid=FS995

This link will take you to a Rutgers site and then you download the publication in pdf format. This site is easy to follow step-by-step guide for developing surveys.

http://www.cdc.gov/eval/index.htm

I hope this isn’t one that someone else has already suggested! I haven’t been able to open all of the links that have been sent out. I really like this site because it offers a look at program evaluation in the domain of public health. This site is pretty easy to use and understand for people who may be new to the whole discipline of evaluation. The framework used by the CDC involves six steps (http://www.cdc.gov/eval/steps.htm) and each step is thoroughly outlined when you click on the link. In addition, this site includes a section of resources related to a variety of areas within evaluation such as: ethics, principles, and standards, journals and on-line publications, step-by-step manuals, and planning and improvement tools. I find this site very helpful and user-friendly…it was interesting to see how evaluation was discussed in the realm of public health!

http://pareonline.net/

Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation (PARE) is an on-line journal supported, in part, by the Department of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation at the University of Maryland, College Park. Its purpose is to provide education professionals with access to reference articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice, especially at the local education agency (LEA) level. You can search through the articles by using the article title, author, descriptors, or keywords.

http://www.aera.net/publications/Default.aspx?menu_id=36&id=316

This website, which is developed by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), provides some abstracts of articles from the Journal of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php

This online training course that is developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers one option to fulfill the need for education in the area of human participant protection. The NIH is committed to the ethical conduct of research and to providing appropriate education for researchers whose work involves human participants. The mission of the NIH is to improve human health through biomedical and behavioral research. Conducting research involving human participants is a necessary and important part of that mission. You can obtain a completion certificate after completing the online course.

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