Based in schools and community centers around the country, PowerUP will provide young people with access to the wide range of content and information on the Internet. PBS Digital Divide Series Home Provides information on the Digital Divide and its effects on classrooms, gender, race, and the work environment. The Ohio Learning Network The Ohio Learning Network's mission is to significantly expand access to learning opportunities for the citizens of the state by enhancing the capacity and effectiveness of colleges and universities to use technology in instruction and research. The Ohio Learning Network will facilitate partnerships among higher education institutions, as well as collaborations between higher education and PK-12, business, industry, and local communities. OLN has an catalog of distance education courses availabe from member institutions and provides access to Distance Learning Specialists that can help students find information about distance education and related opportunities in the state of Ohio.
Students can take courses by various delivery methods from member institutions.
Whatever the mode of course delivery, ICN students may obtain support services from a nearby Learning Center, including help with registration as well as access to computers and fax machines for course-related communications. The Illinois Virtual Campus is a service of Illinois' colleges and universities working together to provide access to distance courses through an online catalog, a human element of support to students taking distance courses through Student Support Centers, resources for faculty developing and teaching online courses, and links to resources for academic advisors in a virtual higher education world. College Credit Recommendation Service was developed to help adult learners obtain academic credit for learning acquired outside the traditional college classroom. Handbook for Instructors on the use of electronic class discussions This handbook provides advice for instructors on one particular use of instructional technology - the use of electronic communication to extend class discussion beyond the time and place of class meetings. The main goal of the handbook is to help instructors use this form of technology thoughtfully and effectively, given their course goals.