TECHNOLOGY AND THE BIOLOGICAL PROCESS OF LEARNING - The theme for the latest issue of EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY (vol. 4, no 1, Jan 01) is "Technologies and Their Effect on Learning as a Biological Process." Articles include:
"Computer Modeling and Biological Learning," by University of Victoria professors Wolff-Michael Roth and Daniel V. Lawless

"Key Design Considerations for Personalized Learning on the Web," by Margaret Martinez, Ph.D., The Training Place

"Cognitive Navigation: Toward A Biological Basis for Instructional Design," by Steven Tripp, University of Aizu

"Does Technology Present a New Way of Learning?" by Robert N. Leamnson, Professor of Biology, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

The articles are available at CLICK: http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/vol_1_2001/v_1_2001.html

Educational Technology & Society [ISSN 1436-4522] is a peer-reviewed quarterly online journal published by the International Forum of Educational Technology & Society and the IEEE Computer Society Learning Technology Task Force (LTTF), available in HTML and PDF formats at CLICK: http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/ (CIT INFOBITS Feb 01 no 32 ISSN 1521-9275) for INFOBITS CLICK: http://www.unc.edu/cit/infobits/infobits.html (HTML format) or CLICK: http://www.unc.edu/cit/infobits/text/index.html (plain text format).

LEARNING STYLES ONLINE - "Teaching & Learning Styles That Facilitate Online Learning" is a fascinating Web site sponsored by the Australian National Training Authority. Explore it at CLICK: http://dino.tafe.sa.edu.au/lsrsc/one/natproj/tal/ (Teaching OntheNet Mar 01)

MATH GOODIES (MG)- April is Math Awareness Month. This year's theme is Math and the Ocean. Math Goodies will celebrate MAM throughout April with crossword and word search puzzles, worksheets and solutions for each. Each item is easily printed for use with your class. The site welcomes you to post your ideas for lessons and activities to its Ocean Math and Oceanography sites that provide educational activities and information. CLICK: http://www.mathgoodies.com/mam/ (Gisele Glosser)

INTERNATIONAL DL COURSE FINDER - This new Web site is the world's largest database of online learnng, listing over 50,000 courses. Also included on the site are: Who's Who in Distance Learning, Employment Opportunities, Distance Learning Events Held Around the World, Distance Learning Conferences and Exchanges, Brokers' Corner to Start Networking, A Wealth of Resources for Newcomers and Distance Learning Accreditation Associations and Organizations. To access this site CLICK: http://www.dlcoursefinder.com/

DISTANCE EDUCATION: GUIDELINES FOR GOOD PRACTICE - The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) CLICK: http://www.aft.org has released a set of guidelines for good practice in distance education. The fourteen guidelines are a result of a fall 1999 survey of 200 distance education practitioners in AFT's membership; they are also based on scholarship in distance education and the AFT's past investigations into the area. The report is engagingly written, marked by frankness and common sense. In addition to the guidelines, it includes the survey instrument as well as many and detailed selections from participants' responses. The full report and its antecedent, Teaming Up with Technology, are available at CLICK: http://www.aft.org/higher_ed/technology/ (NETWORKING ISSN 1206-9450 vol. 5, no 5, 7 Mar 01)

RESOURCE: AN INDEX TO CONTINUING EDUCATION RESOURCES ONLINE - The need for up-to-date teaching and learning resources is common to both corporate trainers and continuing higher educators. As a public service, Ron Tillotson, a training consultant with the project management firm of Michael Greer, has developed an index to online resources drawn from both the university and corporate training communities. To make the list easier to use, he has divided it into 14 categories: 1. Design of Training, 2. Delivery of Training, 3. Evaluation of Training, 4. Budgeting of Training, 5. Needs Assessment, 6. Performance Improvement, 7. Professional Training and Related Organizations, 8. Organizational Development, 9. Knowledge Management, 10. Misc. Training & Learning Resources, 11. Training Games and Tips, 12. Creative Training Techniques, 13. E-Learning/Distance Learning, and, 14. University Faculty Resources. Each category contains links both to single resources, and to collections. To view and use the resources, CLICK: http://www.michaelgreer.com/tillotson_list.htm (E-News From UCEA, no 39 5 Mar 01)