LIST OF DISTANCE LEARNING CONSORTIA
RESOURCES
LIST OF DISTANCE LEARNING CONSORTIA RESOUCES
An increasing number of colleges and universities are banding together to help their students take online courses offered by other schools. Given the expense of producing internet-based courses, this allows students access to a wider range of course offerings than their home institution could otherwise provide, and it allows students the opportunity to study or even major in subjects that their own universities do not offer.
Many students opt for the flexibility and increased curriculum choices of a consortium over an individual school. The high level of dialog in the on-line environment can often build friendships and communities that are not achieved in the traditional environment. A single university can offer students the chance to immerse themselves within one department (of their major, for example). Consortia offer a wider variety of choices in mentors and philosophies. As a student, you should think about what you prefer most.
Determine if the consortium's goal is to provide educational services, or if it exists primarily to make a profit. Some for-profit businesses are entering the educational arena. And while some are dedicated to offering high-quality programs, others focus only on the bottom line.
Log on, look around, and compare your options.
LIST OF DISTANCE LEARNING CONSORTIA
ADEC
national consortium of state universities and land grant institutions providing distance education programs and services via information technologies
http://www.adec.edu
Canadian Virtual University
consortium of leading Canadian Distance Learning Providers
http://www.cvu-uvc.ca/
Cardean University
accredited college degree programs in continuing adult education for advanced learning, Courses offered include business, accounting and management
http://www.cardean.edu/cgi-bin/cardean1/view/public_home.jsp
Christian University GlobalNet
partnership among colleges and universities offering Christianity-based programs
http://www.gospelcom.net/cugn/
Colorado Consortium for Independent Study
six individual Colorado institutions offering independent study
http://www.Colorado.EDU/ccis/
Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium
state of Connecticut agency that supports online learning in Connecticut. Not a college: provides services to Connecticut's colleges and universities to make it easier for them to offer online courses and degree programs.
http://www.ctdlc.org
Consortium for Open Learning (Northern California)
primarily consists of 27 member colleges throughout Northern California. The purpose of COL is to provide quality learning opportunities and equity of access to higher education for all Northern California
www.distlearn.com
Contact South
consortium of Ontario colleges where students can take a wide variety of on-line courses.
http://www.contactsouth.org
Fathom: the source for online learning
online learning for students, teachers, professionals or lifelong learners. Created by scholars and researchers at Columbia University and other leading educational institutions.
http://www.fathom.com
Florida Community College Distance Learning Consortium
consists of representatives from all 28 community colleges and the State Board of Community Colleges.
http://www.distancelearn.org
Ford Foundation's Campus Diversity Initiative Consortia- Diversity
The Ford Foundation's Campus Diversity Initiative (CDI) includes several consortia. Often the CDI schools have been invited to participate in DiversityWeb because of their involvement in these Ford funded Consortia.
http://www.inform.umd.edu/Diversityweb/cdi.html
Idaho Electronic Campus
links to distance learning programs and courses from Idaho's public colleges and universities.
http://www.idahoe-campus.state.id.us/
Illinois Virtual Campus
IVC is a directory of distance courses, certificate, and degree programs offered by Illinois colleges and universities. Connect to thousands of online and other distance learning courses and programs.
http://www.ivc.illinois.edu/
ION, Illinois Online Network
a collaboration of forty-eight community colleges and the University of Illinois working together to advance utilization of Internet-based instruction and service throughout the state of Illinois.
http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/default.asp
Jesuit Distance Education Network
network of 23 Jesuit colleges and universities from across the U.S
http://www.loyno.edu/jnet/about.html
KC REACHE (Missouri)
a partnership among KCPT Channel 19, the Metropolitan Community Colleges (Blue River, Longview, Maple Woods, Penn Valley), Kansas City Kansas Community College, Avila College, Park College, Washburn University, Northwest Missouri State University, Washburn University and Rockhurst University
http://www.kckcc.edu/catalog/kcreache.psp
Kentucky Virtual University
one-stop access to affordable college credit courses and professional development programs offered online from colleges, universities and other institutions
http://www.kcvu.org/
Massachusetts Consortium for Distance Education (MassCODE)
links together five institutions of higher education as well as high schools and community sites throughout three of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' largest and most populated counties via implementation of a two-way, interactive audio, video and data network.
http://www.masscode.org/
Michigan Virtual Learning Collaborative
allows Michigan students to take courses from member colleges while receiving support services and maintaining academic records. Also open to out of state students.
http://vcampus.mccvlc.org/
National Universities Degree Consortium (NUDC)
consortium of ten accredited universities across the United States working together to offer courses and bachelor's degrees.
http://www.ColoState.EDU/Depts/NUDC/
New Jersey Virtual Community Colleges Consortium
NJVU provides an easy-to-use index of over 1,300 credit and noncredit distance learning courses offered by 42 of the state's public and independent higher education institutions. Not a degree granting institution; registration takes place at the host institution.
http://www.njvu.org/
NTU
The National Technological University is a nationwide consortium of over 40 major universities committed to distance based continuing engineering education.
http://www.ntu.edu/index.asp
R1.edu
courses offered by the top 34 American research universities, who have joined forces to distribute distance learning programs, and to share teaching methods and resources.
http://www.r1edu.org/
Sloan Consortium
association of accredited institutions of higher education offering online degree programs. Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
http://www.sloan-c.org/
Southern Regional Electronic Campus
an "electronic marketplace" for courses, programs and services. All courses and programs are offered by accredited colleges and universities in the SREB states and meet the Principles of Good Practice developed by the Electronic Campus.
http://www.electroniccampus.org/
SUNY Learning Network
more than 1500 courses offered in 2000-2001. Includes more than 50 SUNY institutions
http://sln.suny.edu/sln/public/original.nsf
The Interwork Institute Center for Distance Learning (II-CDL)
Georgia State University, the University of North Texas, and San Diego State University have formed a Consortium to provide CORE accredited curricula and degrees to Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors throughout
http://interwork.sdsu.edu/cdl/home.html
The Ohio Learning Network
a consortium of Ohio's colleges and universities, all of which are working together to expand access to learning opportunities for citizens of Ohio
http://www.oln.org/
The Pennsylvania Virtual Community College Consortium
an organization that is designed to make available community college opportunities to every Pennsylvania resident
http://www.PAVCC.org
UI-Online
The University of Illinois System; central source for information about the online courses, programs, and public service activities offered by the three campuses of the University of Illinois
http://www.online.uillinois.edu/index.html
University Alliance
earn accredited Master and Bachelor degrees, and continuing professional education. No classroom attendance is required.
http://www.universityalliance.com/
University of Wisconsin Extension
collaborative relationships with the 26 UW universities and colleges, the 72 Wisconsin counties, and countless local, state, and federal agencies and groups, Extension provides a spectrum of lifelong learning opportunities for Wisconsin citizens.
http://www1.uwex.edu/
Utah Electronic College
gateway to distance learning opportunities from Utah's public colleges. UEC's partner colleges have joined together to make it easier for you to get an education no matter where you live, no matter how complex your schedule.
http://uec.org/installFlash.html
West Suburban Post-Secondary Consortium
WSPSC is a not-for-profit organization of collaborating educational institutions which offer courses, programs and degrees in the western suburbs of Chicago.
http://wspsc.org/
Western Governors University
Distance learning courses from dozens of colleges, universities, and corporations across the United States. A unique institution that offers degrees and certificates based completely on competencies -- your ability to demonstrate your skills and knowledge on a series of assessments -- not on required courses.
http://www.wgu.edu
RESOURCES
DL self evaluation quiz
http://www.cuonline.edu/stu_htm/self_eval_quiz.shtml
DL self evaluation questionnaire
http://www.uky.edu/LCC/DL/questionnaire.html
Self assessment survey
http://www.vto.vt.edu/survey.php
Links and publications on DL
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~lsherry/
Access to slide presentations of research findings, peer-reviewed publications page of links to important distance education resources
http://www.cravener.net/
Computer skills assessment
http://www.dbu.edu/online/skills_assessment.html
The Distance Education and Training Council
(formerly the National Home Study Council) is a non-profit educational association located in Washington, D.C. The association also sponsors a nationally recognized accrediting agency called the "Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council."
http://www.detc.org
Bears' Guide to the Best MBAs by Distance Learning (excerpt). Helpful advice for finding the graduate degree program that fits you best.
http://www.degree.net/guides/mba_guide.html
Regional accreditors of institutions of higher education in the United States of America.
http://www.degreeinfo.com/ras.html
Published paper: the arrival of the World Wide Web signals the beginning of some fundamental changes in how teaching, training, and self-directed learning will occur at all ages and stages of life.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/ctptg/ctptg.html
MVCR (Making the Virtual Classroom a Reality) an online training series for online educators
http://www.mvcr.org
Different models of consortia, how they work, pros and cons, etc
http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/code/articles/understanding.asp
Links to DL information
http://www.umassp.edu/distance_learning/pages/sites.html
Distance Learning Channel: global megasite on distance learning
http://www.tgdlc.org/
Globewide Network Academy (search by subject or sponsoring school)
http://www.gnacademy.org/
Distance Learning Sites (extensive links to other sites)
http://chem.engr.utc.edu/Documents/DE-Web-II.html
Distance Education Clearinghouse: frequently updated directory provides information on distance education and resources in Wisconsin, nationally, and worldwide
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/students.html
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