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Website Review: Top Tools for Learning
by Kate M. Burkes

I often browse the Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies.  Its Top Tools for Learning page is a great place to find free technology resources and is an excellent source of teaching and learning strategy ideas for incorporation into your own distance learning professional development.  Jane’s E-Learning Pick of the Day and Jane’s short “tweets” via the social-networking tool Twitter are also valuable.  The only annoying thing about Jane’s E-Learning Pick of the Day site is the ad bar on the right; however, this can easily be overlooked due to the otherwise high-quality content the site contains.

This site includes a comprehensive catalog of learning tools updated yearly to reflect the latest technologies in distance learning. Anyone can suggest a new tool.  Each suggestion is voted on to establish a popularity ranking. Currently the 2009 list is open for contributions and voting.

I highly recommend this site to all who are interested in distance learning in all its formats, and especially for those who want to keep up with the ever-changing world of learning technologies.

About the Author

Kate M. Burkes has worked in distance education for several years, both as an instructional designer and instructor. She is currently the Interim Director of Distance Learning at NorthWest Arkansas Community College. She received a Ph.D. in Applied Technology, Training, and Development from the University of North Texas, and lives in Bentonville with her two children and three “fur-kids.”

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