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[|Academy for Educational Development], in the US, promotes ICT for bridging the digital divide.

[|Active Worlds] is an educational environment dedicated to exploring educational technological applications.

The [|Advanced VR Research Centre] aims to develop new interfaces for computing applications.

The [|Advanced Knowledge Technology Consortium] brings together Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Open University, Sheffield and Southampton Universities to explore the uses of new technologies for educational purposes.

[|Advanced Distributed Learning] is an American organisation to promote distributed learning including SCORM standards.

[|Asia-Pacific Programme on ICT and education] at UNESCO

[|Association for ICT in education] provides an information service.

[|Association of Learning Technology] provides a journal for learning technology and organises conferences across the UK.

The [|BETT awards] are held annually to highlight best practice in educational technology.

[|Birkbeck, University of London], web site provides details about Birkbeck’s courses and lectures.

[|British Aerospace Virtual University] is one of the new industrial universities that offers in-house specialised training with accreditation.

[|British Army Training] provides high quality training for the Armed Forces.

The [|British Broadcasting Corporation] provides education as one of its three central pillars. BBC Online Education provides a valuable learning resource for schools and colleges.

The [|British Educational and Communications Technology Agency] provides advise and funding for infrastructure, content and practice in the ICT field.

[|British Government Home Office] is a good source for legislative changes in the UK.

[|BSI]is the world’s oldest standards organisation; set up in 1901 it is famous for its kitemark and was instrumental with helping to set up the International Standards Organization.

[|BT Exact] is the new name for the BT research labs. It is exploring the new uses of communications technologies.

[|CARET] is a University of Cambridge organisation that is exploring online education.

The [|Center for Innovative Learning Technologies] in the States provides a national resource for providing quality research on innovative, technology-enabled solutions to critical problems in K-14 learning.

The [|Centre for Educational Research and Innovation] is a resource for educational technology.

[|Chartered Institute of Personnel Development] is an organisation to promote personnel development.

[|Cisco Networking Academy Program] is a collaboration between Cisco, governments, educational institutions, non-governmental organisations and industry to teach students how to design, build and maintain networks.

[|Citscapes Project] was commissioned by JISC to investigate literacy in further and higher education.

[|Coalescent Technologies] is an American engineering firm that provides services and products for the US Department of Defense.

The [|Commonwealth of Learning] is an intergovernmental organisation to develop and encourage the sharing of resources on open learning and distance learning. It works with the Commonwealth countries to improve access to quality education and training.

[|Corporate Universities Xchange Inc.] offers research and consulting resources for corporate universities and a database of 1,600 corporate universities.

The [|Creation of Study Environments] (COSE) is a learning environment developed by Mark Stiles at the University of Staffordshire.

[|Cyberspace Policy Institute] at George Washington University promotes policy that relates to computer technology.

[|Department for Education and Skills] is a UK governmental department for education.

[|Department for Education and Skills e-learning Strategy Unit]supports eLearning strategy development across the UK.

[|Defence Procurement Agency] is department in the Ministry of Defence.

The [|Dinkel Institute] at the University of Twente is the Development Institute for Knowledge, Education and Learning, which supports students, lecturers and teachers.

[|DIVERSE] evaluates the use of video for learning across higher education.

[|Educause] is a not-for-profit organisation, which promotes ICT and education in higher education.

[|Educnet] explores ICT and education in higher education in France.

[|e-Government unit] is a UK governmental advisory body to encourage take up of online activity and promote e-commerce.

[|E-Learning] is a section of the European Commission’s web site concerning eLearning.

[|Epic Group PLC] is the largest provider of eLearning in the UK.

[|European Network for Intelligent Information Interfaces] is a group that investigated interfaces.

[|European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics] provides a resource for researchers including a review.

[|Ennis] is an Information town in Ireland that aims to provide an online focus for its community.

The [|European Computer Driving Licence] is a standard European IT qualification.

The [|European Research Overview] provides information on research in vocational education and training and is a strand of CEDEFOP.

[|European Telework Online] is an Internet portal for teleworking and telecommunications.

[|Eurydice] is a European Commission organisation providing key data on education in Europe.

The [|Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre] (EPPI-Centre) is part of the Social Science Research Unit (SSRU), Institute of Education, University of London.

[|Firearms Training Incorporated] is an American based system providing simulators for military training.

[|Further Education Colleges] listed.

[|Further Education Resources for Learning (FERL)].

[|Game On] was a UK exhibition about the history of computer games at the London Barbican.

[|Giunti Labs] is part of Giunti Publishing Group, Italy’s leading educational publisher.

[|Granada Learning] is a UK multimedia publisher.

[|Higher Education Funding Council for England] (HEFCE) is the funding body for higher education in the UK.

[|Higher Education Institutions] listed.

[|Higher Education Statistics Agency] provides statistics about higher education.

[|Human Interface Technology Lab] is based in Washington D.C.

[|Imparta Ltd] is a UK company that develops simulations for business training.

[|Industrial Development Corporation] provides a resource for research including the impact of IT upon industry.

[|Infopoll] is an online survey resource.

[|Information Commissioner] enforces and oversees Data Protection Act (1998) and the Freedom of Information Act (2000).

[|Insead] is a global business school based in France and delivers eLearning.

The [|Institute for Computer Based Learning] is based at Heriot Watt University and uses learning technology to provide solutions for higher education and industry.

The [|Institute of Education], University of London provides postgraduate research and educational policy development for the UK.

[|Interactions] is an online journal based at the University of Warwick exploring issues of pedagogy in the context of distance learning and learning technologies.

The [|Joint Information Systems Committee]promotes the innovative application and use of information systems and information technology in further and higher education across the UK.

The [|Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks] is an online journal exploring online learning.

[|Kingston University] web site provides a focus for Kingston’s activity including press releases, course information and listings.

[|Language, Learning and Technology] is a journal exploring learning technologies for second and foreign language educators.

[|learndirect] is an initiative by the University for Industry which provides quality online learning courses for the UK.

[|Learning and Skills Council] is responsible for funding education and training for post-16 learners.

[|Learning and Skills Development Agency] is a strategic national resource for the development of policy and practice in post-16 education and training.

[|Learning and Skills Research Centre] is a research centre set up for the learning and skills sector.

The [|Learning Schools Programme] brings together Open University and RM plc to provide teachers and school librarians with professional development to improve teaching in schools.

[|Learning to Teach Online Learning] is an award winning online course developed in the UK and based at Sheffield College.

The [|London Knowledge Lab] is a collaboration between the School of Computer Science and Information Systems, Birkbeck, and the Institute of Education, University of London to explore digital learning technologies.

[|Masie Center] is an e-lab and think tank based in New York.

[|MIMAS]is the Manchester Information and Associated Services and is supported by JISC. It provides a national data service for higher and further education and the research community for the purposes of teaching and learning.

[|National Information and Learning Technologies Association] seeks to promote ILT with all staff through lifelong learning.

[|National Institute of Adult Continuing Education] is an organisation which explores the issues surrounding adult continuing education.

[|National Statistics] is the UK official statistics web site, for educational statistics.

The[| National Grid for Learning] is the UK gateway for educational resources.

[|NESTA Futurelab] is a lab set up to explore blue skies research into educational technology.

[|North Central Regional Educational Laboratory] is exploring constructivist models of teaching and learning.

[|Online Collaborative Learning in Higher Education] is a research resource at Central Queensland University.

[|Proacte] supports European education and training research and development.

[|Prometeus](Promoting Multimedia in education and training in the European Society) is an open forum, which supports a shared approach to e-learning technologies and content.

[|Radical Pedagogy]is a peer-reviewed journal exploring teaching and learning.

[|ScotCIT] is the Communication and Information Technology Programme of the Scottish Higher Education Education Funding Council.

[|Shell Global Solutions] provides training for those in the oil, pas and petro-chemical industries through its Shell Open University.

[|SourceOECD] is a resource for periodicals and journals.

The [|Teaching and Learning Technology Group] is a US based not-for-profit organisation that helps other organisations to use IT more effectively.

[|Technology and Standards Watch] was set up by the JISC and follows new technological developments.

[|Technology Assisted Lifelong Learning] (TALL) is based at Oxford University and create online learning courses.

[|TERC] was set up in 1965; it is a not-for-profit organisation, which examines education research and development.

[|Training Reference] is a resource centre for the management of personal, team and organisational development and includes information about e-learning.

[|Twenty-First Century Learning Initiative] is an Israeli organisation set up to promote ICT in education.

[|United Kingdom Data Archive] is the UK’s largest digital archive in the humanities and social sciences.

[|United States Agency for International Development] (USAID) promotes the use of ICT to improve world poverty.

[|University of Cambridge, Programme for Industry] promotes workplace learning.

The[| University of Colorado at Denver], School of Education provides a list of useful references for learning environments.

[|United Nations Development Programme] developing ICT use in education abroad.

[|Virtual Chemistry] is a web site supported by Oxford University that provides online experiments.

[|World Bank Group: Gender and digital divide] highlights the role of ICT in developing countries to help bridge the gender and poverty divide.