Organizations

Distance Education

The American Distance Education Consortium
A national consortium of state universities and land grant institutions that provides quality and economic distance education programs and services

Alberta Online Consortium
A Canadian national organization that is focused on effective online practices and supporting flexible learning models.

The Sloan Consortium
A consortium of institutions and organizations that is committed to quality online education through collaborative sharing of knowledge and effective practices

United States Distance Learning Association
A leading distance learning association in the United States

University Continuing Education Association (UCEA)
An organization for continuing higher education in the United States 

Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications
A membership-supported organization that represent the higher education community, nonprofit organizations, schools, and corporations.

World Association for Online Education
An international professional organization that focuses on the issues related to pedagogy in online education

Educational Technology

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
An international not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of information technology in teaching and learning

Association for Applied Interactive Multimedia
A website created to support professionals developing and using multimedia

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
An international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the art, science, engineering, and application of information technology

Association for Educational Communications and Technology
An association that leads and links professionals who use educational technology in teaching and learning

EDUCAUSE
A nonprofit association that is committed to transforming higher education through intelligent use of information technologies

Institute of Educational Technology
Hosted by the Open University in UK, this site provides advice on the use of technologies to support effective learning, particularly distance learning and e-learning, in higher education.

Instructional Technology Council (ITC)
An association that provides leadership, information, and resources to enhance distance learning through the effective use of technology

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
A nonprofit professional organization dedicated to improving teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in K-12 education and teacher education

Teaching, Learning and Technology (TLT) Group
A nonprofit corporation providing resources and services for institutions to improve teaching and learning with technology

Miscellaneous

American Educational Research Association
A professional organization that is to advance educational research and its practical application

Association of American Colleges and Universities
As a powerful voice for liberal education, this national association promotes the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
An independent policy and research center that is to encourage, uphold, and dignify the teaching profession and the cause of higher education

Council for International Exchange of Scholars
A private organization that helps administer Fulbright Scholar Program

NAFSA: Association of International Educators
An organization that promotes international education and provides professional development opportunities to the field