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Why these Links?
I have chosen the following links as a reflection of my eclectic range
of interests. I have set them out in the following categories and
I hope that there is some logical consistency in these cataloguing decisions
that makes some common sense to others who visit this web site. I have
also a very extensive collection of links and articles related Opensource
Software which can be found HERE.
I have not duplicated them at this site
NOPD
course links
Community
Networking / Community Development
Rural
links
Education,
Employment and Training
Community
Information
Whatever
is left over!
I would welcome any suggestions for links to be included at this site.
I would also like to be kept informed if the links are not working.
So Email me with your comments,
thoughts, suggestions, criticisms and ideas.
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NOPD
course links
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
The first task I set my self for my NOPD course was
to get back into HTML code writing again and in particular learn about
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). I have had long wanted to have enough
time to really get to grips with it so I spent time kicking around the
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) website following links and looking for
good online tutorials that would teach me how to do a CSS website. So the
following links are my research into CSS with my comments thrown in for
good measure.
Favourite Search Engine
When I was doing research for this website I had a Netscape window open
all the time running my favourite search engine GOOGLE!
http://www.google.com/. So in the About
me file I wanted to find information about Mike Cooley and Ernest Schumacher
so I had Google running in the background finding links. It is fast
(has no banner adds to download), delivers a good range of results and
lets you refine your search within the returned results. Works even
better if you are up to boolean search but powerful for the lay user.
I used to use Profusion when it was at the University of Kansas (profusion.ittc.ukans.edu/)
but the commercial site has too many banners and is too slow. Profusion
http://www.profusion.com/ Whilst on search engines I have not explored
it yet but there is an interesting Open Source Project GNUTELLA.
My son Lewis gave me the heads up on this software. Here is a description
from their Website.
"Gnutella is a fully distributed information sharing technology.
Loosely translated, it is what puts the power of information sharing back
into your hands.
When the World Wide Web started, that's how it was. It used to be that
I would put up a web page, you would link to it, and I would link to yours.
To get around, we would all "surf the links". The web was a web.
But shortly after, the likes of Yahoo! and Lycos came on the scene to build
search engines, or information portals. You go to one place to find all
the information. Ideally that would be true. The problem with portals?
They stuff you with ads. They are outdated. They basically control the
flow of information. (Proven in a recent IBM/Altavista study of the Internet.)
Now, however, Gnutella puts the personal interaction back into the Internet.
When you run a Gnutella software and connect to the Gnutella Network, you
bring with you the information you wanted to make public. That could be
nothing, it could be one file, a directory, or your entire hard drive (I
wouldn't recommend this option)." What
is GNUTELLA?
CGI-Scripts
I want to explore how I can make websites more dynamic using CGI-Scripts
This will be a new area for me to explore in coming months.
Software that is interesting
I have been using a Shareware Web browser called Opera which operates on
low level (Low non pentium machines, small RAM) systems and varied platforms
(Win 3.1, Win 95/98, Win NT, Mac, Linux, Unix, Amiga) I have been impressed
with the way it works it to seems to render complex webpages and can handle
a wide variety of file formats. Have
a look. http://www.operasoftware.com/
I have recently come across a Free HTML editor called 1st
Page 2000 with so many bells and whistles that it is too complex to
deal with unaided! It allows CGI-Scripting, Java, CSS and stack more.
But the best thing of all it is Australian! Their website is http://www.evrsoft.com/
currently (26/5/2000) it s down for a rebuild and a new launch of the software.
I have registered on their Mailing List for notification of new version.
I am keen to find someone who is using 1st page 2000 for feedback, comments
and online instruction! Email
me.
Of course you have to look at my Opensource
Page as well for my links to some really interesting Software.
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Community
Networking / Community Development
Philanthropy
As you can see I have been a community worker for quite awhile one of the
first sets of information I have put in my links page is where are the
$$$ Dollars to be found. I found the Philanthropy
Australia Website a very good starting point with lots of very good
information.
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ANZ
Charitable Trusts
Information and Guidelines on discretionary Charitable Trusts administered
by ANZ Trustees. http://www.anz.com/australia/CharitableTrusts/Guidelines.htm
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ArtsInfo
"Where arts, culture and industry meet". http://www.artsinfo.net.au
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Auscharity
The Auscharity site has a good selection of links for fundraisers as
well as a database of contact details for major Australian Charities. http://www.auscharity.org
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Australia
- Department of Communications and the Arts Home Page
Information on all of DOCAs activities. Includes press releases. http://www.dca.gov.au
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Australia
Foundation for Culture and the Humanities
Strengthening, supporting and promoting Australian culture, arts and
humanities and fostering a sense of giving. http://afch.org.au
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The
Australian Youth Foundation
"The Australian Youth Foundation funds projects to assist young Australians
up to the age of twenty five years who are socially, financially, physically,
or intellectually disadvantaged." http://www.ayf.org.au/
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Bankers
Trust Australia
Bankers Trust Australia provide information on their community support
and involvement, including their Matching Gifts Program. http://www.bankerstrust.com.au/community.htm
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Business
and Community Partnerships
Find out more about the Prime Minister's Business and Community Partnerships
initiative, including information on the Prime Minister's Round Table which
took place in March 1998. http://partners.health.gov.au/
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Charities
Aid Foundation - Australia
CAF Australia is an Australian charity whose mission is to help donors
to give more effectively and charities to manage their resources efficiently.
http://www.CAFonline.org/cafaustralia/default.cfm
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Charity
Village International Resources
International directories and resources for non-profits. http://www.charityvillage.com/charityvillage/ires1.html
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Chevron
Corporation
Contact Skip Rhodes, Manager of Chevron's Corporate Contributions Program.
http://www.chevron.com/
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The
Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy site gives selected articles from the
current issue as well as information on jobs, conferences and details of
their mailing list. http://www.philanthropy.com
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CIVICUS
CIVICUS is an international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen
action and civil society throughout the world. http://www.civicus.org
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Council
on Foundations
The Council on Foundations is a non-profit member association of grant
making foundations and corporations. http://www.cof.org
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The
DeBono Institute
The DeBono Institute World Centre for new thinking. http://www.debono.org
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The European
Foundation Centre
The European Foundation Centre promotes and underpins the work of foundations
and corporate funders active in and with Europe. http://www.efc.be
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The
Foundation Center
The Foundation Center is not a foundation, but provides information
on foundations in the United States and philanthropy generally. http://www.fdncenter.org
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The
Foundation for Development Co-operation
The Foundation for Development Co-operation (FDC) is an independent,
non-profit and non-partisan organisation whose aim is to strengthen international
co-operation and development. It does this by undertaking, promoting and
supporting activities to improve the quality and increase the quantity
of aid to developing countries, and to promote development co-operation
with these countries. http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fdc/fdc.html
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The
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) is a special initiative
of the Sidney Myer Centenary Celebration in partnership with the Federal
Minister for Transport and Regional Services and corporate Australia. FRRR
aims to take a leadership role in assisting regional, rural and remote
communities to respond to social, cultural and economic change. http://www.arp.org.au/
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Funders
Online
Funders Online is an initiative of the European Foundation Centre Orpheus
Programme. It offers access to information and the websites of foundations
and corporate funders in Europe, including a search facility of the Funders
Online directory, and information for grant seekers. http://www.fundersonline.org/
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Givewell
The Givewell site provides a comprehensive database of Australian charities,
giving strategies, bequests, charitable trusts and corporate philanthropy,
as well as links to charities and related sites. http://www.givewell.com.au/
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The
Law Foundation of New South Wales
The Law Foundation's vision is that of a fair and equitable legal system.
http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/
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Lotteries
Commission of Western Australia
The Lotteries Commission distributes the profits from lotteries games
to the community of Western Australia. http://www.lottery.wa.gov.au/corporate/
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The
Myer Foundation and The Sidney Myer Fund
This web page has a number of features including the ability to print
out Grant Guidelines. Contains resources related to fund raising. http://www.werple.net.au/~smf/
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The
Network Exchange of Women's Services
The Network Exchange of Women's Services provides an avenue for women's
organisations to network and exchange information. Of particular interest
is the section "Work Net" which provides information about tenders, grants,
awards and jobs. http://www.tnews.net.au
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Perpetual
Trustees Australia
The Perpetual Trustees website includes information on the Perpetual
Foundation and an online application form for their charitable trusts and
foundations. http://www.perpetual.com.au
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The
Ian Potter Foundation
The Ian Potter Foundation website includes application guidelines as
well as information on the Foundation's areas of interest and its founder,
Sir Ian Potter. http://www.ianpotter.org.au
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The
Queen's Trust for Young Australians
Established in 1977 by donations from governments, corporations and
the public specifically to assist young Australians, the Queen's Trust
for Young Australians revolves around the promotion of the pursuit of excellence,
the development of leadership potential, and redressing disadvantage. http://www.ozemail.com.au/~queens/
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The
Lance Reichstein Foundation
This web page includes the Lance Reichstein Foundation's grant guidelines
and contact details. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~lancerf/
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The
Rockefeller Foundation
This site gives details of Rockefeller's funding programmes and future
goals. http://www.rockfound.org/
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The
Stegley Foundation
This website provides information about the Foundation's objectives,
areas of activity, eligibility criteria, funding guidelines and timelines
for applications. http://www.users.bigpond.com/stegley
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Telematics
Course Development Fund Trust
The Telematics Trust is a public charitable trust established by the
Victorian Government in 1987 to promote initiatives which are innovative,
educationally driven and market oriented. This site includes funding guidelines
and a download able application form. http://www.ianpotter.org.au/telematics.htm
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Rural
links
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North East Telecentre
North East Telecentre is a community based Internet Service Provider.
NETC is dedicated to providing a reliable service and an information resource
for the community. The range of services include webpage hosting and design,
with specialised services for electronic commerce available. http://www.netc.net.au/
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The
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) is a special initiative
of the Sidney Myer Centenary Celebration in partnership with the Federal
Minister for Transport and Regional Services and corporate Australia. FRRR
aims to take a leadership role in assisting regional, rural and remote
communities to respond to social, cultural and economic change. http://www.arp.org.au/
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ABC Rural Online
ABC Rural Online, the newest online gateway for ABC Online is your
one stop resource for ABC rural content on the web, incorporating material
from ABC TV, Radio and Online. http://www.abc.net.au/rural/
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Australian Women in Agriculture
AWiA is the leading organisation representing Australian women in agriculture
and their views. http://www.awia.org.au/
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Online Resources
for Rural Women
ABC Rural Online resources for rural women. http://www.abc.net.au/rural/link/index3.htm#women
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Centre for
Rural Social Research (Australia) Links
Rural links to a range of services maintained by CRSR at Charles Stuart
University. http://www.csu.edu.au/research/crsr/links/links.htm
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Department of Primary Industries &
Energy
The Commonwealth Government Department responsible for Primary Industries.
http://www.dpie.gov.au/
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Regional
Australia
A Federal Government gateway to programmes and services for rural and
regional Australia - part of the Regional Australia Strategy. http://www.regionalaustralia.gov.au/
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Department of Natural Resources and
Environment
The Web Site of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment
in Victoria, Australia http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/
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The International Institute
of Sustainable Development (American)
Communities face unprecedented challenges to their livelihoods, their
identities, their institutions, and their sense of place in the evolving
global village. Will communities be able to cope with continued economic
and ecological crises.
http://iisd1.iisd.ca/communities.htm
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Land Channel
This information resource is part of the Electronic Service Delivery
program of the State Government of Victoria, Australia. It is your window
to government land related information and services, drawn from key state
government agencies and local government. http://www.land.vic.gov.au/
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National Farmers Federation
It is a federation of Australian farm organisations representing approximately
120,000 farm enterprises through 29 affiliated organisations. The federation
is made up of State farm organisations, commodity councils, associates
and affiliates. http://www.nff.org.au/
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Victorian Farmers Federation
The VFF is Australia's largest and most representative state farmer
organisation. Each of the Federation's 18,000 plus farmer members and 1000
Associate members is registered with one of its 280 branches. Formed in
1979 the VFF has eight autonomous commodity groups - pastoral, dairy (UDV),
grains, pigs, horticulture, chicken meat, eggs and flowers.
http://www.vff.org.au/
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Education,
Employment and Training
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Office of Post Compulsory Education,
Training & Employment (PETE)
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Office of Adult, Community and Further
Education (ACFE)
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RMIT Learning
Network
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Northern Online
Professional Development (NOPD)
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TAFE Virtual Campus
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ACEWEB 2000
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Duke Street Neighbourhood
House
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OTFE Multimedia
Training Guide and OTFE
Links to Multimedia training
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Adult Learning Australia
Adult Learning Australia is the national peak
organisation for adult and community education providers in Australia.http://www.ala.asn.au/
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Adult
Education Resource and Information Service (ARIS)
Adult Education Resource and Information Service
(ARIS) is a one-stop information service for advice and support on adult
education, specialising in adult English language, literacy and numeracy.
http://www.sunsite.anu.edu.au/language-australia/aris/
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Education Network Australia
(EdNA)
Education Network Australia (EdNA) is a website
pointing to thousands of resources identified and contributed by Australian
educators. It networks the bodies responsible for Australian education.
http://www.edna.au/
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Adult
Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium (ALNARC)
Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research
Consortium (ALNARC) is a good starting point for access to current research
and developments in adult literacy. http://www.staff.vu.edu.au/alnarc/
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ANTA (Australian
National Training Authority)
ANTA (Australian National Training Authority)
is a joint Commonwealth, State, Territory initiative to "help Australia
become a more internationally competitive and equitable society by building
a national vocational education and training system which is responsive
to the needs of industry and individuals". http://www.anta.gov.au/
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National Centre for Vocational
Education Research
NCVER (National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd) is Australia's
national vocational training research and development organisation. It
is a centre of research excellence and a key knowledge centre whose core
business is analytical research and knowledge communication. http://www.peg.apc.org/~ncvernsw/
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Open Learning Technology Corporation
- OLTC
The Open Learning Technology Corporation Limited (OLTC) was established
in 1993 as a company owned by Australia's Ministers of Education and Training.
OLTC's role is to facilitate and support the equitable provision of high
quality, cost effective open learning on a national basis, providing a
focal point for the promotion of collaborative activities. Its primary
aim is to facilitate a range of services that have a positive impact on
the delivery of open learning programs and that improve both access to
open learning and the quality of that learning. OLTC is a service organisation
which provides support to open learning providers and policy makers. It
does not develop education or training courses or curriculum material.
http://www.oltc.edu.au/
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Open Training Services
To increase participation in and improve the responsiveness of the
State Training System (STS) to defined industry and individual training
needs through the expanded application of open learning and flexible delivery.
http://www.opentraining.com.au/
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OPEN NET: A world of education at
your fingertips.
OPEN NET is the Education Network for Australia providing learning
on the Internet including a fast index to resources and courses available
at Australian Universities. http://www.opennet.net.au/
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Australian Educational Resources
Contains information covering - Government Education Initiatives; Schools;
Adult & Community Education, Vocational Training, and TAFE - Technical
and Further Education; Universities; Advanced Centres and Research Centres;
Distance Education, Open Learning and Flexible Delivery; Tertiary Courses
and Credit Transfer; Tertiary Admission Centres; Professional Organisations
and Associative Bodies; Conferences; Educational Information - Publications,
Articles, and Mailing Lists; Special Education - Adaptive Technology. http://www.gu.edu.au/aeres/
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TAFE Frontiers
TAFE Frontiers is a Victorian consortium supporting
open learning and flexible delivery. http://www.tafefrontiers.com.au/
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Skillsnet
Skillsnet is a program whereby the public can
have training and access to internet services in community places such
as libraries and community houses. http://www.skillsnet.net.au/
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Short
Courses Victoria
Short Courses Victoria is a web site which provides
information about short courses and the organisations that offer them.
http://www.shortcourses.vic.edu.au
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ACFE Regional Offices
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D.E.E.T.Y.A.
Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education, Training, Youth Affairs.
http://www.deetya.gov.au
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Job Network
The Job Network has repalced the CES and is the mechanism for unemployed
people to find work. http://www.jobnetwork.gov.au/
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N.E.I.S
New Enterprise Incentive Scheme for unemployed people wishing to start
a business. http://www.jobnetwork.gov.au/jnet/services/neis.htm
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Centrelink - Commonwealth Services
Delivery Agency
The people who dole out the dole & other benefits / pensions /
allowances. http://www.centrelink.gov.au/
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Payment Rates - Centrelink
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Work for Dole
Find out all about mutual obligations. http://www.dewrsb.gov.au/wfd/
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TRIPOD's Resume Builder
Only Tripod's "new and improved" Resume Builder will automatically
generate the best choice from six different resume formats based upon your
personal job history and search criteria. The Resume Builder then allows
you to easily circulate your resume to other online resume sites. http://www.tripod.com/work/resume/
Overseas
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LERN - The Learning Resources Network
LERN is an international association in life-long learning, offering
information and consulting services to providers of life-long learning
program. http://www.lern.com/
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National Resource
Centre for Adult Education on Community Learning, Aotearoa, New Zealand.
http://www.actrix.gen.nz/users/nrc/index.html
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AEDNET
The Adult Education Network (AEDNET) is an international discussion
group, operated via listserv, that enables researchers, practitioners,
and graduate students in adult and continuing education to share information,
and discuss topics of mutual interest. In addition, New Horizons in Adult
Education, a refereed electronic journal, is distributed through AEDNET.
http://www.nova.edu/Inter-Links/education/aednet.html
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The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education is a graduate school
of education, affiliated with the University of Toronto. OISE offers programs
leading to the M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D, and Ed.D. OISE is also a major educational
research and development institution. http://www.oise.on.ca/
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Centre
for the Research into the Education of Adults (CREA)
What is CREA? It is the research centre for the University of
Nottingham's Department of Adult Education. The Department also runs courses
including a unique Diploma in Adult Education and Masters in Continuing
Education.
What does it do? It organises, provides facilities for, and
does research in areas associated with adult learning and education. It
runs research seminars publishes research papers, provides practical and
academic support for students and visiting scholars from around the world,
and maintains an up to the minute reference collection in the field of
adult education. http://acorn.educ.nottingham.ac.uk/AdultEd/welcome.html
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Adult Education Resources
A list of on-line resources that will be of interest to students and
practitioners of adult education. http://tenb.mta.ca/sau/aed/
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The Scout Report
The Scout Report is a weekly publication offering a selection of new
and newly discovered Internet resources of interest to researchers and
educators, the InterNIC's primary audience. However everyone is welcome
to subscribe to one of the mailing lists (plain text or HTML). http://fllc.smu.edu/scout/
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The Creativity Connection
Designed to be your connecting point for art and craft related information.
http://www.noli.com/acci/
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