QUICK RESOURCE SHEET #8
Education publications online
There are countless e-publications devoted
to the field of teaching. Among them are newsletters of a general nature, while
others are more scholarly journals which hone in on quite narrow aspects of the
field of education. The beauty of the information contained in such
publications is that it is often more timely than what is found on other
websites. Moreover, if you find a writer/teacher/editor who
inspires you, you often have the opportunity to read that person’s writing on a
regular basis. Check out the examples below, but if you don’t find what you
want, think about starting your own online newsletter.
http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet.html
“The Australasian
Journal of Educational Technology is a refereed journal publishing research
and review articles in educational technology, instructional design,
educational applications of computer technologies, educational
telecommunications and related areas.”
http://www.educationupdate.com/index.html
“Founded in 1995 by Dr. Pola Rosen, Education Update, an award-winning* monthly free
newspaper, deals with issues, people and events in education from pre-school to
graduate school. Currently, Education
Update has about 200,000 readers and receives 3 million monthly
hits on its website.” Easy-to-use navigation links on the left side of the home
page.
This journal based in