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  1. Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM): A Model for Change in Individuals- A stage model that applies to anyone experiencing change--policy makers, teachers, parents, students.
  2. Criteria for Evaluating School-Based Distance Education Programs- General discussion of issues related to evaluating distance learning.
  3. Critical Issues in Evaluating the Effectiveness of Technology- Summary of the Secretary's Conference on Educational Technology: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Technology on July 12-13, 1999, in Washington, D.C.. It notes a shift in schools' focus on technology from building and implementing a technology infrastructure to evaluating the effectiveness of its use in schools and classrooms.
  4. Emerging from the Smog: Making Technology Assessment Work for Schools- This article from "From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal" discusses the importance of evaluating technology in schools.
  5. Evaluating Interactive Multimedia- Shauna McKenna's paper for the Open Learning Institute on evaluating the materials used in computer based learning and evaluating the learning itself.
  6. Evaluating the Impact of Technology- Thoughts on the three main purposes of Instructional Technology and how its usefulness can be evaluated. Evaluation of Information Technologies - Slide show on evaluation information technologies in tourism organizations.
  7. Learning with Technology Profile Tool- This profile tool will help you to compare your current instructional practices with a set of indicators for engaged learning and high-performance technology.
  8. Milken Exchange on Education Technology- A summary of different studies and reports relating to the evaluation of educational technologies.
  9. Network for the Evaluation of Education and Training Technologies- Includes several links related to evaluation standards and web design.
  10. New Directions in the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Educational Technology- The Secretary's Conference on Educational Technology discusses recent changes in evaluation practices and evaluations for new visions of technology teaching and learning.
  11. Secretary's Conference on Educational Technology- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Technology - Details of the conference, including white papers.
  12. Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program Evaluation- This site contains excellent rubrics that can be used to evaluate any short- or long-term technology program.
  13. Technology's Role in the Classroom- Nobody believes it's the quick fix for America's K-12 ills. An interview with Linda Roberts, Director of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology. She discusses how we can measure whether technology can enhance student learning.
 

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