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  • Web Resources

  • Adult Student Resources:

About.com Adult / Continuing Education A human-guided fourm hosted by Kimeiko Hotta Dover has links and articles on several subjects relating to adult students and continuing education.
http://adulted.about.com/

Adult Student Center Brought to you by the Norman Davies Group, has a nice bulletin board and Frequently Asked Questions list.
http://www.adultstudentcenter.com/

Back2College: Site has a lot of information.
http://www.back2college.com/

College Level Examination Program. The authorized site for information on testing to gain college credit for acquired life and job experience.
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html

College Transition: "The ABE-to-College Transition Project goal is to get nontraditional adult learners (GED graduates, Adult HS Diploma recipients, or adult learners who have been out of high school for a long while) into college by offering them not only academic support but college and career counseling support as well." Good for students and educators alike.
http://www.collegetransition.org/

NEW! Association for Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education (ANTSHE): ANTSHE is an international partnership of students, academic professionals, institutions and organizations whose mission is to encourage and coordinate support, education and advocacy for the adult learning community.
http://www.antshe.org/

ERIC Digest article on Nontraditional students defined: A scholarly research paper pertaining to returning adult students.
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed347483.html

Student Aid on the Web: By to you by the Federal Student Aid segment of the US Education Department.
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/returning.jsp

Texas A & M Adult and Grad Student Services: College department with good information for returning students.
http://studentlife.tamu.edu/agoss/

  • General College Resources:

US Department of Education: Portal to free Financial Aid information and application forms
http://www.ed.gov/

American Association of Higher Education: Resources and articles for students, teachers, and anyone interested in the state of education today.
http://www.aahe.org/

College Board Online: The organization who offers the SAT test to high-school students also has some information on applying and paying for college, as well as an online aid application. Check out their information on the College Level Examiniation Program (CLEP) which gives credit for career experience.
http://www.collegeboard.org/

Education Index: Especially chech the Distance Learning, Continuing Education and Careers sections. (Note: This site has been causing our computer to freeze... use at own risk!)
http://www.educationindex.com/lifestage.html

First Year Experience Online Resources: Brought to you by the folks at the University of South Carolina and their dedicated First Year Experience crew.
http://www.sc.edu/fye/resources/

National Resilience Resource Center: "Viewing all students, residents, clients and organizations as 'at promise' rather than 'at risk.'" Brought to you by the University of Minnesota. Also has Native American Resources page.
http://www.cce.umn.edu/nrrc/

Resources at Blackboard.com: Annotated links listing. Check under the Education category first for Distance Learning and Online Learning resources.
http://resources.blackboard.com/

Tribal College Journal: On behalf of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium's member tribal colleges and universities, this culture-based publication addresses subjects important to the future of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Tribal College Journal features both journalistic and scholarly articles. Read items from their special issue on Resilience, Summer 2003.
http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org/

Wired Scholar: Brought to you by Sallie Mae, the large financial aid lender, and aimed mostly at "traditional" students, but clicking on the Site Map tab brings up many interesting topics to browse.
http://salliemae.wiredscholar.com/

  • Financial Aid Resources:

US Dept of Education, financial info: The US Government's "Student Guide" publication online
http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html

EStudentloan: loan comparison site.
http://www.estudentloan.com/

FastWeb: A FREE scholarship/college matching service. Recently rolled into the Monster.com group of companies. Highly recommended.
http://fastweb.monster.com/

FinAid: "The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid" has some great resources. Sponsored by Monster.com
http://www.finaid.org/

Financial Aid Resource Center: Sponsored by EStudentLoan.com. Has useful information.
http://www.theoldschool.org/

The Consumer Information Center: Always changing. You can get lost once inside the CIC!
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/education.htm

Educaid: Student lending division of Wachovia Bank, a large student loan grantor.
http://www.educaid.com/

NEW! Grants and Grant Seeking: Courtesy of Ohio University Libraries InfoTree.
http://infotree.library.ohiou.edu/bysubject/general/grants/

Strategies for the Non-Traditional Student: A good source of information from "FreSch" Free Scholarship Info. (Also, check its home page.)
http://www.freschinfo.com/strategy-nontrad.php

Sallie Mae: Well-known loan servicer has website filled with financial aid and general college information.
http://www.salliemae.com/

Cash for College: Brought to you by the people at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. A great resource.
http://www.nasfaa.org/SubHomes/Cash4college/index2.html

College is Possible (American Council on Education): Also check out the rest of the site.
http://www.collegeispossible.org/ (Choose "Paying for College")

Women Helping Women, Inc.:A non-profit organization dedicated to assisting single moms who are experiencing financial difficulty while trying to finish their college degree.
http://www.whw.org/

  • Learning Disability / Disabled Student Resources:

Adaptive Learning - Foothill College
http://www.foothill.edu/al/

NEW! Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center:Topic: Assistive Technology
http://www.glarrc.org/topics/info/AssistiveTech.htm

I-CAN Web Site:
http://www.icanonline.net/

Succeeding in College with ADD at 30, 40, 50--Yes!:
http://www.addvance.com/resources/Articles/College.htm

Program for Advancement of Learning from Curry College:
http://www.curry.edu/pal/

National Center for Learning Disabilities Resource Locator:
http://www.ld.org/LDInfoZone/InfoZone_ResourceLocator.cfm

National Council on Disability "The Impact of Exemplary Technology--Support Programs on Students With Disabilities":
http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/1991/techsupport.htm

  • Distance Learning Resources:

PBS Adult Learning Service:
http://www.pbs.org/als/

Peterson's Distance Learning page:
http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/default.asp

Distance Education Resources:
http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/majors/distancelearning/index.asp

Distance Education Frequently Asked Question Archive:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/education/distance-ed-faq/

Channel3000 Distance Education info:
http://www.channel3000.com/education/distance_ed/

US Universities with online presences, by state:
http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/#toc

Sample colleges with online presence:
Marylhurst University:
http://www.marylhurst.edu/

SW Missouri State University:
http://smsuonline.smsu.edu/

Portland Community College:
http://www.distance.pcc.edu/

  • Portfolio:

Portfolio Library:
http://www.amby.com/kimeldorf/portfolio/

Texas Tech School of Mass Communication "Résumés, Portfolios and Cover letters":
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/mcom/career/resume.html

  • Career Search / Basic Job Resources:

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Look for the Occupational Outlook Handbook here.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/S

Dictionary of Occupational Titles online: Through the US Department of Labor.
http://www.oalj.dol.gov/libdot.htm
An interesting discussion on how the job titles get their coded numbers: http://www.oalj.dol.gov/public/dot/refrnc/dotappb.htm

America's Job Bank:
http://www.ajb.dni.us/

4Jobs.com:
http://www.4jobs.com/

CareerBuilder:
http://www.careerbuilder.com/

Employment Guide:
http://www.employmentguide.com/

Guru.com
http://www.guru.com/

Job-Hunt.org:
http://www.job-hunt.org/

Job Hunter's Bible / What Color is Your Parachute:
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/

Jobweb:
http://www.jobweb.com/

Hot Jobs.com: Now a part of Yahoo.com
http://www.hotjobs.com/

Monster.com:
http://www.monster.com/

MonsterTRAK (part of Monster.com):
http://www.monstertrak.com/

National Commission for Co-Operative Education: Get a jump on the job market, and possibly earn credit too!
http://www.co-op.edu/

The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet:
http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/

True Careers: Brought to you by the folks at Sallie Mae
http://www.truecareers.com/

Amby's Work Site:
http://www.amby.com/worksite/

  • Miscellaneous / Study Skills:

Being Fluent with Information Technology: The article on "Why" is a great summary
http://bob.nap.edu/html/beingfluent/

Success4Students:
http://www.success4students .com/

Self-Help Counseling Center, University of Buffalo:
http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/selfhelp.html

Study Skills Self Help: University of Vermont
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html

ERIC Online (Educational Resources Information Center) Clearinghouse:
http://www.ed.gov/about/contacts/gen/othersites/eric.html

Study tips from UC Berkley:
http://slc.berkeley.edu/study/links.html

Mrs. Ruland's Social Studies Page - Writing and Other Skills: Has some really great links.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/mruland/Skills/skills.htm

  • Reference Resources:

Guide to Grammar and Writing:
http://cctc2.commnet.edu/grammar/

Federal Trade Commission's Top-Ten "Dot-Con's" to be aware of:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/dotcon/text.htm

Library of Congress Online:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/

Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/reference.aspx

US. Census Bureau:
http://www.census.gov/

Lib-Web: List of Public Libraries with Web Presence:
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/PubLibSrvsGpherWWW.html

One state's Online Library:
DelAWARE library reference page:
http://www.state.lib.de.us/Collection_Development/Electronic_Resources/DelAWARE/reference.shtml

Internet Public Library:
http://www.ipl.org/

About.com Reference library list:
http://home.about.com/education/hubsearch.htm?terms=reference+libraries& SUName=education& TopNode=2712

National Archives and Records Administration:
http://www.nara.gov/

Newsweek Online:
http://www.newsweek.com/

Time:
http://www.time.com/

USAToday:
http://www.usatoday.com/

  • Search Engines and Directories:

About.com

AltaVista.com

Ask.com

Dogpile.com: Multi-search engine.

Excite.com

Google.com

Lycos.com

Search.com

Yahoo.com: Search engine and directory.

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