My areas of expertise include Media-use in education, Development of teacher extensive (distance) learning materials, Use of practices for the acquisition of cognitive skills and competencies, Design and development of electronic learning and working environments, and Innovation and the use of information technology educational systems.
My personal research interests are based in the use of computer supported collaborative learning environments in higher education.
E-mail me at paul.kirschner@ou.nl
Open University of the Netherlands
My favourites
 Virtual High School (VHS): www.govhs.org
VHS wants to bring innovative education to the world. It is a unique virtual meeting place for teachers and students in the world and especially VS: (..) 'classrooms without walls, where students are able to attend their classes 24 hours a day, seven days a week' (source: website VHS).
 National College for School Leadership: www.ncsl.org.uk
'The National College for School Leadership (NCSL) provides career-long learning and development opportunities, professional and practical support for England's existing and aspiring school leaders. Our goal is to ensure that school leaders have the skills, recognition, capacity and ambition to transform the school education system into the best in the world' (source: website NCSL). On the website the user can find courses and workshops on ICT, development of competences, good leadership and similar topics, as well as an online community and a 'talking heads' videoconference.
 Iowa State University, Centre for Technology in learning and teaching: www.ctlt.iastate.edu
'ISU Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching leads the development and research of new technologies in education, particularly teacher education. We facilitate educational renewal through technology' (Source: website ISU). It is an online community for people who are being educated to becoming a Teacher. In the community they can share their views and developments of flexible and distance learning. Users can also get information about courses ECT.
 EL3: www.el3.de
This German website is an electronic platform where teachers can find and learn about competences for mind tools, such as chats, bulletin boards, study groups and an online community.
 E-Science: http://www.malux.edu.helsinki.fi/malu/koulutus/escience/index.htm
A Finnish website about the University of Helsinki. The website is an environment for Finnish teachers to learn and research in a net based web environment. Teachers can find information about the research they have done and about the courses they give.
 University of Tasmania: www.educ.utas.edu.au
The department of education offers bachelor and graduate courses in education and teaching: 'The Faculty of Education offers initial preparation programs for Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary school teachers, including a specialised Human Movement Degree. In addition it offers a program for those interested in Adult and Vocational Education. The Faculty also provides honours programs for their initial teacher preparation programs. Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and Masters programs are offered in a range of specialisations. Research higher degree programs are also offered by the Faculty for EdD and PhD awards.' (source: website University of Tasmania
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