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/
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/
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
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 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
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/
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