eLIS Digital Resource Collection Is Now Available

We are excited to announce the launch of our new online Digital Resources Collection! This collection consists of 400+ online software, tools, and resources for both higher education and k-12 classrooms. You can search by subject matter, by tool types (Web 2.0, drawing, animation, etc.) as well as audience. The majority of the tools are free and immediately available for you to download to your computer or use through your web browser.

Every week we add more tools and resources to the collection. Beginning next week, this blog will feature a Resource of the Week posting on Wednesdays. Be sure to subscribe to our blog (found to the right) to ensure you get your Resource of the Week updates!

Who Can Use the Collection?
One of the great things is that the Digital Resources Collection (DRC) is available to anyone affiliated with Lesley and is open to the public too! Simply click on the link provided below to arrive at the site. We invite you to share the link to the collection with friends and colleagues.

Why Create a Digital Collection?
The DRC evolved from the previous Educational Software Preview Collection that was housed on the Cambridge, MA campus. Over the past couple of years the availability of quality online products and tools has grown dramatically, allowing us to share resources to our faculty and students who teach and learn in our off-campus and online programs. Additionally, many on-campus courses are becoming more reliant on online tools and resources making the creation of the DRC a natural step in the services eLIS provides. We are pleased to be able to share with Lesley students and faculty immediate access to a range of resources.

DRC Link:
At this point you might be saying: "Enough already. I get. Just give me that cool link!" Here it is:
http://www.lesley.edu/elis/elisdigitalcollection.html

Questions?
If you have any questions about content or resources you find in the DRC, or have a resource you would like to share with us, please email elisresources@lesley.edu.

Over the next couple of months we will continue to refine the DRC search terms, as well as add a submission form for individuals to share links for inclusion in the collection.

Happy browsing! Let us know what you think!

-Rebecca