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APPENDIX E
Additional Resources
ORGANIZATIONS This is a website that provides resources, research, a com-
munity of practice, and other information and events for
Many of the organizations listed here have research and pub- those interested in e-learning issues.
lications that are available without charge. Most also have a
membership fee, which then provides access to a much Governing.com
broader range of research, publications, and member services. http://governing.com/govlinks/glassn.htm
This website provides a list of a number of public profes-
American Council on Education sional organizations with a state government focus and
http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=CPA serves as the on-line supplement to Governing.com's state
The American Council on Education website has a wide vari- and local government sourcebook.
ety of resources, including a Center for Policy Analysis that
conducts research and analysis on education issues and an Human Resources Institute (HRI)
excellent set of on-line resources including a library of white www.hri.org
papers and other research on distance learning. Although the HRI is a consortium of several hundred private-sector firms
focus is primarily higher education, much of the research on that pool their resources to conduct research on human
learning is applicable to the practical applications useful to resource issues that are expected to confront organizations
state departments of transportation (DOTs). several years in the future. It is a wonderful resource for iden-
tifying future issues of concern to organizations.
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
www.astd.org International Society for Performance Improvement
ASTD is the most prominent of the professional organiza- www.ispi.org
tions for continuous learning information. ASTD is also a This organization focuses on human performance technol-
source of information about on-line or e-learning. ogy and workplace performance. It provides highly
regarded training courses, has established a variety of
American Society for Human Resources Management related communities of practices, and makes available
(SHRM) research and other resources for training professionals and
www.shrm.org others interested in human performance technology issues
SHRM is the best of the professional organizations dealing and practices.
with private-sector human resources issues. They have a
wonderful research department that does cutting edge human National Academy of Public Administration
resource research. www.napawash.org
The Academy's Center for Human Resources Management
Brookings Institute is one of the best of the nonprofit organizations doing
www.brookings.edu research on public-sector human resource issues. This site
The Bookings Institute is a nonprofit organization that has a also provides access to general management studies, envi-
wealth of research and knowledge about public policy issues, ronmental studies, organization performance improvement
including human resources management. studies, and the like.
Cranfield University School of Management National Association of Government Training
www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/ and Development
Cranfield is a leading British university that has cutting-edge http://www.nagtad.org/nagtad/index.htm
research on international human resources issues. This organization is a source of information for federal, state,
and local training and development professionals to learn
Council for Excellence in Government about what is occurring nationwide and to locate or validate
www.excelgov.org/ best practices.
Works to improve the performance of American government
and government's place in the lives and esteem of U.S. National Association of State Personnel Executives
citizens and others around the world. (NASPE)
www.naspe.org
E-Learning Guild The NASPE is the professional organization of state Directors
www.elearningguild.com of Human Resources. This site provides excellent research and
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information on human capital issues of interest to state Sloan Consortium
governments. http://www.sloan-c.org/
The Sloan Consortium is a consortium of institutions and
Organization of Economic Cooperation organizations "committed to quality on-line learning." It
and Development (OECD) publishes The Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks
www.oecd.org and the Sloan-C series of books about on-line education.
The OECD is a leading researcher on international human
resources issues around the world. U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/landing.jhtml?src=ln
The U.S. Department of Education has an extensive elec-
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
tronic library of education research and statistics, including
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
a significant number of articles on e-learning.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is an advocacy orga-
nization that identifies and advocates the integration of
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
certain skill areas needed for the 21st century. Although their
www.gao.gov
focus is broader than the workplace, the database on 21st
The GAO is the U.S. government's auditor. It provides
century skills and their publications is useful for the practi-
reports on agency and program performance. It is an excel-
cal applications needed by state DOTs.
lence source of information on human capital management,
organizational and individual performance management,
Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) metrics, and similar topics.
www.ccl.org/index.shtml
The CCL is an international, nonprofit educational institu- U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
tion. Through our research, it is developing models of man- www.gsa.gov
agerial practice. The GSA is a U.S. government agency that leads the gov-
ernment's telework and mobile office research and best
Conference Board practices. It also provides information about technology
www.conference-board.org/ needed to establish telework and mobile offices.
The Conference Board creates and disseminates knowledge
about management and the marketplace to help businesses U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
strengthen their performance and better serve their cus- www.opm.gov
tomers. It also provides information on consumer confi- The OPM is the U.S. federal government's central human
dence, leading economic indicators, and the Consumer capital management authority. The website has information
Confidence Index. on every human capital management topic.
