Blog #8

The website I decided to visit this time was http://www.usdla.org/ this website is a government organization that helps people keep up with the latest technology and trends in distance learning.  It allows people to join forums, webinars, trainings, live chats, etc... in order to enhance and stay connected with the advances that promote distance learning.  There is so much information that is offered to help people with distance learning.  There is a annual fee to become and remain a member.   Thier mission is to serve the distance learning community by providing advocacy, information, networking and opportunity. Some opportunities consist of becoming a board member or sponser.  The purpose of this organization is to allow anyone at any time and at any place the opportunity to recieve an education.  On the home page there was a vast amount of newsletters and links to review and research the growing technology that enahnces distance learning and there was also many articles that contained imformation over the benefits of using distance education.  This oragnizational website was really intertesting and insightful of just how important distance eduaction is.  This government website allowed me to realize that with the large and expanding amount of information and technology there is never an excuse not to receive an education!