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Date: July 21, 2005

Project CONTACT Develops Online Learning Resources & Solutions
by Chip Donohue

Project CONTACT (College Opportunity Networks & Technology Access for Child Care Teachers) is a pilot research and training project of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Project is designed to develop a model system of delivery and support for early childhood college courses offered on the Internet. This distance learning effort affords child care teachers with an opportunity to earn college credits from work, home, a college campus, or a community base. CONTACT also seeks to build the capacity of the community college system to offer early childhood education to their students at a distance.

There are a number of useful tools and resources on the Project CONTACT web site for eLearners.
-- Quality Tip Sheet
-- Computer Equipment Sources Tip Sheet
-- Course Quality Rubric
-- Guide to Distance Learning for Early Childhood Students in NC

To learn more about Project CONTACT and to access the online tools and resources, go to www.fpg.unc.edu/~contact. For more information on all of the distance learning projects, contact Debra Torrence at Torrence@mail.fpg.unc.edu.