E-readiness Assessment Tools
This section of the Knowledge Warehouse identifies e-readiness assessment tools, benchmarks and indicators that have been developed to date and monitors new tools and indicators that have been developed.
Mosaic's Global Diffusion of the Internet Project
Created by the Mosaic Group, this framework has evolved over time, and as there are a number of variants, it is recommended that you visit their website at. The main goal of this tool is "to measure and analyse the growth of the Internet throughout the world [1111]
http://mosaic.unomaha.edu/gdi.html
McConnell International’s Risk E-Business: Seizing the Opportunity of Global E-Readiness
This report was prepared by McConnell International in collaboration with World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), and was released in August 2000. The goal of this tool is to assess a national economy’s e-readiness, or capacity to participate in the global digital economy. [1110]
guide.pdf
Educause Ready Institutional Readiness Assessment Tool
The READiness InventorY (READY) tool is a decision engine to help higher education institutions determine their organizational, cultural, financial, and philosophical readiness to expand their use of technology in various realms of instructional and administrative activity. To get started in using this online resource you will need to create a READY account. [1089]
http://www.educause.edu/ready
Learning with Technology Profile Tool
This profile tool will help you to compare your current instructional practices with a set of indicators for engaged learning and high-performance technology. For each category, there is a description of the indicators and examples that fall along a continuum. [1087]
http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/profile/profwww.htm
CEO Forum
The CEO Forum on Education & Technology has developed two School Technology & Readiness (STaR) Charts, one for the K-12 community and the other for colleges of education. Both contain a series of questions that, once answered, enable you to get instantaneous feedback on your institution's level of readiness in using technology. [1086]
http://ww2.iste.org/starchart/
US Department of Education
Developed for the U.S. Department of Education by the American Institute for Research in conjunction with its formative evaluation of the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund, this guide is a tool for individuals who have little or no formal training in research or evaluation. It aims to provide the basic principles of evaluation to help district and school personnel gain an overview of and ideas for evaluating local technology initiatives [1085]
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdTechGuide/index.html
Texas Center for Educational Technology
On this site you will find instruments and findings related to the impact and assessment of information technology on teaching and learning. [1084]
http://www.tcet.unt.edu/research/index.htm
CSPP Readiness Guide
A self assessment tool for communities. [1035]
CSPP_Readiness_Guide.pdf
APEC E-Commerce Readiness Assessment Initiative
A business partnership with APEC has developed an initiative to improve the ecommerce readiness of member economies. Each economy that conducts an assessment, and hosts a follow-on discussion involving officials, business practitioners and other stakeholders, can benefit by considering its policy, technology and regulatory environment. [1034]
APEC_E-Commerce_Readiness_Assessment.pdf