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The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration will end its formal relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers in late 2015, with ICANN developing a new global governance model, the agency said Friday. PCWorld Full Article
This paper introduces the relatively new field of learning analytics, first by considering the relevant meanings of both “learning” and “analytics,” and then by looking at two main levels at which learning analytics can be or has been implemented in educational organizations. Although turnkey systems or modules are not yet available for review, specific technologies […]
Active military service members are increasing as constituents of online distance learning environments in America. For instructors, first-time engagement with military learners poses challenges and opportunities. This paper considers military learners through a framework of stereotype, labeling, and culture. It explores the use of stereotypes in new social engagements and provides a brief discussion of […]
A native of St. Paul, Minn., Major General Thomas M. Murray graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 1980 with a B.A. in quantitative methods. Commissioned through the PLC Program, he completed The Basic School and Naval Flight Training and was designated a naval aviator in April 1982. After training in HMT-301 he was […]
This paper describes the interactive tutoring feedback model (ITF-model; Narciss, 2006; 2008). The ITF-model conceptualizes formative tutoring feedback as a multidimensional instructional activity that aims at contributing to the regulation of a learning process in such a way that learners acquire or improve the competencies (i.e., conceptual and procedural knowledge as well as cognitive and […]
A majority of Americans believe online instruction is at least as good as classroom-based courses in terms of providing good value, a format most students can succeed in, and instruction tailored to each individual. But they question the rigor of testing and grading, and whether employers will view such degrees positively, a new survey by […]
The training of Navy pilots will be better in the future, if efforts headed up by Research Psychologist Melissa Walwanis bear fruit. Walwanis is the lead systems integrator for the Office of Naval Research’s Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) Training Fidelity program. Military Training Technology Full Article
by Donovan Jackson Air University Public Affairs 1/4/2013 – MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — As the new year unfolds, technological advancements combined with traditional learning methods are continuing to be applied at Maxwell, which will assist in the advancement of Airmen education. Emerging technologies permit Maxwell the ability to utilize new software in a way that can speed […]
There are a growing number of military officers vying for a finite number of seats for their mid-level professional education. The vast improvements in distance learning technology provide a solution to meet the educational demand of the armed forces and bypass the constraints of resident programs. Effective distance learning programs offer the same learning outcomes […]
Interview with CATHERINE LOVELADY Army Continuing Education System Country Supervisor, U.S. Forces, Afghanistan Military Advanced Education Read the Full Interview
