Moodle 2.2 has been released!
Moodle 2.2 has been released!SOURCE: MoodleRead the Press Release
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Profits and Questions at Online Charter Schools
By almost every educational measure, the Agora Cyber Charter School is failing. Nearly 60 percent of its students are behind grade level in math. Nearly 50 percent trail in reading. A third do not graduate on time. And hundreds of children, from kindergartners to seniors, withdraw within months after they enroll. SOURCE: The New York […]
House Democrat Probes Executive Pay at For-Profit Colleges
Maryland Representative Seeks Salary Details at 13 Schools Reliant on Federal Student AidSOURCE: The Wall Street JournalRead the Full Article
Exclusive Interview with Dr. Michael G. Moore, Leader and Pioneer in Distance Education
This week, Dr. Saba sat in an interview with Dr. Michael G Moore, Professor of Education, the Pennsylvania State University, and the founder and editor of of the American Journal of Distance Education. Dr. Moore has several decades of pioneering leadership in our field. His professional experience ranges from implementing distance education systems to theory […]
Rep. Roybal-Allard Introduces Attain Act To Invest In Developing High Tech Skills Among Students
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec 8 – Today Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard introduced H.R. 3614, the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act of 2011 (ATTAIN Act) to help prepare students to meet the needs of 21st century employers. SOURCE: Representative Roybal-AllardRead the Press Rlease
Catalog of Errors?
Two years ago, Google Books was becoming the world’s largest digital library and, with an effective monopoly, seemed “almost certain to be the last one.” The tragedy for scholars was that Google Books’ metadata – which allow users to search the catalog – were “a mishmash wrapped in a muddle wrapped in a mess.”SOURCE: Inside […]
New guidelines for ed-tech research could help educators, vendors
Report explains how to evaluate educational technology programs and services properly and effectivelySOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding To Improve Access to Education and Health Care in Rural Areas
WASHINGTON, December 8, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that recipients in 34 states and one territory will receive funding to improve access to health care and educational services in rural areas. Funding is provided through the USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program. SOURCE: US Department of AgricultureRead the Press Rlease
PBS Announces Programming Line-Up for 2012 Black History Month Commemoration
New specials include a story of the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and, from INDEPENDENT LENS, an intimate look at “Daisy Bates: The First Lady of Little Rock,” a collection of interviews called “Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975” and a filmmaker’s cross country campaign in “More Than a Month”–Schedule also features 2012 Sundance Film Festival selection SLAVERY BY ANOTHER […]
Tablets in 2012: What to Expect
As tablets move into their adolescence, what changes will we see? SOURCE: PC WorldRead the Full Article