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The information literacy initiative of UNESCO/IFLA requires an assessment of what has been achieved in leading countries, and explore what direction should be taken to foster further development in libraries and nations that need to start a program in this field. As part of the project, an international database was created to compile a directory […]
Governor Bob Riley is proposing more money for an online distance learning program in Alabama high schools.Read the Full Article
According to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (2007), “Research shows that the single most important school-related factor in raising student achievement is the quality of the teacher in the classroom. Today, in the era of high standards and increased accountability, boosting teacher quality is more crucial than ever before” (p. 4). The nature […]
The “angle of repose,” as readers of Wallace Stegner’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same title may recall, is a geological or engineering term that describes the steepest angle at which a mass of loose, granular particles (such as a dune of sand) will remain stable and at rest. Stegner placed the characters of his […]
In the auditorium once reserved as a studio for Crossfire, CNN’s now-defunct political smackdown showcase, a collection of scholars and copyright specialists gathered at George Washington University on Monday to explore legal issues too complex for a 10-second sound bite.Read the Full Article
NACOL sheds light on virtual schooling’s phenomenal growth … and need for regulationRead the Full Article
United States Distance Learning Association holds 2007 National Distance Learning Week to generate broader awareness and appreciation for distance learningRead the Full Article
The higher education community has long appreciated the potential of the Internet to expand access to information, facilitate communication, and promote human development. From the inception of the Internet, colleges and universities have worked to advance the realization of that potential. Today, advocacy in support of the open, innovative, and user-controlled Internet is more important […]
Get ready: The filing window for the 2008 e-Rate funding cycle–the eleventh cycle of the $2.25 billion-a-year federal program that provides funding for telecommunications and internet to schools and libraries–will open at noon on Nov. 7, 2007.Read the Full Article
Report says many teachers, schools define ‘fair use’ of digital materials too narrowly Read the Full Article
