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(LOUISVILLE) — With school starting August 15th, the Jefferson County School board finally got its first look at a virtual high school the district was forced to set up after a federal audit last May. In a special session Friday afternoon, the board reluctantly approved plans for a so-called virtual school. As WAVE 3 Investigator […]
School technology faces renewed scrutiny, thanks to a string of questionable (and high-profile) purchasing practices Read the Full Story
I’m surprised there hasn’t been more uproar about this yet. The ever-brilliant US Patent and Trademark Office has apparently granted Blackboard a patent for…well…pretty much anything remotely related to learning management systems. As I read it, Blackboard basically owns the patent on any sort of groupware at all that is used for teaching purposes. This […]
Welcome to the information page about Blackboard’s patent portfolio.Read the Full Story
The Secretary of Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education released the next iteration of its report Thursday, which for those of you scoring at home is the third partial draft and the first truly complete one (it contains not only the preamble and summary that were missing from its second draft but, for […]
As a retired professor emeritus from Georgia and a resident of Dunedin who has been offering online, Internet-delivered university courses for more than a decade, I was so pleased to read that the American Association of Community Colleges ranked St. Petersburg College in first place as the most “digitally savvy” community college in the country […]
THE Central Intelligence Agency is a surprisingly progressive job recruiter. In its search for employees with “wide-ranging talents and diverse backgrounds,†the agency routinely comes across and employs applicants with online schooling from accredited colleges. It is familiar with most virtual institutions, and it continuously updates its list of approved colleges. Read the Full Story
Arlington, VA – The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today said it opposes legislation that would withhold federal technology funds from schools and libraries where minors can access social networking and chat room web sites.Read the Full Story
The nation’s governors will discuss the key role of states in developing innovative telecommunication reforms that encourage investment, competition and deployment during the upcoming National Governors Association (NGA) Annual Meeting.Read the Full Story
Committee Also Favorably Reports H.R. 2134 to Explore the Creation of a National Latino MuseumRead the Full Story
