Distance Learning Can Reach All
OPEN Distance Learning (ODL) has the inherent potential to ensure that all people have access to life-long learning.Read the Full Story
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Katrina: What Can We Do to Help; This Time and the Next?
Well, this year it’s not digital viruses hitting higher ed hard, it’s a hurricane – right as the students returned or were about to. It’s nightmarish to imagine your server room under 30 feet of water; or with its interior exposed to wind and rain because a large tree fell on it. What IT staffers […]
CPB To Provide Emergency Grants In Devastated Hurricane Areas
Financial assistance to help restore delivery of public broadcasting servicesRead the Full Story
Why States Shouldn’t Accredit
In my work as Oregon’s college evaluator, I am often asked why state approval is not “as good as accreditation†or “equivalent to accreditation.â€Read the Full Story
Teachers’ tech use on the rise
Roughly 86 percent of U.S. teachers say computer technology has changed the way they teach at least some, and more than half (55 percent) say it has impacted their instruction “a great deal,” according to a new survey commissioned by CDW-G.Read the Full Story
NCLB backlash expected to grow
When Connecticut on Aug. 22 became the first state to file suit against the Bush administration’s signature education law, the action was only the latest indication of a rising rebellion against the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).Read the Full Story
AOL Settles Case Accusing It of Thwarting Cancellations
For exasperated customers who have tried to cancel a service to no avail, an explanation may be at hand. A settlement reached yesterday with America Online established that some sales representatives receive bonuses to keep consumers from leaving. Read the Full Story
Dispute highlights eRate’s ambiguities
A California technology provider is seeking legal action against a local newspaper after an investigation by reporters called into question millions of dollars worth of eRate purchases made by the Pomona Unified School District–allegations of program abuse that the contractor and the school system vigorously deny. Read the Full Story
More Than Half of Students Surveyed Say It’s Okay to Share Digital Copyrighted Works on the Job
Nationwide Survey Shows That Two-Thirds of Students See Nothing Unethical about Swapping or Downloading Digital Files IllegallyRead the Full Story
Bush administration objects to .xxx domains
The Bush administration is objecting to the creation of a .xxx domain, saying it has concerns about a virtual red-light district reserved exclusively for Internet pornography.Read the Full Story
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