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EDUCAUSE Honors Outstanding Leaders and Innovative Achievements in Higher Education Information Technology

The EDUCAUSE annual awards recognize exemplary achievement in six areas of higher education information technology: leadership, professional writing, administrative information systems, information technology solutions, networking, and teaching and learning. Winners of the 2005 awards will be honored before more than 6,000 of their higher education colleagues at the association’s annual conference this October in Orlando.Read […]

A new solution for electronic transcripts

Fraud involving student transcripts is increasing dramatically, according to Roberta Ferguson, a registrar at Marshall University in West Virginia.Read the Full Story

Vores Øl (Our Beer): Open Source Beer!

What’s this “Vores Øl”? Vores Øl (Our Beer) is a great tasting energetic beer and it’s the world’s first open source beer! It is based on classic ale brewing traditions but with added guarana for a natural energy-boost.Version 1.0 is a medium strong beer (6% vol) with a deep golden red color and an original […]

Lebanon [NY] teachers, school board at odds on distance learning

LEBANON — Teachers and the Lebanon Community School District are at odds over how to handle online or “distance” learning, resulting in school board action Monday on the district’s behalf.Read the Full Story

Public Knowledge Asks FCC to Maintain Open Networks in DSL Order

Background: The Federal Communications Commission is working to follow up the Brand X U.S. Supreme Court decision with an order that would substantially deregulate DSL services. The item is now on circulation on the eighth floor, and it is possible that it could be added to the agenda for this week’s meeting.Read the Full Story

ED’s tech chief is stepping down

In a surprise move, Susan Patrick, head of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, announced July 26 that she will leave the Bush administration in August to assume control of the Virginia-based North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL). Read the Full Story

Susan Patrick Named President & CEO NACOL [North American Council for Online Learning]

Susan Patrick, Director of Educational Technology at US Department of Education, Selected as President & CEO of North American Council for Online LearningWashington, DC (July 26, 2005) – The North American Council for Online Learning(NACOL), an international organization focused on enhancing and promoting high quality K-12 online learning, announced today that Susan D. Patrick has […]

Chief Technology Adviser to Leave Education Department

Susan D. Patrick, the chief adviser on educational technology to Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, will leave the U.S. Department of Education in September to head an organization that promotes online education.Read the Full Story

Distance learning at watershed, lawmaker says

Distance learning has reached a watershed in Arkansas, according to the House Education Committee’s chairwoman.Read the Full Story

Reading the Tea Leaves on John Roberts

Given the ongoing legal struggles to preserve digital freedom, it is difficult to underestimate the importance of carefully vetting President Bush’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge John G. Roberts. If confirmed, Judge Roberts will have extraordinary power to shape the future of digital rights, for good or ill. Unfortunately, Judge Roberts’ brief judicial record offers little […]

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