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Psychologists at Texas Tech University compared how well students did in the same course presented in traditional classroom lectures and online, and found a critical difference in students who did better Web-based work. Read The Full Article
This is the key finding of the first published study to examine the effect of televised sex on memory for commercial messages. The work was performed by researchers at Iowa State University. Read the Full Article
Athabasca University’s Centre for Innovative Management has announced a world partnership for the development and delivery of a post-MBA International Business Program. The program will be jointly offered by the world’s four leading distance universities: Deakin University in Australia, the Hong Kong Open University, the Open University of the United Kingdom, and Canada’s Athabasca University. […]
The OpenUW, a series of free online minicourses, has registered 1,297 users since it went live on May 16, drawing interest from as far away as Scandinavia and Armenia. The minicourses have averaged about 44 users each day, mostly visitors to the University of Washington website (www.washington.edu), which holds the web link to the course […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 12, 2002 – Element K, a leading provider of training solutions for information technology and business skills, today announced that it has formed a three-year agreement with The University of Memphis, a leading urban state university with 20,000 students, to provide University students, faculty, and staff with a web-based e-learning solution. The […]
Polycom(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM) recently announced The University of Notre Dame has standardized on Polycom’s industry-leading ViewStation(R) video communications systems and Video Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) to facilitate its Executive Education programs. In addition, Notre Dame recently honored Polycom with the Partner in Innovation Award for its instrumental role in providing the technology used to […]
But only if designers and developers understand and “use” web standards. And many simply aren’t doing so. Thousands of web designers and developers are still using old-school methods that disregard document structure, ignore accessibility, and favor proprietary code over standards such as the W3C DOM. As a result, personal sites, small business sites, and the […]
“HP is helping us build a mobile computing environment,” said Don Guthrie, Kettering vice president for technology. “Ultimately, faculty and students will have access to administrative systems and academic systems including online course content anywhere on campus without tying them to specific physical locations.” “Wireless networks are becoming a key element of enterprise network computing. […]
The University of Toronto today announced the launch of the G8 Online 2002 course, providing information and analysis on the G8 Summit economic meeting of world leaders to be held on June 26-27 in Kananaskis, Alberta. The G8 Online 2002 course, developed by the University’s G8 Research Group, is available for free to everyone – […]
Drexel University will launch the first mobile wireless web service for students, enabling them to retrieve a range of information, including their grades, via virtually any web-enabled handheld devices from anywhere in the world. Drexel President Constantine Papadakis announced the availability of this new service during the University’s 115th commencement today. With the new service, […]