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ATHENS, Ga. — Negative campaign ads can be an effective tool for delivering messages. Two faculty members at the University of Georgia found that the impact of negative campaign ads persists and even increases over time, instead of decreasing. An article they published on that research, The Sleeper Effect and Negative Political Advertising, was recently […]
SAN DIEGO, CA-CompassLearning™, the leader in research-driven, standards-based digital-learning solutions that provide choices to help teachers manage student performance, personalize learning, and connect communities of learners, was selected by the City of Philadelphia to participate in the Philadelphia Department of Recreation new program, RECS – Recreational and Educational Computer Sites. This program will provide children […]
Davidson, N.C., Jan. 29 (LocalBusiness.com) — Renaissance Education Group Inc., an e-learning start-up founded by a former Davidson College biology professor, has begun marketing online science lectures and other services to parents who educate their children at home.
They live with us, eat with us, and even give us an occasional glimpse into their world. But what really makes this first completely wired generation tick? We [Family PC] surveyed more than 500 teens to find out.
LAGRANGE, Ga., Jan 29, 2001 — The City of LaGrange, Georgia, the first U.S. city to offer free Internet access to its citizens via cable television, has taken another step in preparing its workers, students and residents for the Information Age. City officials have formed an alliance with eMercer, the distance learning division of Mercer […]
More than 600 soldiers enrolled in the Armys multimillion-dollar Army University Access Online program during the first week — some even camped out overnight to be first in line to get equipment.
It’s usually late at night or Saturdays when Bambie Argyle shows up for graduate school at the University of Nebraska. Done with household and other duties, it’s her turn at the family computer in a rugged Wyoming town called Mountain View. The Lincoln campus is 770 miles away.
eCollege(SM) (Nasdaq: ECLG), a leading developer of complete eLearning solutions, announced today that DeVry University Inc. extended its existing contract to further develop its eLearning programs using the eCollege platform. DeVry is one of the largest publicly held higher education companies in North America.
In the past decade, computers have become a fixture in many children’s lives, says a report to be issued today by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Seventy percent of American households with children ages 2 to 17 have computers, and 52 percent are connected to the Internet.
