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Technology, Democracy, and Academic Labor
Table of Contents of Feature Articles Introduction: The Information University by Laura Bartlett The “Informal Economy” of the Information University by Marc Bousquet Educational Technology and Restructuring Academic Labor by Larry Hanley The Rhetoric of Commercial Online Education by Chris Werry
ThinkerTools Helps Bring Physics to a Younger Audience
To gain the political will, however, many people may need to know about the potential projects DOIT could support. Read the Full Article
ED’s proposed web site scrubbing draws fire
In a letter sent to Education Secretary Rod Paige in late October, representatives of 12 groups—including the American Library Association (ALA) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA)—questioned the political overtones of a directive announcing an overhaul of the department’s web site. Read the Full Article
Destinos a popular, award-winning video series on DVD
DVD VERSION OF DESTINOS PROVO, Utah— November 25, 2002 — This December, Annenberg/CPB, a joint effort of the Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB), will release a DVD version of Destinos, a popular, award-winning video series used to teach Spanish and immerse students in the everyday world of native speakers. The DVD […]
Junior High Students Learn at the MUVEES
Digital Promise (www.digitalpromise.org), the main proponent of a Digital Opportunity Investment Trust (DOIT), sees the fund as a way to unlock the educational potential of the Internet and other digital technologies and to transform lifelong learning. This is the first of a series of papers from the Benton Foundation highlighting the potential public interest dividends […]
NSF-Supported International Children’s Digital Library
Led by the University of Maryland and the Internet Archive, a partnership of government, non-profit, industry and academic organizations will launch the world’s largest international digital library for children on Wednesday, Nov. 20, during a ceremony at the Library of Congress. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) with additional support from […]
Hands-On Book of Hubble
A new book of majestic images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope brings the wonders of our universe to the fingertips of the blind. Called “Touch the Universe: A NASA Braille Book of Astronomy,” the 64-page book presents color images of planets, nebulae, stars, and galaxies. Each image is embossed with lines, bumps, and other […]
New guidebook aids school leaders in technology assessment
The handbook, “Technology in Schools: Suggestions, Tools and Guidelines for Assessing Technology in Elementary and Secondary Education,” was released Nov. 5. It’s the result of more than three years of consensus building by the Technology in Schools Task Force, a group of state education agency managers and school district technology coordinators created by the National […]
THE GREAT AMERICAN FOOT RACE
The Independent Television Service (itvs.org) debuts the comprehensive companion website to the documentary THE GREAT AMERICAN FOOT RACE Access the Site In 1928, Andy Payne, a 20-year-old Cherokee, won the Great American Foot Race – the longest foot race in history, stretching 3,422 miles along Route 66 from Los Angeles to New York. The documentary […]