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Teaching and Learning with Technology

This exciting new text will be publishing this fall for your January classes. Written by teachers, for teachers, Teaching and Learning with Technology helps teachers effectively integrate technology into their classroom. The conversational writing style will engage your students, while the real world examples, activities and rubrics make this text the most accessible and pragmatic […]

Virtual trip to Mars launches lesson on problem-solving

The school is the only one in the 5th Congressional District to receive NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, which is funded through a grant awarded to Northside, said Principal Linda Crute. Read the Full Article

Course Quality Top Issue of the Year

In its second annual Top Ten Issues In Teaching Online survey, the top issues were: 1. Course quality and evaluation standards 2. Institutional support for online courses 3. Student retention 4. Technical support 5. Development time and cost (Down from #2 last year) 6. Teacher pay (Up from #8 last year) 7. Who owns the […]

Designing Universally Accessible Web Resources for People with Disabilities

A 16 session on-line course “Designing Universally Accessible Web Resources for People with Disabilities” is starting on September 24th. The course is designed for web developers to learn how to create web resources that are more accessible to people with disabilities. Consider taking this course yourself or share this information with others you think may […]

ITVS Presents Globalvision’s COUNTING ON DEMOCRACY

(San Francisco, CA) The story of what happened in Florida in the 2000 Bush-Gore presidential race is a complex, murky, sordid tale filled with closed-door dealings, long-standing racial tensions, Byzantine bureaucracy, and a cast of cagey and cynical political operatives straight out of a John Grisham thriller. It has not been covered by a nonpartisan […]

Exploring Biodiversity

With dozens of new features, seminars and courses illuminating the complex issues related to biodiversity, this learning center is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in learning about the interconnectedness of earth’s ecosystems and strategies to protect Earth’s biological resources through sustainable development. Visit the Site

National Council On Disability Creates New Listserv For Disability-Related Information

NCD’s new listserv will provide up-to-date information on issues affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities and their families. NCD’s new listserv will provide up-to-date information on issues affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities and their families. This will include NCD’s monthly newsletter, NCD Bulletin, and news releases and media advisories on NCD activities and current […]

Macromedia & Course Technology Launch New Education Curriculum

“Educators are seeking ways to integrate technology across the curriculum and provide engaging, relevant projects for students that build valuable digital skills. Research shows that today’s generation of students are comfortable using computers and multimedia as forms of communication,” said Pat Brogan, vice president of education, Macromedia. “Partnering with Course Technology enables Macromedia to reach […]

Creative Commons

These licenses will help you tell others that your non-software works are free for copying and other uses — but only on certain conditions. Read The Full Article

The Survey of Distance & Cyberlearning Programs in Higher Education, 2002 Edition

The Primary Research Group has released its fourth edition of the detailed survey of distance learning programs in higher education. Despite some setbacks in the mass marketing of distance learning programs, the survey results show continued astounding growth in the higher education distance learning market. The mean annual enrollment growth rate for 2002 reported by […]