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Nothing brings the beliefs and practices of a school directly into family life or influences the household like homework. A recent report from the University of Maine helps educators, parents and students take a step back from the emotional debate and a look at some objective research on the issue.
If you’re left confused by Internet talk of an angry fruit salad, the infobahn and emoticons then help is available from a new book by Professor Darrel Ince of the Open University. And if you’re none the wiser when it comes to understanding FWIW, MUSM or ROFL in e-mail messaging, the newly-published Dictionary of the […]
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) announce the launch of the AMERICAN FIELD GUIDE Web site (www.PBS.org/afg/).
This brief clarifies current policies regarding copyright in distance education. Policies reviewed here have either already been adopted by various institutions of higher education or are currently under serious consideration. The brief also highlights shortcomings of current policies and analyzes contemporary issues, which have not yet been addressed and require immediate attention. A tool for […]
…first annual state-of-the-industry report looks at where e-learning has been — and where it’s going.
For all the human traffic that the Web attracts, most sites remain fairly solitary destinations. People shop by themselves, retrieve information alone and post messages that they hope others will eventually notice. But some sites are looking for ways to enable visitors not only to interact but even to collaborate to change the sites themselves.
Master teacher Kay Toliver will lead a new series of Futures Channel Institutes, designed to help teachers develop effective hands-on lessons for mathematics instruction.
What Is The Web Credibility Project? Our goal is to understand what leads people to believe what they find on the Web. We hope this knowledge will enhance Web site design and promote future research on Web credibility.
By George Collison, Bonnie Elbaum, Sarah Haavind, and Robert Tinker Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing, 2000; 216 pp., ISBN: 1891859331 $ 24.95 (pbk) Reviewed by David L. Dollar david.dollar@tccd.net Tarrant County College Southeast Campus Arlington, Texas Online courses are now integral learning mediums in traditional education, business, and distance campuses. The use of online communication for […]
XanEdu, a division of ProQuest Information and Learning (ProQuest Company, NYSE: PQE) recently unveiled a new concept in digital course material that revolutionizes the coursepack model. Geared for the undergrad and graduate-level instructor, XanEduTM TopicPacks are specialized collections of in-depth, copyright-cleared articles that provide up-to-the-minute examinations of today’s important issues. Drawn from authoritative scholarly and […]