Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category

PBS to Air LINCOLN@GETTYSBURG on 150th Anniversary of Historic Speech, November 19 at 9:00 p.m.

– New special traces Abraham Lincoln’s pioneering use of the telegraph and the words that remade America, the Gettysburg Address – PBS Press Release

European Commission launches ‘Opening up Education’ and reveals the programme’s new webportal

You may all well be aware of the elearningeuropa.info portal of the European Commission. Well, the portal is no more, it is renewed, reviewed and relaunched with modified objectives and services supporting the launch of the ‘Opening up Education’ programme, an action plan to tackle digital problems of schools and universities. The new website, Open […]

More Than 1 Million Teachers Now Have Access To PBS Learningmedia Digital Library

New “Get Your Tech On” Effort Launched to Support Teachers Integrating Digital Technology in the Classroom Arlington, VA, September 16, 2013 – Today PBS LearningMedia announced that more than 1 million educators now have registered access to the award-winning digital learning service. PBS LearningMedia, a partnership of PBS and WGBH Educational Foundation, connects students and […]

Library of Congress: September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society. The Library of Congress Access Website […]

Digital Scholarship Lab

The Digital Scholarship Lab develops innovative digital humanities projects that contribute to research and teaching at and beyond the University of Richmond. It seeks to reach a wide audience by developing projects that integrate thoughtful interpretation in the humanities and social sciences with innovations in new media. Digital Scholarship Lab

Website launch for 2014 World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development

Preparations and information for the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to be held from 10-12 November 2014 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan are now available on the Conference’s website. UNESCO Full Article

The Virtual Student Foreign Service

The Virtual Student Foreign Service is part of a growing effort by the State Department to harness technology and a commitment to global service among young people to facilitate new forms of diplomatic engagement. US Department of State Visit the website

New Book: Handbook of Mobile Learning, Edited by Zane L. Berge, Lin Muilenburg

This handbook published by Routledge provides a comprehensive compendium of research in all aspects of mobile learning, one of the most significant ongoing global developments in the entire field of education. Rather than focus on specific technologies, expert authors discuss how best to utilize technology in the service of improving teaching and learning. For more […]

PBS and PBS KIDS Launch on Roku

Arlington, VA: MAY 8, 2013–PBS and Roku® announced today that videos from favorite PBS and PBS KIDS programs, as well as favorite programs from local PBS stations, are now available to consumers via the Roku streaming platform. PBS Press Release

Ball State app lets travelers create detailed trip journals

Ball State University has developed a versatile mobile application that allows college classes to compile the equivalent of digital “textbooks” about their field trips and individual travelers to create detailed vacation journals. Ball State University Full Story