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There are hundreds of evaluation instruments for assessing qualityof distance courses. Remember, evaluation instruments that have been validated will provide reliable data. Validated instruments have been tried in test runs on target subjects to see if critical factors are held up when actual data is collected. The instrument presented here was developed and validated by […]
The Secretary-General of the ITU, Yoshio Utsumi has announced the arrangements and framework for World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The first phase of the World Summit will take place in Geneva hosted by the Government of Switzerland in December 2003. It will address the broad range of themes concerning the Information Society and […]
You are invited to attend a FREE online event on Access Aware: Technology tools for all students in the inclusive classroom hosted by WestEd RTEC Learning for Everyone and The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA). The live event will be held on June 11, 2001 at 2:00pm PDT and will last approximately 1 hour. You […]
Students who in the past have not been able to experience some of NASA’s spectacular discoveries now have a unique opportunity to touch the stars. Some of the most majestic space images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are now part of a special Braille book that combines tactile illustrations with striking images of planets, star […]
LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Cybereducation — the use of the worldwide web, the internet, virtual reality, and multimedia to facilitate teaching and learning — is revolutionizing academic institutions around the globe, including leading universities, schools in developing nations, high school science labs, and K-12 home schools. This trend is examined in an original and provocative new […]
The Condition of Education summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report, which is required by law, is an indicator report, which is intended for a general audience of readers who are interested in education.
The Library of Congress celebrated the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Madison with a symposium on the fourth president, “Philosopher and Practitioner of Liberal Democracy.” You can celebrate too by viewing a cybercast of the event.
From Sunday, June 3 Radio National presents The Learning Curve, a week of programming designed to paint an in-depth picture of the state of education in Australia – past, present and future.
Approximately 65 new productions will be launched by the National Film Board of Canada’s English Program in 2001. NFB English Program’s slate of new releases features an impressive array of documentaries, animated shorts, and videos and websites for youth from some of Canada’s most acclaimed filmmakers, as well as by many first-time directors.
A growing movement to make the Internet more accessible to people with disabilities has developers trying to figure out ways to accomplish that without watering down the visual and audio aspects of Web sites or spending large amounts of time and money to overhaul them.