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The NASA Student Involvement Program (NSIP)
The NASA Student Involvement Program (NSIP) is a national program of five competitions that links students in grades 3 -12 directly with NASA’s diverse and exciting mission of exploration, research, and discovery. NSIP provides educators with instructional material and classroom-ready resources that support an inquiry-based approach to science, math, technology and geography education. In preparing […]
Using the news offers amazing opportunities for teachers
What amazing history we have witnessed this year. On October 5, we could watch on television as Yugoslav citizens stormed their parliament and demanded that their voices be heard. In a popular vote that favored Vojislav Kostunica over the despotic ruler Slobodan Milosevic, the Yugoslavs demanded the will of the people reign over the political […]
ITVS AND PBS.ORG LAUNCH WEB SITE FOR HOMELAND
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) and PBS.org debut the companion Web site to the documentary HOMELAND www.pbs.org/homeland. The television program will be broadcast nationally on PBS on November 16, 2000, at 10:00 p.m. (Check local listings at www.itvs.org.) This emotionally compelling film weaves a portrait of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation through the lives of […]
StatChat Live Event
The next StatChat Live event will take place on Wednesday, November 15 from 2:00 – 3:00pm EST. The topic of this chat is: “A Conversation About High School Dropouts and Completers.” This chat coincides with the release of the “Dropout Rates in the United States: 1999” report which will be available by 9:00am on the […]
Australian Journal of Educational Technology
Table of Contents Roger Atkinson Editorial iii-iv Robyn Lawson and Christine de Matos Information technology skills in the workplace: Implications for Bachelor of Arts degrees 87-103 Teng Liaw, Gregor Kennedy, Mike Keppell, John Marty and Ruth McNair Using multimedia to assist students with communication skills and biopsychosocial integration: An evaluation 104-125 Robert Lyall and Suzanne […]
The VIirtual University Gazette November, 2000
Digest of New Programs & Pressing Issues In the Virtual University Movement
The Technology Source: November/December 2000 Issue
IN THIS ISSUE: In today’s global economy, radically different cultures trade in today’s hottest commodity: knowledge. In an interview with Technology Source editor James L. Morrison, Frank Tait shares the vision driving his work with the Chinese distance learning market as senior vice president for global marketing for SCT, a leading provider of higher education […]
20 FREE Resources for Teaching & Learning
Below are titles, descriptions, & sponsoring agencies of the new resources. Arts “Art for the Nation: Collecting for a New Century” offers 14 in-depth studies of works by various artists represented in the National Gallery of Art. The studies include information on the artist, technique, & history behind each painting. (NGA) http://www.nga.gov/feature/artnation/splash.htm “Art Nouveau: 1890-1914” […]
Desktop Lecture Series: University of Arizona Visiting Scholar Frank Christ
Tuesday, October 31, 2000 – 4:00 PM EST (New York) On-line students, like traditional classroom students, require academic support services to optimize their study and learning efforts. Books, articles, and web site information seem to indicate that on-line students do have access to these academic support programs and services. A closer look, however, at what […]