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Excelsior College Launches Highly Dynamic Multimedia Online Writing Lab Available to the Public

Albany, New York (PRWEB) January 05, 2012Excelsior College, a private, nonprofit, distance learning institution in Albany, N.Y., today announced the launch of a robust, dynamic and multimedia online writing lab (OWL) available to the public.SOURCE: Digital JournalRead the Full Article

First-ever national Digital Learning Day scheduled for Wednesday, February 1

Digital Learning Day is a culminating event in a year-round national awareness campaign to improve teaching and learning for all children. On Digital Learning Day, we are asking everyone – no matter your comfort with technology – teachers, librarians, school leaders, afterschool programs, community groups, parents.Review the Website

MyEdu & KnowU – Two Approaches to Social Media in Higher Ed

Higher education is trying hard to find the best ways to integrate social media into its practices. They’ve approached it from a number of angles: marketing, community building, student support, and instruction. Instigators behind the efforts include software vendors looking to build the next edu social platform, colleges, individual educators, and on less formal basis, […]

PBS Summer Arts Festival Kicks Off June 22: Summer Arts Festival expands diversity of arts with a global reach

Award-winning actor Anna Deavere Smith to be series host; Susan Sarandon and John Leguizamo among performers, narratorsSOURCE: PBSRead the Full Article

Ashworth College Offers Online Resource for Current, Future Early Childhood Education Professionals

NORCROSS, Ga., Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Leading Online School Unveils Online Destination with Tips, Techniques, and Strategies for Career Success SOURCE: MarketWatchRead the Full Article

UC Berkeley chooses Google Apps over Microsoft Office 365 (updated)

University of California, Berkeley, that hotbed of civil unrest as well as academic achievement, has become the latest university to move from its old-fashioned e-mail system to the Google Apps for Education cloud.SOURCE: CloudBeatRead the Full Article

Open University to launch arthritis course for healthcare professionals

A new course providing healthcare professionals with specialist knowledge to improve services for patients with inflammatory arthritis is to be launched by The Open University. The self-study course was funded by a curriculum development grant from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer and has been developed with the direction and advice of specialist rheumatology nurses. It will […]

PLATO Learning Introduces New Courses and Support Site

Secondary and post-secondary science courses part of new product and services releaseSOURCE: PLATO LearningMINNEAPOLIS – December 20, 2011 –PLATO Learning, a leading provider of online education courses for pre-K through adult learners, has announced its winter product release that addresses a range of customer needs.Read the Press Release

PBS Announces Programming Line-Up for 2012 Black History Month Commemoration

New specials include a story of the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and, from INDEPENDENT LENS, an intimate look at “Daisy Bates: The First Lady of Little Rock,” a collection of interviews called “Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975” and a filmmaker’s cross country campaign in “More Than a Month”–Schedule also features 2012 Sundance Film Festival selection SLAVERY BY ANOTHER […]

PBS KIDS Expands Video App to iPhone & iPod touch, Offering More Free Educational Video Content on Mobile than Any Other Kids Media Brand

App arrives just in time for holiday travel, building on success of the PBS KIDS Video App on iPad, which served more than 86 million streams in NovemberSOURCE: PBSRead the Press Release