Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category

A Research Library Based on the Historical Collections of the Internet Archive

1. A Web Library for Social Science ResearchAs libraries change, scholarship is also changing. For centuries, academic researchers have combed through the collections of libraries, museums, and archives to analyze and synthesize the information buried within them. As digital libraries expand, we can look forward to a day when humanities and social science scholars replace […]

Origins of Man: the Weblog

The UW-Madison anthropologist is certainly a prolific follower of that rule, deciding in 2005 not just to write it down, but share it with the world via academic blog. Read the Full Story

Figuring out FAFSA

It’s come down to this: You’ve sorted through stacks of college catalogs with your high school senior and even toured a couple of campuses on glorious autumn weekends. The essays have been buffed and polished, and the applications are ready for the online sendoff.Read the Full Story

IABC and Ithaca College Announce Distance Learning Courses

The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) today announced a partnership with the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in New York, to offer a new series of continuing education courses for communication professionals. Each online course will be held over a two-week period and taught by internationally respected educators and practitioners. […]

PLATO Learning Releases Online Courses

Whole Semester Courses Help Schools Meet Diverse Learning Needs for Distance Learning and Credit RecoveryRead the Full Story

The Pharmaceutical Institute Announces Availability of More Than 40 Disease State and Therapeutic Area e-Courses

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ — The Pharmaceutical Institute (PI), the leading provider of specialized knowledge for pharma and biotech professionals, today announced the availability of a library of more than 40 e-Courses covering various therapeutic areas and disease states.Read the Full Story

MSU filmmakers post free nature films online

Montana State University film students have tapped a new technology that enables worldwide audiences to view their cutting-edge nature films free of charge. Related Links – MSU Student Website – Read the Article – Montana PBS

Online resources transform education

Moby, the whirring robot, interrupted Tim’s monologue with a winsome, questioning beep. The audience — a roomful of Moraga fifth graders — grinned as Tim sighed heavily.Read the Full Story

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NOVA scienceNOW Names Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson as New Host for Science Magazine Series in 2006

PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ — PBS Press Tour — NOVA scienceNOW has named Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, respected scientist, author, and director of the Hayden Planetarium in the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History, to host the critically acclaimed science magazine series with the launch of its […]