Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category

The University Channel

The University Channel makes videos of academic lectures and events from all over the world available to the public. It is a place where academics can air their ideas and present research in a full-length, uncut format. Contributors with greater video production capabilities can submit original productions.Read the Full Story

Using digital media in the classroom

Digital media is motivating and empowering for learners of all ages. Through its annual Creativity in Digital Media Awards, Becta has produced a DVD for schools which aims to inspire teachers and help release their pupil’s creative potential.Read the Full Story

Adventures in Statistics – Cartoon Lessons for College Students

Kognito Solutions, an award-winning e-learning company, announced today the release of Adventures in Statistics, a series of interactive, cartoon-based learning modules to help students understand statistics. Designed as a supplementary resource, it utilizes humor and engaging storylines to reduce student anxiety and maximize their understanding. For a product demo, please visit www.kognito.net/statistics.In many university classrooms, […]

MERLOT Partnership with O’Reilly Media

Nashville, TN– The Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) , an open resource designed to aggregate, evaluate, and make available quality online instructional resources, and SafariU, O’Reilly Media’s new Web-based platform for creating and sharing custom course materials online and in print, announced a new partnership today at the 2005 MERLOT International […]

Catapult Learning Launches Online Tutoring Program

News Contacts:Alice CherryCatapult Learning410/843-6374

uCertify announces Special Discounts on selected Exam Simulation PrepKits

uCertify (July 26, 2005). uCertify, in its tradition to serve the IT community by offering world class certification exam preparation solutions at an affordable price, has announced special discounts on its selected exam simulation PrepKits. This discount offer is valid for a limited period only. The company is now offering up to $ 50 discounts […]

The hunt is on for ed-tech visionaries

The search is on for the nation’s top education visionaries. Not long after Intel Corporation staged its own Visionary Conference in Washington, D.C., two more technology giants are on the hunt. Read the Full Story

11 – 17 Year Old “Power Users” are Shaping our World – Today

Live Online Speakers Include:Kathy Bushkin, COO, United Nations FoundationPatrick R. Gaston, President of the Verizon FoundationDon Knezek, CEO of ISTESugata Mitra, Senior Vice-President for R&D at NIIT in rural IndiaDavid Saedi, CEO of CertiportMegan Stewart, Director Global Education, MacromediaPlus an International Economic Development Panel and a Business Roundtable, featuring representatives from Macromedia Worldwide Education; Worldwide […]

Open Government: a journal on Freedom of Information

Launched March 2005…..open access peer reviewed journal on Open Government and Freedom of Information ISSN 1745-8293Read the Full Story

Preparing Faculty To Teach Online – Fall 2005 Courses

The Making the Virtual Classroom a Reality (MVCR) program would like to announce our early fall course offerings. The MVCR series of online courses are designed to help faculty members acquire skills and knowledge needed to effectively teach online. They were created as part of a greater mission to promote the effective use of networked […]