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ADEC to Host Webcast Highlighting Distance Education

“Higher education is in a state of transition that is fueled by growing student demand, increasing costs, diminishing financial support from state government and the looming retirement of a massive number of faculty. Distance education can play an important role as this transition takes place. This event is designed as a forum for discussion and […]

Military Can Use Benefits to Access World Campus Program

“The active duty military are encouraged to further their education,” explained Brian Clark, director of the Penn State Office of Veterans Programs, a direct-service unit for veterans. “The more opportunities there are, the more they will be interested.” Read the Full Story

Online student literary journal launched

Undergraduate students and faculty advisors with a mutual interest in exploring transcultural identity collaborated on “e.merging” beginning in spring, 2004. The online journal will be published once each semester. Read the Full Story

Caverns sponsors virtual field trip via Web to schools nationwide

The students are using technology to get a glimpse of the area’s famous mammals through an electronic field trip titled “Bats! Fantastic Mammals of Flight.”Read the Full Story

Navy E-Learning Migrates to Navy Knowledge Online

Making Navy E-Learning available on NKO makes it easier for Sailors to manage their careers, providing them access to professional and personal education opportunities, as well as military information and models to pattern their career all under one Web site. Read the Full Story

Homeschooling Parent Magazine’s 2004 Homeschool Friendly Stamp of Approval Awards Announced

“There is an aggressively expanding movement in home education throughout our nation. These parents who have brought their children home are well-educated, selective consumers, and are seeking high-quality and trusted materials for use in their home classrooms,” said Cyndi Simmons, Editor-In-Chief of Homeschooling Parent.Read the Full Story

ETS Launches ICT Literacy Assessment, an Online Measure of Student Information and Communication Technology Proficiency

PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Educational Testing Service (ETS) today announced the launch of the ETS ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Literacy Assessment, a simulation-based testing program that measures postsecondary students’ ability to define, access, manage, integrate, evaluate, create and communicate information in a technological environment. Read the Full Story

CTB/McGraw-Hill Releases First Online Test for Adult Education

TABE Online offers ease of use, a high degree of security, and the ability for organizations and states to easily aggregate and disaggregate critical data for state and federal reporting.Read the Full Story

Museums offer virtual exhibits on the Web

Every year, the American Association of Museums hands out awards to sites it believes have done especially impressive things with the online presentation of art (the “Muse Awards”). Here are some of this year’s top honorees, each of which beats the stuffiness out of most museum visits.Read the Full Story

Baby, You’re Learning Now!

Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB) November 8, 2004 — Parents want the best for their children. They want them to achieve and succeed and excel in life. And they want to provide them with the unlimited advantages and opportunities a top-notch education can provide. The Brainy Baby Company understands these desires all too well. In fact, they’re […]