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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Takes VBrick Underwater To New England Seamounts

From May 8th through May 25th, the expedition, supported by the NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration, will journey out to the “Mountains in the Sea” that lie to the southeast of Georges Bank in the Atlantic Ocean. As the dive team explores the peaks and valleys of these underwater mountains, students worldwide will be able […]

Automotive And Manufacturing Training Consortium Finally Goes High Profile

John Potter, Director of Marketing and Sales for AMETC, said 65 potential partners have been targeted by the state, and so far 10 have signed up for the webcast.Read the Full Story

White Paper Examines Effective Use of Assessments in Learning

“Assessments Through the Learning Process” illustrates how organizations and instructors can use assessments to improve the learning process and achieve better results. The paper is designed to help readers:• Distinguish between types and styles of assessments• Understand various types of assessment tools• Learn to develop effective assessments• Analyze the results of assessments• Understand reliability and […]

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Skyscrapers in Cyberspace: Maps and History Online

Starting today, visitors to the museum’s Web site (www.skyscraper .org) can use the map to zoom into a neighborhood, select one of 120 big buildings and see its past depicted through postcards, construction photographs and other documents from the museum’s archives. Each building is also shown as a three-dimensional drawing that can be viewed from […]

2003 Distance MBA Profiles

BusinessWeek doesn’t rank distance-learning MBA programs, but if you study the profiles below, you should be able to find a program that’s best for you.Read the Full Story

Guide to Distributed Learning Environments

A technology-enabled distributed learning environment (DLE) may incorporate a variety of instructional technologies such as electronic presentations, a course Web site, CD-ROMs, videotapes, and print materials. The term environment is used as a conceptual shell for learning experiences that are no longer constrained by the boundaries of location and time.Visit the site

Macromedia Declares May Free Online Teaching Month For Higher Education

Macromedia Breeze allows educators and administrators to transform teaching, collaboration, and research by building online learning content in a rich media, web communications system. To sign up for a free account for the month of May, visit http://www.macromedia.com/go/may_breezeMacromedia Breeze provides a rich web communication system that enables educators to hold collaborative real-time meetings, instructor-led classes, […]

Global Education Digest 2004: Comparing Education Statistics Across the World

The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to foster universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights and fundamental freedoms that are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction […]

Implementation Issues of SCORM

A new article “A layered approach to the re-use of content and its presentation” was added recently. This paper continues the work on overcoming the mosaic effect – an impediment to the sharing of content, and proposes layered re-use as a conceptual framework for solving the problem. The advantages of adopting layered re-use include, a) […]