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IMS Guidelines for Developing Accessible Learning Applications

The following set of guidelines developed by the IMS Accessibility Working Group will provide a framework for the distributed learning community. This framework will set the stage for what solutions currently exist, what the opportunities and possibilities are for implementing them, and the areas where more development and innovation are still needed in educational technologies […]

WEHT-TV EVANSVILLE, IN AND KNME-TV ALBUQUERQUE, NM

The National Association of Broadcasters announced today that the Gilmore Broadcasting-owned Evansville, IN ABC affiliate WEHT-TV and the Albuquerque, NM PBS station KNME-TV have begun broadcasting digital signals.

Centra Participates in Interoperability Testing for Next-Generation SCORM Specification at ADL Plugfest 5

Centra (NASDAQ:CTRA), the leading provider of software infrastructure and ASP services for eLearning and real-time business interaction, today announced its participation in compliance and performance testing for the final version of SCORM, which is designed to advance the interoperability of technologies and content formats for Web-based learning. As a participant of the ADL Plugfest 5, […]

Macromedia offers Authorware Player 6

Macromedia has offered a major new version of their Authorware Web Player — version 6.0. The software enables users to view Authorware-developed applications online through their Web browser.

WorldCom launching satellite ISP

WorldCom Inc. plans to launch satellite Internet broadband services for the U.S. early next year, offering download bandwidth in a general operating range of 600K to 800K bit/sec., the company announced Tuesday.

“LearningWeek Libraries” Live Webcast Premieres with Panel Discussion about Virtual Reference Desk Services

New York – November 28, 2001 – This week’s episode of LearningWeek Live – the first interactive weekly webcast featuring stories about the people, technology and business of learning today – features the premiere of a new program entitled “LearningWeek Libraries”. Hosted by Hope Kandel, LearningWeek’s Library Correspondent, “LearningWeek Libraries” will be webcast live monthly […]

National Association of Broadcasters: “TOP FIVE TIPS FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION BUYERS”

1. Check with your local broadcaster to see if digital television is available in your community; it probably is…

Videophones Set To Ring in New Communication Era

Future applications for the satellite videophones will include security surveillance of domestic water supplies, analysts said.

COCHLEAR IMPLANT IS MUSIC TO TEEN’S EARS / DEVICE ALLOWS CHS STUDENT TO PLAY PIANO, HEAR TEACHERS, COMMUNICATE WITH FRIENDS

John Farley sits quietly, facing the wall and concentrating. He repeats a sentence spoken a moment ago: “It’s a bright and sunny day.” Born profoundly deaf 16 years ago, John has been able since he was 3 months old to catch scraps of sounds – a knock, his mother’s voice – with the help of […]

ITEC-Ohio, ADEC to Test New Satellite Technologies for Use in Distance Education to Remote, Underserved Areas

Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center of Ohio (ITEC-Ohio), and the American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC), have announced collaborative efforts to develop and deploy new technologies over satellite networks that are being used to provide distance education programming to underserved and rural areas of the United States. ADEC is a national consortium of 60 state and land […]