Online Tools For Sizing Up Schools Debut
On a free Web site to be launched this week, a public-private partnership will post test scores, school spending, student demographics, and other relevant data.Read the Full Story
Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Bone-scan tech: Future of web safety?
i-Mature has teamed up with Massachusetts-based RSA Security Inc., a provider of internet security products, to develop a solution that uses i-Mature’s Age Group Recognition (AGR) technology to help keep kids safe online. The companies hope to release a model of the AGR test for a retail price of about $25 per unit sometime next […]
HP Enters New Era with Hurd at the Helm
• Can HP’s Hurd Handle Servers, OpenView?• Opinion: Getting to Know Mark Hurd• HP’s Growth Goals Impact CEO Search • Free Advice for the Next HP CEO• Opinion: Fiorina’s Next Stop After HP: The World?• HP Faces Pressure in Replacing Fiorina • Opinion: Let Both HPs ThriveRead the Full Story
Cleveland Clinic Health System-East Region Selects Pathlore Training Solution
Along with creating a blended learning solution to train clinical practitioners on the use of an electronic medical records (EMR) system, CCHS-East has used the Pathlore solution to reduce the amount of paper-based testing. For instance, CCHS-East has converted its paper-based self-instructional learning packet (SILP) as well as methods for validating Annual Competency Completion (ACC) […]
Virtual Vandals Face ITSO Terrific Team Defense
The university must now spend thousands of dollars to investigate and patch the electronic breach, and notify those whose information may have been taken about the potential for identity theft.Read the Full Story
WebCT is founding member and co-chair of new open source/commercial e-learning software group
WebCT, provider of higher education’s most flexible and widely used e-learning solutions, today announced it is aggressively working to make open source and commercial learning software – traditionally polarized camps – interoperate in campus e-learning environments. WebCT Chief Technology Officer Chris Vento is a founding member and co-chairman of a standards panel dedicated to the […]
Ohio Universities Select SunGard SCT Solutions to Help Improve Student Services and Institutional Competitiveness
Wright State University (WSU) and Youngstown State University (YSU) have joined 21 other Ohio higher education institutions in selecting SCT Banner, one of the most widely-used collegiate administrative solutions, it was announced today by SunGard SCT, an operating unit of SunGard (NYSE:SDS).Both universities are using an array of SunGard SCT software and services to create […]
Macromedia Pushes into Mobile and Enterprise Market
The Macromedia Max 2005 Conference, held on March 14 & 15 at Delhi and on March 17 & 18 in Bangalore, saw Macromedia sending a definite message that Flash is set to become ubiquitous with its entry into the mobile devices arena while Breeze will see increased adoption in enterprise, government and education sectors. Flash […]
Developing a Mobile Learning Environment to Support Virtual Education Communities
For instance, from 1995 to 2000, the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in the physical sciences never exceeded 1.7%, while in mathematics that number never rose above 1% (Morgan 1998; Knapp 2001). Read the Full Story
Web Watchers: Teaching Kids to Stay Safe Online
REDMOND, Wash., March 23, 2005 — Last month Microsoft, AMD and other leading technology companies launched Web Watchers, an Internet security and safety program that provides teachers in the U.S. with age- and curriculum-valid lessons to help students better understand the opportunities and risks of the Internet.Read the Full Story