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FSRI’s Advanced Learning Environment initiative was created by a partnership between NASA and the state of Florida as a way to provide additional training to workers in the aerospace industry and academia. Read the Full Article
To be provided free to individual users on the Internet, the finished courses will also be available, for a small access fee, to colleges and high schools that wish to offer them for credit. The courses include Formal Logic and Causal Reasoning with Statistical Data, both already developed, as well as Introductory Microeconomics and Introductory […]
The course, Technical Writing for Computer Engineers, made use of custom software developed by the instructor, Tara Madhyastha, an assistant professor of computer engineering. Madhyastha developed the online version of the course after teaching it with conventional lectures for three years. Offered by the Department of Computer Engineering as CMPE185, the course teaches engineers and […]
The new centers – established at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington, D.C., Washington University in St. Louis and at the universities of Wisconsin, Washington and Georgia – will receive an estimated $10 million each over the next five years. Individual efforts continue in the K-12 component of the program, […]
Produced in cooperation with the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative and the Electronic Portfolio Action Committee, this discussion will cover pedagogical benefits, content standards, integration with enterprise systems, and policy issues. Find details about free registration and Webcast time at Ready2Net
The reprieve will temporarily spare small webcasters from having to pay per-performance royalties on songs played over the web. Read the Full Article
But others haven’t paid because they are having trouble figuring out how much they owe. Read the Full Article
Teens and Technology Consortium and the Digital Divide Network Present The Teens and Technology Transatlantic Roundtable Hosted by the Benton Foundation Read the Full Article
With the introduction and proliferation of instructional technologies and distance education, equivalency based on time in the classroom is of minimal relevance to students and instructors who supplement educational opportunities through technology (e.g., asynchronous online discussions, computer-based instruction). Unfortunately, proposed alternative models of equivalency that merely build complex relationships between new delivery systems and the […]
Indiana University has become the first state institution to offer a four-year bachelor degree entirely online. Students around the world are now able to complete all 120 credit hours towards a bachelor of general studies degree by using their computer. Read the Full Article