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“When Texas Tech began its migration from ISDN to IP video communications, we required that our vendor have the best IP video solution in the industry and that they act as a strategic partner with Texas Tech,” said J Stalcup, Texas Tech director of telecommunications.” Not only did Polycom meet these requirements, they’ve exceeded our […]
Major Universities Motivate Students With Outside The Classroom’s Innovative Alcohol Education Program Duke, Northwestern, Tufts, Others Utilize Online Course as a Cornerstone of their Prevention Programs BOSTON October 15, 2002 Thousands of American youths entering college for the first time in 2002 are discovering there is a new component to their college education – an […]
Freshmen who just entered the University of Washington are the first students to use a new system designed to compile a record of their work at the university, beyond the usual grades and letters of recommendation. The Catalyst Portfolio – an electronic archive of work produced by students – went live this month and is […]
Some teachers from Nonnewaug High School in the Region 14 district say they were given no meaningful role in supervising a special remedial program in which instruction is provided entirely by computer. They contend the program violates a state mandate that a certified teacher be responsible for instruction, evaluation, and grading of students. Read the […]
Gazing back at him with blue eyes set in a sun-weathered face, Turba, 55, the head counselor at the public Stanton College Preparatory Academy here, is doing his own quick study: What colleges would fit this young man? Which could he realistically get into? And will he have the financial resources to pay for college? […]
In addition, Windows Media is used to simulcast broadcast events. CSUMB deployed the Windows Media platform for its scalability, reliability, and lower media delivery costs. Read the Full Article
Multimodal interfaces combine qualities such as eye tracking, speech and gesture recognition, lip-reading and other human attributes that can make computers and robotics more accommodating to human needs. The conference brings together researchers, developers and end-users of these technologies to present, demonstrate and discuss their latest work. The conference will take place at the Pittsburgh […]
BELLEVUE, Wash.–Oct. 15, 2002–Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) today took its customer education and support programs to a new level with the launch of its Customer Productivity Center (CPC), a special password-protected Web site offering training and essential information to customers of Click2learn’s Aspen Productivity Suite, the industry’s most comprehensive enterprise productivity offering. Click2learn’s Product Training and Documentation […]
Is Knowledge Management (KM) an emerging discipline or just a new label for Information Management (IM)? To provide some answers to this question, the article summarizes empirical evidence of how KM is practiced in several types of organizations demonstrating the variety of organizational approaches that are used and the processes that are involved. Read the […]
But these days, when it comes to dealing with developing nations around the world, the United States seems to be ignoring its own swashbuckling heritage. Or at least that’s the implication of a recent report by the international Commission on Intellectual Property Rights. Read the Full Article