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But when Congress required it of schools that receive certain technology grants, Alexander had no trouble deciding whether to install the software — up to $14.7 million was at stake. Read the Full Article
In the weeks after the terrorist attacks of last Sept. 11, it became an article of faith that business people anxious about getting on an airplane would rush to embrace teleconferencing and videoconferencing systems as a safer, more convenient alternative to flying to business meetings. Read the Article
The no significant difference argument has it’s roots in educational technologies and as Clark (1994) has argued if we measure learning outcomes through a particular assessment instrument, and the course was designed with the same rigor for both delivery platforms (face-to-face or via technology), then it is likely that the learning outcomes are equivalent. Predominantly […]
What do you do when it’s back to school time and your kids aren’t going “back” to any school? Read the Full Article
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DARTMOUTH College is the definition of old school. Founded in 1769, it sits in the center of Hanover, New Hampshire, a hamlet two and a half hours northwest of Boston in the Upper Connecticut River Valley. Read the Full Article
Created in 1997 by faculty at NC State, WebAssign is quickly revolutionizing the way math and science courses are taught and the way students learn. The most advanced system of its kind on the Web, the software enables teachers to distribute, collect, grade and record assignments quickly, accurately and automatically over the Internet. WebAssign software […]
The Ohio State University, OARnet and ITEC-Ohio, have partnered with the American Distance Education Consortium, to design and construct a trailer-mounted Transportable Satellite Internet System (TSIS) for developing advanced satellite Internet technology. This project is partly supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, and the Ohio Technology Action Fund (through the Ohio Department of […]
Students who find the traditional classroom experience boring or irrelevant have long had to grit their teeth or leave school. Likewise, for students who become targets for abuse by classmates. Read the Full Article
ClearOne’s XAP™ 800 and PSR1212 audio products will be installed in four 80-seat classrooms, two 70-seat classrooms, three 120-seat lecture halls and one 180-seat lecture hall in the university’s College of Engineering and Computer Science. The rooms are part of a new building that will nearly double the size of the college’s existing facility. According […]