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The growing population of elementary and secondary students who are not native English speakers in Kansas is forcing school districts to recruit or train educators who are capable of teaching those students, said Kevin Murry, co-director of the English as a Second Language/dual language program and associate professor of foundations and adult education at K-State.Read […]
At the University of Southern Queensland where 75 per cent of students study off-campus, it is even bigger. Read The Full Article
HTTP Compression Increases Content Delivery Speed DENVER – July 2, 2002 – eCollege(SM) [Nasdaq: ECLG], the leading provider of technology and services for online higher education programs, today announced the implementation of advanced compression technologies that provide faster content delivery speed for online programs. eCollege’s HTTP Compression implementation compacts course and campus content for faster […]
GeoLearning, Inc., a leading developer of e-learning systems and Web-based training solutions, announced today that it has successfully integrated Placeware’s web conferencing tool with its Geo Learning Center™ and GeoExpress™ learning management systems. GeoLearning will now market PlaceWare’s web conferencing tool as a component of comprehensive e-learning solutions for corporate, government and education clients. “Whether […]
“We were just going to edit a book with papers from the conference,” says Mr. Burton, a professor of history and sociology at the university. “But you couldn’t really explain the excitement of the innovations that were occurring in the traditional written form.” Read The Full Article
ISRO Chairman Dr K Kasturirangan made the announcement while delivering the Seventh Prof G. Rama Reddy lecture on “Connectivity through space-a boon for developing India” here today. Read The Full Article
Fair warning: this is going to be a futures-oriented discussion. And yes, I realize that many of you are still rationalizing the storage systems you’ve already got so this may be *way* ahead of what you’re ready for right now. But in the interests of long-term planning, this information may be of interest. (You are […]
WASHINGTON, D.C…. Funds added to a federal appropriations bill by U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., have been released to continue the one-year-old Integrating Strategies and Technology in Educational Practice (InSTEP) program which provides teachers with new high-tech education tools and training. “In the first year of the InSTEP program, more than 400 math, science, […]
Health & safety “BAM!” is a new e-zine for kids (ages 9-13) that answers their questions on health issues & recommends ways to make their bodies & minds healthier & stronger. For teachers, BAM! offers fun, interactive learning activities related to middle school health & science. Published quarterly, this first issue focuses on physical activity […]
Most of what is published on the role of emotion in learning is intended to help teachers achieve an ideal balance of learning that is challenging but not too difficult to cause frustration. I want to suggest a different model for a special kind of e-learning—one where all emotion is useful, even if it seems […]