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The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

The Main Section: Editorial Distance Education Curricula Reform: Taking the High Road http://www.irrodl.org/content/v3.1/editorial.html An Assessment of the Effectiveness of e-learning in Corporate Training Programs http://www.irrodl.org/content/v3.1/strother.html Cooperation vs. Deliberation: CMC and the Problem of Argument in International Distance Education http://www.irrodl.org/content/v3.1/davis.html Distance Learning for Food Security and Rural Development: A Perspective from the United Nations Food and […]

TWELVE NEW RESOURCES

The 12 new resources are described below. A SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY resource — the National Moment of Remembrance — asks Americans to honor those who died in service to our Nation by observing one minute of silence & reflection at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. A timeline of America’s wars […]

Britain’s Open U. Gets a New American Partner From the U.S. Operation It Is Closing

Open University has a new American partner, though: one of the universities that participated in the venture that is being axed. Read the Full Article

National Open U. of Nigeria Plans to Start Operations in October

Instead, the distance-learning institution will emphasize traditional media, particularly television and radio, that already reach a wide audience in Nigeria, said Olugbemiro Jegede, director general of the university. Read the Full Article

Extension Professor’s Perennial Website Continues to Grow

Unlike more skeptical colleagues, Perry was convinced that the new technology really would go worldwide and become a web that linked common people as well as professionals and institutions. Read the Press Release

New resource helps schools promote safe and responsible web use

The National Cyber Security Alliance announced May 16 that it would offer a new resource called Tech Talk to schools at no cost as part of its Stay Safe Online program. Read the Full Article

“Virtual” Symposium on Space Research Lands at The University of Houston

The University of Houston is one of two universities in the United States invited to “virtually” participate in the scientific conference, “Life in Space for Life on Earth,” June 3-7. The symposium sessions will be delivered to UH via a webcast, which will then be viewed by a local audience in a large classroom in […]

Corous ‘Creates’ Online Learning Software

The software, called Create, transforms Word documents prepared by course writers into well-designed courses for online delivery. It can also be used to convert material supplied by corporate clients into effective online learning experiences. Research has shown that learners are far less tolerant of reading huge amounts of text when studying online, so COROUS keeps […]

The Microscope and the Skeleton: A Digital Photomicrography of Hard Tissues

A Digital Photomicrography of Hard Tissues was held earlier in 2002 at the Hunter Galleries and is presented here in capsule—representing recent trends in the microscopic study of skeletons and scales. Visit the Website

OnTarget keeps tabs on school tech

“We were basically flying blind,” he said. “We had no ability to monitor effectively what technology resources were in place and how they were being used in the state.” Read the Full Article