Plagiarism-Detection Tool Creates Legal Quandary
When electronic tools to ferret out student plagiarism hit the market a few years ago, colleges saw them as easy-to-use and affordable. Read the Full Story
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E-Defining Education
To appreciate how e-learning is changing the landscape of education, you need only look at the numbers. Read the Full Article
Deputy Secretary Hansen Highlights President Bush’s Strong Support for Higher Education, Challenges Colleges and Universities to Control Costs
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education William D. Hansen today testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, discussing President Bush’s strong and unwavering commitment to higher education and federal student aid programs. Hansen discussed the president’s unprecedented increases for Pell Grants, to help our neediest students afford college; the availability of more – […]
DOD Program Readies Future Grads
The Student Education, Employment and Development (SEED) program targets college students with an interest in DOD acquisition, technology and logistics jobs and steers them toward a career in these fields. Read the Full Article
VBrick Systems Collaborates With Internet2 to Provide Leading Video Technology To Universities
WALLINGFORD, CT and WASHINGTON, DC, May 2, 2002 – VBrick Systems, Inc., a leader in affordable DVD-quality video networking solutions, and Internet2, a consortium led by over 190 universities working in partnership with industry and government, announced today that VBrick has provided approximately $100,000 in equipment and software for use by Internet2 members. Internet2’s mission […]
High-Tech Help for Disabled Children
No one really knew what 9-year-old Jeremy actually wanted. Stifled by autism, a disorder that inhibits communication and social interaction, he would kick, bite and scratch in an attempt to communicate. Read the Full Article
Taipei Launches Cyber-Academy for Civil Servants
To bring the government’s plan of turning Taiwan into a “digitalized state” closer to fruition, the Cabinet yesterday launched a cyber-academy to get civil servants to pick up the practice of life-long learning. Read the Full Article
A Wearable Aid for Special Kids
The third-grader, who is autistic, communicated by hitting and biting. But with the help of a wearable computer, Jeremy learned to mimic, then utter, words and small phrases. Read the Full Article
Plato Learning Buys NetSchools for $25M
PLATO Learning, Inc. (Nasdaq: TUTR) announced recently it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire NetSchools Corporation, a provider of Internet-based e-learning software and services solutions for the K-12 market by offering a web-based curriculum and instructional management delivery platform that facilitates delivery of school curriculum aligned to local, state and national standards and facilitates […]
Accreditors Release a Report Saying They Can Evaluate Distance Programs Effectively
The 18-page report, written by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, describes how the council’s 17 regional and national accrediting agencies are adapting to the growth of online education. Read the Full Story