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New open-source group to tap potential of Linux on Itanium

The Gelato Federation said it will help foster the development of software that takes advantage of the architectural benefits of Itanium processors Read the Full Article http://idg.net/ic_829832_1794_9-10000.html

Virtual Schools Across America: Trends in K-12 Online Education, 2002

Responding to the need for alternative education, virtual schools are multiplying rapidly across the nation. Many states have taken the lead with virtual school initiatives or are sponsoring virtual schools through various funding sources. The Internet has provided an opportunity for innovative, new, and creative solutions for educating students. It is especially adaptable to personal […]

In a TV Studio and at a Distance, Students Use Computer Models to Study the Dynamics of Fire

Through a course offered online and on videotape by Worcester Polytechnic Institute, in Massachusetts, students from as far away as South Korea explore the science fire modeling… Read the full Article http://chronicle.com/free/2002/03/2002031301u.htm <

Palm takes browsing into its own hands

Palm Wednesday unveiled a branded Web browser that it says is optimized for handheld devices, using compression technology that downloads text rapidly, and is customized to display Web pages on small screens. Read the full Article http://idg.net/ic_829720_1794_9-10000.html

IDC says PC sales on the rebound

faster than previous estimates of 1.8 percent growth, market researcher IDC said Wednesday. Read the full Article http://idg.net/ic_829686_1794_9-10000.html

HP merger captures ‘yes’ vote

Although Compaq CEO Michael Capellas had previously said he believed Putnam–Compaq’s largest investor–would support the merger, the fund company had declined to comment on its plans until now. Putnam holds 68.9 million shares of Compaq. Read the full Article http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-859519.html

Conference: Practical Magic, The Synergy of Learning and Technology

The Maryland Distance Learning Association (MDLA) and the College of the Air Distance Education Consortium (COADEC) are please to announce that the program for the "Practical Magic, The Synergy of Learning and Technology" conference in Annapolis is complete. Dr. Michael G. Moore, the Director of the American Center for the Study of Distance Education at […]

Call for Papers: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) www.irrodl.org is inviting papers for an upcoming theme issue on "Student Support." This special theme issue is guest edited by Alan Tait, Open University, UK and will be published in April 2003. Papers are invited that address the broad area of student or learner support. […]

Study: Missouri’s ed-tech program is raising student achievement

Students who participated in Missouri’s educational technology program scored “consistently higher in every subject area” on the state’s standardized test… Read the full Article http://eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3588 <

Publishing Executives See the Future at their Annual Meeting

Boston, MA & Draper, UT– March 11, 2002 – Learning Objects Network, Inc. (LON), an Internet infrastructure company and Learnframe™, the leading developer of e-Learning infrastructure technologies, demonstrated the unique ability to deliver real time training and performance support information from multiple distributed repositories of standard reusable learning objects. This exciting demonstration took place at […]