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DVD+RW is one of several formats competing to be the standard for rewritable and recordable DVD drives and media. The others include DVD+R, DVD-R (DVD-recordable), DVD-RW (DVD-rewritable) and DVD-RAM. Read the Full Article http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-857429.html
Two leading scanner vendors have just released new consumer models at the same price point. Canon’s CanoScan D1250U2F and Hewlett-Packard’s ScanJet 5400c both cost less than $200 and offer great simplicity and careful design, but that’s where the similarities end. Read the Reviews http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,2853582,00.html
Topics in the Digest include: the number of schools and colleges; teachers; enrollments; graduates; educational attainment; finances; federal funds for education; employment and income of graduates; libraries; technology; and international comparisons. Access the Download Page http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2002130
The free fifth annual symposium of the Abraham Lincoln Institute of the Mid-Atlantic will be held this year at the Library of Congress, 9am-5pm in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Thomas Jefferson Building (10 First Street, S.E., Washington, D.C.). It will be co-sponsored by the Manuscript Division and the Rare Book and Special Collections Division […]
The following Technology Source Author Forums are scheduled in March. These forums are offered in collaboration with HorizonLive, an e-learning platform that allows participants to interact directly with TS authors via their desktops. You may sign up to participate in any of these free webcasts at http://www.horizonlive.com/lecture/index.html Tuesday, March 12, 2002–3:00 PM EST A webcast […]
Fundamentally, it is a knowledge business, with information as input and decisions as output. Read the Full Article http://www.llrx.com/features/kmlaw.htm
those who register online to take the test now face a new source of tension. Read the Full Article http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/10/education/10EXAM.html
A recent survey of 1,021 companies with 500+ employees indicated that almost 30% had already used online staff development programmes, and another 30% would consider online training. The survey was carried out by telephone by Croydon Market Research Centre (CMRC) for COROUS the corporate arm of the British Open University between January 11 and February […]
Thayne Dutson, dean of the Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences, has been appointed chairman of the board of directors of the American Distance Education Consortium. ADEC is a global organization that seeks to broaden access to education through use of distance delivery technologies and systems. The non-profit group is based at the University […]
Forget those No.2 pencils, notebook paper and chalkboards. The college classroom in the year 2020 – and the way students get taught – may be far different than today, says a Texas A&M University education professor who specializes in forecasting trends. Dr. John Hoyle, professor of educational administration, says developing technology will change the […]