Teachers take gripes to their own Web site
Rants and musings on a district-operated site lead to new rules. So Pinellas teachers stake a claim to their own spot online.
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BCC offers a worldwide education
The online portion of the “distance-education” program at BCC has grown dramatically since its inception five years ago, said Mike Talbot, associate dean of BCC’s telecommunications department. Read the story online
UKD Academy and San Diego State University, College of Extended Studies, Establish Partnership to Offer an International Certificate in Distance Education & eLearning
The Certificate in Distance Education and eLearning was developed by UKD Academy. The partnership makes it possible for students to receive credits for the 10 courses in the program, which is designed for professionals who are (or would like to become) involved in teaching and learning at a distance, and professionals who manage or staff […]
Teachers’ Institute Evolves a 5-Year Strategic Plan
Kaduna, Feb 09, 2002 (This Day/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) — The governing council of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna has approved a five year strategic plan which will transform the institute into Africa’s foremost distance education institution and one of the leading distance education institutions in the world. Disclosing this, the institute’s […]
Student charges going up 4.9% starting next fall
In-state undergraduates on the Amherst campus will pay 4.9 percent more per semester next year than they are paying for the current semester under a plan approved Wednesday by the Board of Trustees. In response to state budget cuts, the trustees approved the $280 per year increase among other additions to fees across the University […]
VBrick Systems Brings DVD Quality Video to Any Network With the Launch of VBSTAR
VBrick Systems, Inc., a leader in affordable DVD-quality video networking solutions, today unveiled VBSTAR, the first video system that enables locations without broadband connectivity to receive and view DVD quality video. VBSTAR meets the growing demand for high quality networked video across a wide range of applications like education, training, advertising, corporate communications, security and […]
Polycom IADs fully interoperable with Cirpack VoDSL Gateway and Class-5 SoftSwitch
Cirpack, a leading vendor of next-generation telephony equipment for telecom operators’ infrastructures, and Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), a worldwide leader in the convergence of interactive voice, video and data communications, today announced that Cirpack has certified the interoperability of Polycom’s NetEngine™ Integrated Access Devices (IADs) with Cirpack’s SoftSwitch and Broadband Gateway products. The Polycom and […]
Microsoft Visual Studio .Net to open wide
At an event in San Francisco next week, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will unveil what Microsoft is calling its most important set of development tools to date, providing the basis for its sweeping .Net initiative for turning software applications into services. Read the entire story
Students finding success with online schooling
In a Team 2 report, KATU’s Deanna Connell investigates online learning in a program where students can learn from virtually anywhere they can log onto a computer. Read the entire story
Local education funds could be trimmed in budget
When President George W. Bush unveils his fiscal year 2003 budget today, some $13 million in earmarks for the state in federal funds from the Department of Education budget could be on the cutting room floor. Read the entire story online