The September 11 Digital Archive
The September 11 Digital Archive uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and the public responses to them.
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Religious school seeks computer-education waiver
Citing concerns about the “filth” that exists on the internet, a tiny Tennessee Christian school has asked the state legislature to allow students to be exempt from mandatory computer training if their parents are opposed to computer education for ethical reasons.
American Military University to Offer New Online Courses to Students
Eight new online courses will be created for the American Military University (AMU) through a joint partnership with McGraw-Hill Higher Education and Archimedes Laboratory, LLC. Under the agreement, McGraw-Hill Higher Education will work in cooperation with Archimedes to provide print and electronic versions of reference textbooks for the courses, which will be offered in university-level […]
ProsoftTraining Announces Publishing Partnership with WebCT
ProsoftTraining (Nasdaq:POSO) today announced that it has partnered with WebCT, the world’s leading provider of e-learning systems for higher education. Under the terms of the agreement, Prosoft will develop new WebCT e-Packs for its CIW Foundations, CIW Site Designer and CIW E-Commerce Designer course materials. Most academic institutions are looking to add an online component […]
Company Erroneously Demands Payment for Colleges’ Internet Domains
More than 6,000 colleges and other organizations using “.edu” Internet addresses received an unexpected — and incorrect — bill last month from the Web-registry company VeriSign asking them to pay to renew their “.edu” addresses. The incorrect billings were a result of a computer glitch as the company handed over control of “.edu” registrations to […]
The Internet’s Invisible Hand
NO one owns it. And no one in particular actually runs it. Yet more than half a billion people rely on it as they do a light switch. Read the full story at the New York Times web site. Note: you’ll need sign up for their FREE membership to read the article.
Call for Proposals : 18th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning
On behalf of the Planning Committee of the Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, I would like invite you to submit a proposal to present an information session, workshop, or online course showcase or to facilitate a cracker-barrel discussion at this leading forum on distance education and training. The 18th Annual Conference on Distance […]
UCLA and Adelphia Communications Create New World Affairs Television Program
UCLA and Adelphia Communications have teamed to create a television series that brings a West Coast voice to the key issues in global affairs that have emerged since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Titled “World in Focus,” each program in the four-part series first airs at 8 p.m. on Thursdays beginning Jan. 10 on the […]
Ed-tech programs take budget hit
Congress has approved an appropriations package for education that will fund educational technology programs at $867 million in 2002, about $5 million less than 2001 levels. This, despite an original agreement in both the House and the Senate to fund ed-tech programs at a full $1 billion this year.
Enrollment up 12% at Community College of Philadelphia; New Students up 15% Over Spring 2001
Community College of Philadelphia will begin its spring semester on January 14th with a 12% rise in overall enrollment, and a 15% jump in number of new students, compared to spring 2001. 15,000 new students have registered, almost 9,000 of them part-time. College President Stephen M. Curtis attributes much of the growth to the economy. […]