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Responding to the need for insight into the September 11 attack, its background and its aftermath, online education leader Fathom today launched a comprehensive Learning Center entitled “September 11: Before And After,” at its website, www.fathom.com. The Center harnesses the resources and intellectual power of leading scholars at Fathom’s thirteen renowned member institutions, including Columbia […]
Classroom Connect, Inc. recently announced that the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the State Teacher Certification Board (STCB) have named it an “approved provider” of continuing professional development. Illinois educators can select from Classroom Connect’s suite of online and face-to-face professional development programs and services, including Connected University®, Connected Conferences™, and Connected Workshops™, […]
How long until half the U.S. population will be voting electronically? Will distance learning ever be the predominate form of higher education? The School of Public Policy’s International Center for Applied Studies in Information Technology (ICASIT) and George Washington University’s School of Business have created a partnership to make answers to these kinds of questions […]
Kentucky officials plan to help high-school students prepare for college by expanding the use of online tools, like advanced-placement courses and a math test administered over the Internet.
Administrators at Duke University have decided not to require freshmen to own laptop computers next fall, saying that faculty members aren’t ready to use the technology in their classrooms and that students are concerned about the cost of the machines.
The United States Army’s distance-learning endeavor, eArmyU, is looking for more colleges to provide online courses and degrees to enlisted personnel.
We call, we fax, we page, we email and this is how we manage to get things done. With so many communications tools at hand now, we can almost take for granted the many ways we have to reach family and friends, public officials, emergency services, employers or potential employers, landlords…
Building on the success of the Virtual Internet2 Member Meeting, the Internet2 community is organizing a series of monthly Internet2 Virtual Briefings. The first Virtual Briefing, titled Authorization: Pioneering Efforts, will take place from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST (1500-1630 UTC) on Wednesday, December 12; an agenda and information on how to connect are […]
What does “wireless” mean? “Wireless” means transmitting signals over invisible radio waves instead of wires. Garage door openers and television remote controls were the first wireless devices to become a part of everyday life. Now the cordless keyboard and mouse, PDAs, and digital and cellular phones are commonplace.
A new generation of schools is cropping up across the country—small, technology-driven magnet schools that focus on providing students with the 21st century skills they need to succeed in the digital world.