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Students from Bolivia, Turkey and Germantown will come together for college classes this fall at the University of Memphis, which is nothing unusual — except that when class is over, they’ll switch off their computers and go back to their regular lives in Bolivia, Turkey and Germantown.
So, who are these people? When homeschooling established itself as a significant force more than a decade ago, it sparked plenty of speculation: Who would homeschool? Were they all rich? Why wouldn’t they want to use existing schools?
What: 2001 Conference When: September 23-25 Where: Athen, Georgia
Web-Based Training, edited by Badrul H. Khan, Associate Professor, The George Washington University offers a complete and comprehensive examination of all major aspects of utilizing the Internet’s World Wide Web for instruction and training at all levels education and training settings. In 63 authoritative chapters, written by leading expert from all over the world, this […]
Nearly three-quarters of Maryland’s classrooms are wired to the Internet, and a majority of teachers now have access to computers.
College students and their families may get a sinking feeling with every report of rising college costs, but research is under way that aims to show them what colleges do with all that money.
With a revitalized downtown in the background, National Governors Association (NGA) Chairman Maryland Gov. Parris N. Glendening, joined by NGA Vice Chairman Michigan Gov. John Engler and host Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Almond, welcomed America’s governors to Rhode Island today for four days of business meetings to discuss issues ranging from smart growth to energy […]
John Patrick has been involved in high tech and the Internet for years. “I’ve often been asked, ‘What’s the next big thing for the Internet?’” said Patrick, IBM’s vice president for Internet strategies. “Until now, I didn’t have the answer. I’m very confident now that the next big thing will be grid computing.”
Four top intellectuals from Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the United States look at intellectual debates on the role of Islam in the global arena that are dividing the Muslim world today. A number of topics are covered including: Islam and democracy, Islam and the West, and Islam and the other major world religions.
June 11-13, 2002 An invitation to apply ACRL’s Institute for Information Literacy (IIL) seeks to identify institutions or programs that exemplify best practices in information literacy programming for undergraduates. IIL’s Best Practices Project Team and Advisory Council have solicited input from librarians, instructional technologists, classroom faculty, and other professionals to identify characteristics of model information […]