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Perl XML Quickstart: The Standard XML Interfaces

This is the second part in a series of articles meant to quickly introduce some of the more popular Perl XML modules. This month we look at the Perl implementations of the standard XML APIs: The Document Object Model, The XPath language, and the Simple API for XML.

VNU Announces Meeting of the Minds: Senior-Level Training Executives Partner With Industry Experts At TDF 2001

Training Directors Forum 2001 (TDF 2001), the premier conference for training, learning and knowledge executives, announces an exciting lineup of industry experts who will speak at this years event, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort in Nevada, from June 10 to 13. Hundreds of top-level executives and industry experts will […]

National Symposia on Transportation

The National Symposia on Transportation are being hosted by the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center as part of its 30th Anniversary celebration. The Symposia will address three transportation topics of national interest: Public-Private Partnerships, Education and the Workforce, and Enabling Technologies. The Symposia will bring together public officials, researchers, academics, transportation professionals, members of the […]

The California Learning Resource Network

The purpose of the California Learning Resource Network is to provide a one-stop information source that enables California educators to identify supplemental electronic learning resources that both meet local instructional needs and embody the implementation of California curriculum frameworks and standards.

Blackboard Announces 100th K-12 License To Become a Leading Provider of e-Education Software Infrastructure to Elementary and Secondary Education

Blackboard Inc recently announced the company has completed the sale of its 100th license to the K-12 market with the signing of the Plano Independent School District in Plano, Texas. Plano Independent School District will implement a Blackboard 5TM Level Two license as part of the districts new e-school initiative. Blackboard 5 is Blackboards comprehensive […]

Menagerie of Mars Scouts: Bold New Proposals for Exploring The Red Planet

Mars attracts! Everything from a solar-powered hopper and high flying vehicles to a Mother Goose craft that unleashes tiny robotic goslings these are among the candidates ready to serve as a new breed of future Mars explorer.

Chinese Government Predicts Strong Growth in Online Education

In a sign that the Chinese government has begun taking online education seriously as a means of providing higher education to the masses, the state-run newspaper China Daily recently reported that the Ministry of Education plans to have five million students in 50 to 100 online colleges by 2005.

Amendment would require colleges and universities to police wire communications for illegal gambling or forgo funding

President Brian Hawkins sent a letter to Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, expressing strong concern over a recent amendment requiring colleges and universities to monitor the use of wire communications to determine whether illegal gambling activities are occurring. This amendment raises serious questions about user privacy rights and […]

Late nights online exhaust students

University students are performing badly because they have been spending too long on the internet, claims a survey.

Cover Story www.electronic-school.com: How Young is Too Young?

When it comes to computer use, reasonable people disagree.