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June 22-25, 2001 Austin, Texas
Geneva – ITU Telecom Asia 2002 will be held in Hong Kong, China, from 2 to 7 December next year. The event will be hosted by the Government of the Peoples Republic of China and will take place in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), which is ideally located and offers advanced exhibition […]
In an interview with James Morrison, Carol Twigg describes her vision for integrating information technology into higher education. As executive director of the Center for Academic Transformation, Twigg oversees a course redesign project, sponsors symposia on learning and technology, and publishes a newsletter on the issues and challenges of using information technology to enhance teaching […]
Teachers Praise Self-Paced Individualized Learning and Reinforcement of Classroom Instruction
Technology in education continues to have a strong and growing presence in K-12 public schools throughout the country. Money for technology for 2001/2002 is equal to or greater than in 2000/2001; Regular integration of the Internet by teachers is at an all-time high; A majority of states have a technology accountability plan in place.
Scott Marshall knows about proving the value of online learning. As technology coordinator and instructional designer for Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, Marshall has witnessed how Medicare and HMO cost cutting have pinched health care facilities in the wallet and how training executives in his industry are under increasing pressure to contribute to profits — something […]
Maurice J. (Mitch) Freedman, director of the Westchester (N.Y.) Library System, has been elected president of the American Library Association (ALA) for the 2002-2003 term. Freedman won over Ken Haycock, professor and director at the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and William W. Sannwald, assistant […]
Major Jim Bischoff, US Air Force Introduction Based on my research and experience, organizational culture represents the largest barrier to effective implementation of e-learning and knowledge management initiatives. The learning need assessments should specifically address organizational culture and the organizations’ readiness to embrace e-learning. Learning Organizations (LO) are inherently more poised to reap the benefit […]