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With the advent of widespread use of the Internet to convey information, there has been considerable interest in formulating college and university policies concerning intellectual property (IP), especially as it relates to distance learning (DL). When professors’ lectures are put on the Internet to be distributed to potentially numerous students at a physical distance from […]
U of A, Athabasca reach out to deliver learning, information around the world
(April 24, 2001) IBM today announced a deal to acquire Informix Corp.’s database business for $1 billion in cash, ending eight months of speculation about the fate of the troubled Informix operations and potentially strengthening IBM in its head-to-head competition with rival Oracle Corp.
PARIS — GE American Communications Inc., modifying an order made in mid 2000, has signed contracts to purchase three telecommunications satellites from Alatel Space of Paris, Alcatel announced April 23.
“QuickTime has been long established as the digital media standard for capturing, encoding and delivering content on the Internet.”
SANTA ANA, Calif.– Dozens of New Products Introduced and Thousands Network with Nearly 130 Exhibiting Companies Last week, more than 5,000 corporate, academic and government professionals looking for the newest information and products for e-learning solutions packed the meeting rooms and the exhibit floor of the Washington, D.C. Convention Center during the 11th annual e-learning […]
Apex Learning Inc., a builder and operator of virtual schools, and Montana Office of Public Instruction today announced a strategic agreement to expand online courses and support services to high school students and teachers across the state. Under the terms of the agreement, Apex Learning will provide online Advanced Placement (AP) courses, infrastructure and support […]
CUPERTINO, California — Apple® today announced the Apple Teacher Institutes, a series of hands-on technology workshops for K-12 educators across the United States and Canada this summer. Workshop participants will learn to effectively utilize technology to maximize planning and instructional time, expand their individual areas of expertise, engage an increasingly diverse student body, and discover […]
Expressing the belief that “America’s young people are a lot smarter than we give them credit for,” then-U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley issued a challenge to the nation’s high schools in February of last year. Offer at least one Advanced Placement course by the fall of 2001, he said at a Washington gathering, […]
IN the most startling possibilities of information technology, we are now face to face with the wonder of video-conferencing which brings together peoples in various parts of the world to share knowledge and experiences and get involved in a network of activities with other countries.