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Publish, Perish or Pay Up?

For junior faculty yearning to see their name in print, getting published in a prestigious journal is as vital to getting promoted as what goes on inside the classroom. But while researchers want their work to have an impact on as many readers as possible, journal costs have skyrocketed to the point where few can […]

GATE & European Distance Education Network Join Forces On Quality Assurance in Transnational Education

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Global Alliance for Transnational Education(R), Ltd. (GATE(R)), an organization devoted to defining quality education around the globe, today announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Distance Education Network (EDEN) to work jointly to advance online learning and other forms of transnational education. Transnational education is any learning activity in which the […]

Europe Embraces The Net – EC Report

Internet penetration across the European Union has grown rapidly and the number of EU households connected has increasing by 55 percent between March and October last year, according to a communication (report) on the impact and priorities of the E-Europe 2002 initiative.

Speakers Promote Distance Education to Audiences in Asia

IN THE LATEST SIGN THAT DISTANCE EDUCATION has become mainstream, a traveling road show of sorts has been promoting the cause of online instruction in Tokyo and other Asian cities during the past week, courtesy of the U.S. State Department.

MathML Added to Question Mark Perception Assessments

STAMFORD, CT — Mathematical and scientific formulae, created in MathML, can now be easily incorporated and displayed within web-based assessments following the integration of Design Science WebEQ software into the Question Mark Perception testing and assessment software suite. MathML is a powerful language for encoding mathematics in Web pages. For a sample quiz utilizing this […]

One Man’s Fight to Wire Africa

South Africa’s Econet has become the continent’s third-largest Pan- African telecom operator, in large part because CEO Strive Masiyiwa doesn’t listen when governments say no.

e-learning, the Future is Now – Conference and Expo Takes Shape to Bring Industry Together in Washington, DC in April

SANTA ANA, Calif. — According to industry reports, companies are flocking to e-learning as a cost-saving solution for corporate education and to help employees develop strong learning habits that the new economy requires. Attendees to the 11th annual e-learning Conference & Expo will learn methods that enhance motivation, performance, collaboration and innovation to help their […]

Technology and Persons With Disabilities

March 19 – 24, 2001 Hilton Los Angeles Airport and Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotels

Design: Connect, Create, and Collaborate

April 7 and 8, 2001 The University of Georgia in Athens

What’s new at FREE? (Federal Resources for Educational Excellence)

New Resources at the FREE Website (Federal Resources for Educational Excellence) January 9 – March 2001 Arts “2001: A Cyberspace Odyssey” invites teams of teachers to apply to develop website models that include the visual arts, learning theories, curriculum content, & resources of the National Gallery of Art. Three-member teams will participate in a summer […]