The Virtual University Gazette | March 2001 Edition
This month they profile the Southern Regional Education Board which was the first to champion education advances in the South.
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Flipping the World
In this groundbreaking video, we [The National Film Board of Canada] follow seven high school students as they investigate drug addiction. They talk to police officers, recovered addicts and people still struggling with a drug habit. Flipping the World helps to educate viewers about drug addiction and to dispel the myth that taking drugs is […]
Brazil test-drives a Volkscomputer
Hard drive? Who needs it? Windows? Send to trash! Floppy drive? Surplus!
Bill Gates Charts New Course for Learning
SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates today addressed school and education technology leaders from across the United States and Canada, challenging them to work with industry and government to address some of the most pressing issues at the heart of the national education debate. During a keynote speech that closed […]
A Comment on the Education and Training of Distance Education Practitioners in Africa
This paper examines the nature of education and training for distance education practitioners in Africa. It observes that education and training programmes were not available for practitioners at the beginning of the system of instruction. It notes that the circuitous
Kodak sues digital camera makers
Eastman Kodak is suing three of its digital camera rivals, claiming that their models infringe on a number of its patents.
Pearson urged to “Show me the money!”
LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) – The world’s top education publisher, Pearson Plc, is expected to report a slide in profits on Monday, raising pressure on its Texas-born boss to show that her vision of the “wired classroom” will actually make money.
Kentucky Virtual University Posts Record Enrollment — Again
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Virtual University, the fastest-growing online university of its kind, posted a record enrollment of 3,014 students for the Spring 2001 term. This is nearly double the 1,578 enrollment from this time last year. The unofficial Spring 2001 enrollment figures include residents from 119 Kentucky counties, 24 states and four foreign countries. […]
Classroom Connect Offers Graduate Hour Coursework Through California State University at Bakersfield
BRISBANE, Calif., — Classroom Connect, Inc. (www.classroom.com), the leading provider of Internet-based curriculum products and professional development programs for K-12 education, announced today it has allied with California State University at Bakersfield (CSUB) to offer graduate hour coursework and continuing education credit through Connected University(TM), Classroom Connect’s award-winning online professional development community for educators. CSUB […]
ETS Technologies to Offer GMAT Essay Topics for Writing Practice
PRINCETON, N.J. — ETS Technologies, Inc. and the Graduate Management Admissions Council have announced an agreement to offer writing topics from the Graduate Management Admissions Test’s Analytical Writing Assessment as part of ETS Technologies’ Criterion Online Writing Evaluation service. Users of the Criterion service will now have the opportunity to write practice essays on topics […]