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ADL Plugs In

“ADL Plugs In,” written by Deputy Editor of MT2, Karen O. Sherman, uses the recent Plugfest 3, held in conjunction with I/ITSEC 2000, as a starting point to launch into a positive and informative discussion of ADL’s and SCORM’s efforts in the past, their recent successes and their future objectives. Sherman also outlines how several […]

Tech firms crowd Linux conference

NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Standing at his booth in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Thursday, Jim Graham, chief technology officer of CodeWeavers, pined as he compared last year’s Linux World Conference and Expo with the one this week.

What’s “Next” For Society?

In His Latest Book, “Next,” GW University Professor and Renown Communitarian Amitai Etzioni Diagnoses Problems with American Politics and Society and Offers a New Domestic Agenda for Communities

Digest of Education Statistics, 2000

The Digest of Education Statistics provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of education from prekindergarten through graduate school. Topics in the Digest include: the number of schools and colleges; teachers; enrollments; graduates; educational attainment; finances; federal funds for education; employment and income of graduates; libraries; technology; and international comparisons.

PBS series conveys the texture of teaching

Teachers frequently find themselves in the glare of the media spotlight these days, but little of that attention is positive. Discussion tends to center on what can be done to hold them more accountable or to press them to ratchet up test scores.

George Mason University Center Develops Cost Model For Evaluating Results Of Distance Learning

FAIRFAX, Va.—The International Center for Applied Studies in Information Technology, a center in George Mason University’s School of Public Policy, has partnered with researchers from the University of Virginia to develop a model that can be used at U.S. universities to deliver an accurate assessment of the costs of distance learning. Developed under a $400,000 […]

New at JASON Project

The JASON XII Live Field Expedition is underway. Watch a live JASON Project broadcast, courtesy of EDS.com Fly over the Big Island or dive down to the Loihi Seamount. We’ve added two new video streams courtesy of NOAA. Enter the JASON XII Student Art Contest

Call for articles – Educational Media International

Educational Media International (EMI) provides an international forum for the exchange of information and views on new developments in educational and mass media. Contributions are drawn from academics and professionals whose ideas and experiences come from a number of countries and contexts. EMI is devoting the December 2001 issue to teaching and learning strategies in […]

Computer task force presents new plan

AUGUSTA — A school-technology task force presented its plan to lawmakers Wednesday, recommending that the state provide portable and wireless computer devices to schools for all seventh- and eighth-grade students and their teachers.

IBM announces 64-way Linux server

IBM Corp. announced Wednesday the launch of a 64-processor server, the eServer x430, running its Linux Application Environment on top of its PTX operating system.