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STANFORD – Home schooling is now popular among a broader and more representative group of the American public than ever before. According to recent findings from the Education Next/Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) 2008 national education survey, 45 percent of Americans report that they know a family that home schools a child–up from […]
Read the Full ArticleThe goal of this article was to study teachers’ professional development related to web-based learning in the context of the teacher community. The object was to learn in what kind of networks teachers share the knowledge of web-based learning and what are the factors in the community that support or challenge teachers […]
Read the Full ArticleUniversity Park, Pa. — The University Park campus of Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law has received immediate full approval from the American Bar Association. The accreditation was accompanied by a decision to recognize the law school’s University Park and Carlisle campuses as the nation’s only fully approved unitary two-location law school.
Read the Full ArticleRemember when General Motors introduced Saturn by proclaiming it was “A different kind of company. A different kind of carâ€? Almost 20 years later, an online educator is presenting itself to potential students as “a different kind of university.â€
For decades, the emphasis in public education has been on making sure that students can read, write, and do math. But can they apply those skills in a real-world scenario, such as designing a bridge? Can they identify what information they need and use digital tools to find it?Read the Full Article
For decades, the emphasis in public education has been on making sure that students can read, write, and do math. But can they apply those skills in a real-world scenario, such as designing a bridge? Can they identify what information they need and use digital tools to find it?Read the Full Article
The use of online materials to help students with their lessons has been “slow to take off”, a report from Ofsted inspectors has said.Read the Full Article
TurningPoint Technologies Announces ResponseWare Application Available on Apple App Store New Mobile Learning Student Response App For iPhone and iPod touch Gets Students Engaged in Active Learning and Provides Educators With Instant AssessmentRead the Full Article
Although the foreign-language profession routinely stresses the importance of technology for the curriculum, many teachers still harbor deep-seated doubts as to whether or not a hybrid course, much less a completely distance-learning class, could provide L2 learners with a way to reach linguistic proficiency, especially with respect to oral language skills. In this study, we […]