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teachertube.com

After beta testing for almost two months, TeacherTube officially launched on March 6, 2007. Our goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos. We seek to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It is a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development […]

The Semantic Web Goes Mainstream

Radar Networks’ free tool provides a smarter way to find information and increase productivity.Read the Full Article

Download Report — Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning

Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning represents the fifth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education. This year’s study, like those for the previous four years, is aimed at answering some of the fundamental questions about the nature and extent of online education. Supported by the Alfred […]

Second Life as a Platform for Virtual Meetings and Distance Learning Programs

Next month I’m participating in a ‘fireside chat’ on the future of education with a group of leading thinkers on the subject from around the world — in Second Life. We’ll all be there, represented by our avatars, sitting on a beach in this virtual world, warming ourselves by the bonfire, stretching our legs, having […]

Next e-Rate filing window opens Nov. 7

Get ready: The filing window for the 2008 e-Rate funding cycle–the eleventh cycle of the $2.25 billion-a-year federal program that provides funding for telecommunications and internet to schools and libraries–will open at noon on Nov. 7, 2007.Read the Full Article

Distance learning at Tech gets boost

New Mexico Tech’s distance education program has grown significantly since its beginning several years ago, said the vice president of academic affairs.Read the Full Article

Online Education: Tailoring, Measuring and ‘Bridging’

As information technology leaders convened for the Educause meetings Thursday in Seattle, they talked about some of the same issues that are attracting attention in higher ed outside of technology circles: links to K-12, making courses more engaging and measuring what students learn.Read the Full Article

Federal Grant Enhances Distance Education at Extended Campuses

Students who take courses via interactive television (ITV) at Eastern Kentucky University’s extended campuses will soon enjoy the benefits of some powerful, new, state-of-the-art technology, thanks to a $307,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and an additional $216,946 in matching funds from the University.Read the Full Article

Well, if They’re Already Using It …

If recent history is any guide, students’ online behavior is not only unpredictable, but it would be futile to try to change it.Read the Full Article

www.wiziq.com: “…teach and learn live…”

Use WiZiQ’s virtual classroom equipped with live audio-video communication, chat, content sharing, and session recording capabilities. No download is required since it works with any web browser and on any operating system.Access the Site/