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Isaac Greenbaum, a continuing education student at New York University, remembers the day last semester when his media studies class was settling into a discussion of its next group project. Shortly after class began, a brawny, bare-chested figure bounded in wielding a crossbow.Read the Full Article
John Millsaps, the interim associate vice chancellor of defense for the state Board of Regents, saw this week’s blog item about his bosses’ on-line university ambitions.Read the Full Article
In September 2005, University of Illinois President B. Joseph White took the stage at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts and, in front of faculty, students, alumni and friends, delivered his inaugural address.Read the Full Article
News reports claim that a new computerized system brought in to manage the national distance education scheme has cost hundreds of students their diplomasRead the Full Article
The eduSource project will create a testbed of linked and interoperable learning object repositories across Canada and provide leadership in the ongoing development of the associated tools, systems, protocols and practices that will support such an infrastructure. Access eduSource
Despite the success that instructors and learners often enjoy with online university courses, learners have also reported that they miss face-to-face contact when learning online. The purpose of this inquiry was to identify learners’ perceptions of what is missing from online learning and provide recommendations for how we can continue to innovate and improve the […]
Remember the Communications Decency Act of the 1990s? This law sought to protect youth from legal adult pornography, but its language and imprecise implementation so overreached its goal that when the law was passed, a federal court granted an injunction that lasted until the Supreme Court determined that many of the act’s provisions were an […]
Smart Classroom, Connectivity and Administrative IT: We’ve heard from readers that these top the list of initiatives of critical importance to campuses in the coming year. In our December issue you’ll find 101 great ideas to help you develop and plan your next successful technology implementation. Download the entire issue here, or look below for […]
In Part I of this special retrospective, the editors of eSchool News count down the top 10 educational technology stories of 2006–presenting here stories 10 through 6.Read the Full Article
Technology Review picks the year’s most significant advances in information technology.Read the Full Article