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Washington, D.C. — In a press briefing held here today, CEOs and a senior executive from leading information and communications technology (ICT) member companies speaking on behalf of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) urged the U.S. Senate to pass Senator Ted Stevens’ (R- Alaska) video franchise legislation in order to bolster innovation,… Read the Full […]
Collaboration in K-12 Schools: Anywhere, Anytime, Any Way is the fifth CoSN Emerging Technologies Report. Based upon extensive research and interviews with educators, administrators, and industry experts, the report explores the implications, technologies, costs, and current implementations of the digital tools that make collaboration—regardless of location and time—possible for groups of teachers, administrators, and students. […]
A formal review of online courses measures their quality in key areas and reveals changes needed for improvement, if anyRead the Full Story
When the Federal Public Research Access Act was proposed this year, scholarly society after scholarly society came out against the legislation, which would require federal agencies to publish their findings, online and free, within six months of their publication elsewhere.Read the Full Story
SHREWSBURY – UMassOnline, the University of Massachusetts’ online education division, today announced that online education program revenue grew by 32 percent, and enrollment increased by 23 percent, in the 2005-06 academic year, which ended last month. Revenue from online programs was $22.9 million, up from $17.4 million in the previous year. Enrollments reached 21,682, up […]
September 7, 2006 URBANA, Ill. – University of Illinois officials say they’ve laid most of the groundwork for creating a large-scale online educational program.
Andrew Friedland, professor and chair of the environmental studies program, is interested in how humans are changing our planet. In this podcast, he talks about the different choices people can make, if they want, to ease their environmental impact.Read the Full Story
Regional campuses, distance learning programs see slight downturn after decade of robust growthRead the Full Story
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) — Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has famously called high schools “obsolete” and warned about their effect on U.S. competitiveness. Now, his company has a chance to prove that it can help fix the woes of public education.Read the Full Story
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) — Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has famously called high schools “obsolete” and warned about their effect on U.S. competitiveness. Now, his company has a chance to prove that it can help fix the woes of public education.Read the Full Story