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The Digital Library of Appalachia

The Digital Library of Appalachia provides online access to archival and historical materials related to the culture of the southern and central Appalachian region. The contents of the DLA are drawn from special collections of Appalachian College Association member libraries.Access the Library

Learning Curve: BBC Radio 4

“The definitive guide to learning”Access the Site

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Web site features THEMIS photos, stories

Space.com is syndicating feature articles about Mars that originally appear on ASU’s THEMIS Web site themis.asu.edu. THEMIS is the Thermal Emission Imaging System developed by Phil Christensen, a Regents’ Professor of Geological Sciences at ASU’s Mars Space Flight Facility. Read the Full Story

Social Software: Too Much Information?

Used to be kids had two, maybe three friends. Foot dangling conversations on old bridges or in self-made hideaways went on for hours in hushed whispers so no one would hear. Confessionals sealed with blood oaths of eternal silence mostly stayed within a privileged circle of friends. Read the Full Story

Cantwell Calls for New Direction in Education: Affordable Higher Education for Every American

WASHINGTON, DC – Wednesday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) delivered the following remarks on education in America and the importance of investing in affordable, accessible higher education. Read the Full Story

US high school dropout rate: high, but how high?

WASHINGTON – The national dropout rate is notoriously hard to pin down, and the latest effort to do so – showing alarmingly low graduation rates in some parts of America – is likely to intensify the statistics wars. Read the Full Story

Buffett pledges $30 billion to Gates foundation

Billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Warren Buffett is donating about $30 billion in stock to a charitable foundation started by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, the firm said Sunday.Read the Full Story

Telecom bills jeopardize ed programming

Video franchising changes could curtail funding for PEG programming in some cities Read the Full Story

Digital Assessments

Assessment is quickly becoming the new black. It’s one of the themes of the Secretary of Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education. More and more institutions, some prodded by accreditors, are looking for rigorous ways — often online — to compile course data.Read the Full Story