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AbstractProblem-based learning (PBL) is the use of a “real world†problem or situation as a context for learning. The present study explores the use of PBL in an online biotechnology course. In the PBL unit, student groups dealt with the ethical, legal, social, and human issues surrounding pre-symptomatic DNA testing for a genetic disease. Issues […]
Parents think electronic media can help children under the age of six to learn vital skills, research suggests.Read the Full Story
University of Maryland Professional StudiesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2005Large Numbers of Public Health Workers Near RetirementCollege Park, MD — A recent report by the American Association for State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) shows the average age of public health workers is now 47, meaning large numbers of workers are nearing retirement age.Given the […]
The government is boosting funds for the eLearning Credits for schools to spend on software.The Department for Education and Skills’ representative in the House of Lords, Lord Andrew Adonis said today that the government is giving an extra £125 million on top of the £75m which was first announced as part schools’ overall capital allocations […]
All private, degree-granting institutions in Wyoming would have to be accredited under a bill headed to the state’s Joint Education Committee next month.Read the Full Story
This paper describes systems dynamics, reviews the literature of uses of systems concepts in distance education (DE), presents a preliminary model, and ends in a call to researchers to contribute to the building of a standard model of DE.Read the Full Story
Washington, D.C. — November 2, 2005 — American teenagers today are utilizing the interactive capabilities of the Internet as they create and share their own media creations. Fully half of all teens and 57 percent of teens who use the Internet could be considered Content Creators, according to a survey by the Pew Internet & […]
Efforts to merge popular digital games with education seem to rev up with every new generation of technology. The latest came last week, when game developers, researchers, and educators came together to explore whether digital games’ powerful attraction for young people could be used to pull them deeper into academic learning.Read the Full Story
Telecommuters employed by a company outside their home state may be at risk of having to pay extra taxes unless Congress adopts a bill protecting them, experts said Tuesday.Read the Full Story
Economic interdependence among nations and cultures is spawning a global economy. Globalisation also highlights clashes of divergent cultures and belief systems, both political and religious. If global peace is ever to be achieved, global-scale education, with the use of the modern digital telecommunications, will be needed to create mutual understanding among nations, cultures, ethnic groups, […]