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As Microsoft’s chairman embarks on a tour of six leading North American campuses, the Microsoft Research official accompanying Gates discusses the importance of on-campus dialogues to the software industry.Read the Full Story
SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Apple Computer Inc. introduced an iPod capable of playing videos on Wednesday, evolving the portable music player of choice into a multimedia platform for everything from TV shows to music videos.Read the Full Story
“I shouldn’t be doing this. I’ll be going up for tenure soon,†wrote Daniel Drezner on September 10, 2002, in introducing his blog, which quickly built a large audience of academics and others with its observations on politics, international relations and economics.Read the Full Story
Copyright approval of classroom materials, particularly for online courses, is a major issue for colleges: Many faculty members (if they think about it at all) view it as a hassle, and college lawyers and academic technologists at some campuses lay awake at night worrying about lawsuits from publishers challenging their professors’ failure to seek permission […]
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings delivered the following remarks today at the National Association of Manufacturers Board of Directors Meeting in Washington, D.C. Speaker may deviate from prepared text.Read the Full Story
East Carolina University’s distance education programs received top rankings from an organization that evaluates online degree programs.Read the Full Story
BELLE CHASSE, Louisiana (AP) — Tammy Galjour already has a job, working 12-hour shifts as an X-ray technician at a hospital in this normally tidy suburb just outside New Orleans.Read the Full Story
While many schools have strengthened their computer security, parents across America are concerned about inappropriate content and information theft when their kids log on in the classroom, The Conference Board and TNS report today.Read the Full Story
Pocket PCs, mobile phones, PDAs and other wireless devices are making it increasingly possible for organizations – or mobile employees or students – to benefit from online assessments. Where computers are either impractical or too expensive, such devices offer an affordable and manageable alternative.Using the Questionmarkâ„¢ Perceptionâ„¢ assessment management system, educators, trainers and HR professionals […]
The good people of NCREL, the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, have come up with a “meta-analysis†on the effects of Distance Learning in K-12, and I’m not sure whether their study is incredibly validating – or a total disaster.Read the Full Story