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Digital Bridges, a project of the Northwest Educational Technology Consortium at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory in Portland, Oregon is a resource about “Connections for K-12 Teaching & Learning Over Distance.” The Project began in 1998 with information about Interactive Videoconferencing (IVC).The “new” site has been updated to include extensive information about online education for […]
Another search engine company has joined with academic libraries to digitize large collections of books to make them easily searchable online. Yahoo Inc. has teamed up with the University of California, the University of Toronto, and several archives and technology companies on a project that could potentially bring the complete texts of millions of volumes […]
The average American spends more time using media devices —television, radio, iPods and cell phones — than any other activity while awake, says a new study from Ball State University. The Middletown Media Studies 2 (MMS2), the most comprehensive observational media use study ever undertaken, also found participants are adept at managing their use of […]
KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(CCNMatthews – Oct. 3, 2005) – Bridges Transitions Inc. (TSX:BIT) announces today the sale to Michigan Virtual University of a one-year license for the use of Bridges’ testGEARTM test preparation service for the Michigan Educational Assessment Program for Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science and Socials Studies (MEAP). MEAP is the high school exit […]
Microsoft Senior VP Pieter Knook discusses the company’s growing list of innovative solutions for mobile workers and the historic industry collaboration marked by last week’s alliance with Palm and Verizon.Read the Full Story
Abstract:Each year an estimated 5 million Americans pursue education or training through what is known as distance education. Distance education, which is also known as distance study, e-learning online education, correspondence study, home study, independent study, and other various terms, has existed in America for more than a century. Yet, few teachers, counselors, students and […]
How do you get younger students to engage with sophisticated mathematical and scientific concepts? That was the educational challenge that European researchers set out to address, borrowing cartoon-like animations from the gaming world and Web-based collaborative tools from computing.Read the Full Story
Libraries have traditionally played an important role in supplying high-quality information services and products used by people seeking to learn. They have always provided facilities that promote and encourage learning.Read the Full Story
Responding to the digital media industry’s appetite for skilled workers and the tastes of a new generation of students raised on Game Boy and Xbox, a growing number of schools and universities–including at least one Ivy League institution–now offer courses in video game design.Read the Full Story
Eighty-five per cent of teachers and trainers in Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) system are using e-learning according to a national survey released today.Read the Full Story