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The cost of attending a public four-year institution rose by 22 percent between 2001-2 and 2004-5 and tuition and fees for in-state students at the institutions grew by 33 percent, more than for any other sector of higher education, according to a U.S. Education Department report issued Thursday.Read the Full Story
Ken ConnInstructional Technologist Lamar Consolidated I.S.D.TxDLA President-Elect832-435-0600 (mobile)kconn@lcisd.org Texas Distance Learning Association 2006 Annual ConferenceThe Future’s So Bright Crowne Plaza San Antonio Riverwalk March 6-8http://www.txdla.org
The Lonestar Education And Research Network (LEARN) is a cooperative effort of 33 institutions of higher education in Texas to provide high-speed connectivity between their institutions as well as to research networks across the country in support of higher education’s research, teaching, health care, and public service missions. The LEARN network is intended to enhance […]
HaiVision is selected for next generation Distance Education system in Northern New YorkMontreal, Canada, October 3, 2005 – HaiVision Systems Inc., a global leader in high performance video communication over IP solutions, has been selected by the Development Authority of the North Country for the 33 sites of their next generation distance education video network […]
Abstract:The purpose of this study is to investigate story telling-retelling as a learning strategy to facilitate meaningful learning on environmental education in web-based learning environments. Because story telling is a way of making meaning of the individual and social life, it can build a richer context so that learners can enhance environmental ethics through indirect […]
Anyone who has taught recently will recognize these three kinds of students:Read the Full Story
Internet-Based Academic Community Expands Ten-Fold in Three Years; Course Offerings QuintupledRead the Full Story
Start Date: Wednesday, October 19th, 2005 (Start of online discussions and recorded presentation viewing)Read the Full Story
Instead of cracking open a textbook to study, some students in Polk County are simply clicking a mouse and browsing web pages.Read the Full Story
In what is believed to be the first real evidence to support what is becoming a growing field of inquiry, the use of special computer games to “train” their brains improved the ability of healthy children to pay attention during scientific trials, researchers reported Sept. 26.Read the Full Story