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The Internet and the University: Forum 2004 — Papers presented and discussed at the Forum on the Internet and the University, held during the Forum’s 2004 Aspen Symposium

The Internet and the University: Forum 2004 includes the papers presented and discussed at the Forum on the Internet and the University, held during the Forum’s 2004 Aspen Symposium. The Internet Forum seeks to understand how the Internet and new learning media can improve the quality and condition of learning, as well as the opportunities […]

Exclusive Interview With Dr. Richard Hezel, President Hezel Associates

Richard T. Hezel, Ph.D., President, Hezel Associates, LLCDr. Saba:Dr. Hezel, You have been active in the field of educational technology for a long time. What made educational technology attractive to you? Dr. HezelI was called. From the beginning as a young manager of a high school ITV system, to producing for PBS stations, to university […]

Television Without Boundaries

Consumers clearly like the concept of getting TV, music, photos, and other feedback whenever and wherever they want it. And they’re becoming intrigued with a means to remote reception called “place-shifting.”Read the Full Story

Katrina-Relief Bill in Senate Would Give Online Colleges Long-Sought Break on Student-Aid Rule

A bill to provide education relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina would temporarily remove a controversial distance-education regulation, allowing some students attending virtual colleges to receive federal financial aid for the first time.Read the Full Story

Argentine school tests WiMax technology

Thanks to an emerging wireless technology known as WiMax, students at the Instituto Agropecuario de Monte in Buenos Aires, Argentina, now can use the internet for research in their classrooms–and from locations in the countryside several miles away. Read the Full Story

Writers Sue Google, Accusing It of Copyright Violation

Three authors filed suit against Google yesterday contending that the company’s program to create searchable digital copies of the contents of several university libraries constituted “massive copyright infringement.”Read the Full Story

On-line learning takes off in Houston

You wouldn’t think the two classrooms and the end of the hall at Houston High School could hold so many students.Read the Full Story

Adobe Creative Suite 2

When Adobe upgrades its creative suite of compelling publishing, graphic, and Web design productivity tools, educators take notice. Adobe Creative Suite 2 consists of five tightly integrated applications representing some of the most popular software products for Macs and PCs. Suite applications include Adobe Photoshop CS2 with ImageReady CS2 to finesse image editing; InDesign CS2 […]

Hurricane Media Literacy

Bringing Hurricane Katrina Into the Classroom: Media Literacy LessonsRead the Full Story

Bill Joy: Sun Microsystems Co-founder

September 20, 2005: Bill Joy — the father of Berkeley UNIX — explains why he was fired from the International House of Pancakes. Read the Full Story