Sun sets up open-source office
Sun Microsystems on Wednesday night launched an office dedicated to open-source matters, signaling a new elevation of the collaborative programming philosophy within the server and software company.Read the Full Story
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A New Arms Race to Build the World’s Mightiest Computer
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18 – A global race is under way to reach the next milestone in supercomputer performance, many times the speed of today’s most powerful machines.Read the Full Story
Inquiry-based learning, the nature of science, and computer technology:
AbstractThe teaching of science in the K-12 classroom has been less than successful. Students typically do not develop science literacy and do not understand the role and relevance of science in society. Inquiry-based learning is an approach which promises to improve science teaching by engaging students in authentic investigations, thereby achieving a more realistic conception […]
Networking Degree Programs Expand DeVry University Online Offerings
As interest in online education continues to grow, DeVryUniversity announced it will begin offering two new degree programs inthe growing networking field through DeVry University Online. Abachelor’s degree program in network and communications management andan associate degree program in network systems administration will beavailable for the September 2005 term.Read the Full Story
Parents get peek at FCAT online
Anyone will soon be able to look at an entire Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test online, but parents still will not be able to see their children’s test results.Read the Full Story
Central begins distance learning program this year
The White County Central School District will step into the future by beginning distance learning classes this fall.Read the Full Story
NSF [National Science Foundation] funds VBrick development of new IP video products
VBrick Systems Inc., a Wallingford, Conn.-based maker of video over IP network products, has received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a device that supports robust, next-generation Internet Protocol (IP) video.Read the Full Story
e2train and Thomson NETg offer free learning with a series of e-learning workshops
e2train and Thomson NETg are sponsoring a series of free one-day e-learning workshops during October 2005. Located in Manchester (4th October), Birmingham (11th October) and London (18th October) they are designed to help learning professionals implement their own enterprise-wide elearning solutions.Read the Full Story
Live eLearning Environment Enables Dynamic Interaction for Schools of Allied
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and Web collaboration solutions for the real-time organization, announced today that the University of Kansas (KU) Medical Center has selected Elluminate Live!Read the Full Story
District’s laptop sale triggers stampede
Henrico County, Va., school leaders got a hard lesson in supply and demand on Aug. 16 when a rush to purchase $50 used laptops from the district turned into a violent stampede, with people getting thrown to the pavement, beaten with a folding chair, and nearly driven over. One woman reportedly went so far as […]