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In a major advancement for the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF)–a set of standards for transferring student data seamlessly and automatically from one software program to another, regardless of platform or manufacturer–the Wyoming Department of Education is moving forward with the first fully statewide implementation of SIF-compliant technology.Read the Full Story
SAN FRANCISCO — Stung by a publishing industry backlash, Google has halted its efforts to scan copyright books from some of the nation’s largest university libraries so the material can be indexed in its leading internet search engine.Read the Full Story
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) — Ever wonder if that spouse, friend or co-worker on the other end of the phone is really paying attention? The “Jerk-O-Meter” may hold the answer.Read the Full Story
AbstractA number of open initiatives are actively resisting the extension of intellectual property rights. Among these developments, three prominent instances — open source software, open access to research and scholarship, and open science — share not only a commitment to the unrestricted exchange of information and ideas, but economic principles based on (1) the efficacy […]
Drexel University announces the launch of three new online Master degree programs in Engineering.Read the Full Story
$483M contract will make SumTotal products and services available to the DLETP for driving training solutions for Army troops worldwideRead the Full Story
(PRZOOM – Newswire) – Edison, NJ, 08/11/2005 – Tata Interactive Systems gears up to host the Tata Learning Forum 2005 – at the Executive Leadership Center at the Boston University School of Management – with key speakers tackling the major learning issues of the day. Read the Full Story
Does the punishment fit the “crime”? That’s what community members in Kutztown, Pa., are asking after a group of high schoolers now known as the “Kutztown 13” were charged with felonies for bypassing security with school-issued laptops, downloading forbidden internet content, and using monitoring software to spy on district administrators.Read the Full Story
ABSTRACTThis paper describes the use of adaptation patterns in the task of formulating standards for adaptive educational hypermedia (AEH) systems that is currently under investigation by the EU ADAPT project. Within this project, design dimensions for high granularity patterns have been established. In this paper we focus on detailing lower granularity adaptive patterns based upon […]
A popular and long-standing marketing slogan exhorts potential athletes (and customers) to “just do it.†While arguably not a model for decision-making on matters of great importance, it is worth contemplating whether the underlying philosophy of that phrase might not be the best approach for teacher technology training. Rather than expending time and resources on […]