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In a surprise move, Susan Patrick, head of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, announced July 26 that she will leave the Bush administration in August to assume control of the Virginia-based North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL). Read the Full Story
Nashville, TN– The Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) , an open resource designed to aggregate, evaluate, and make available quality online instructional resources, and SafariU, O’Reilly Media’s new Web-based platform for creating and sharing custom course materials online and in print, announced a new partnership today at the 2005 MERLOT International […]
UK police officers are to receive improved training on how to deal with high-tech criminal evidence, using an elearning portal.Read the Full Story
As several companies conduct experiments using electrical wiring in the home to provide broadband Internet access, the phrase “plugged in” may take on a whole new meaning.Read the Full Story
EVER since Steven P. Jobs returned to Apple Computer in 1997 after a 12-year absence, his company has thrived by executing the same essential formula over and over: Find an exciting new technology whose complexity and cost keep it out of the average person’s life. Streamline it, mainstream it, strip away the geeky options. Take […]
The Netscape IPO wasn’t really about dot-commerce. At its heart was a new cultural force based on mass collaboration. Blogs, Wikipedia, open source, peer-to-peer – behold the power of the people.Read the Full Story
AbstractThis paper highlights the potential of customer decision support systems (CDSS) to assist students in education-related decision making. Faculty can use these resources to more effectively advise students on various elements of college life, while students can employ them to more actively participate in their own learning and improve their academic experience. This conceptual paper […]
Annette Mikula wasn’t looking for online professional development. As a school district human-resources director, she simply wanted to learn more about preventing harassment and bullying—while working full time and caring for three children under 11.Read the Full Story
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Susan Patrick, Director of Educational Technology at US Department of Education, Selected as President & CEO of North American Council for Online LearningWashington, DC (July 26, 2005) – The North American Council for Online Learning(NACOL), an international organization focused on enhancing and promoting high quality K-12 online learning, announced today that Susan D. Patrick has […]