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Enables 16 Simultaneous Video Windows and Extensive Real-Time Data Collaboration in a Single Session for Unlimited Number of Participants at Lower Bandwidth Thresholds Than Ever BeforeRead the Full Story
Abstract : In principle, it should be easier to disseminate novel learning concepts based in technology enhanced learning to companies. Unfortunately, many corporations seem to be extremely risk averse, and the challenges inherent in the new models seem to be very hard for them to accept. This paper uses the deployment of interactive webcasting systems […]
As budget talks continue on Capitol Hill, advocates of educational technology are praising a spending plan approved by the House Appropriations Committee on June 16, which would restore more than $300 million in funding for the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) block-grant program and provide additional spending for a handful of other initiatives President Bush […]
Some for-profit, online universities are gaining in acceptance and helping more people to pursue a degree without being on a campus.Read the Full Story
Partnership Provides Blueprint for States and Districts to Implement Cyber Charter SchoolsDENVER – June 15, 2005 – eClassroom(SM), the K-12 Division of eCollege® [Nasdaq: ECLG] and a leading provider of complete solutions for virtual schools, today announced a partnership with Virtual Sage, an online curriculum development company that offers comprehensive, standards-based online courses. The two […]
AbstractPeople are capturing and storing an ever-increasing amount of digital information about or for themselves, including emails, documents, articles, portfolios of work, digital images, and audio and video recordings. Computer processing, storage, and software tools available to individuals are increasing in power, volume, and ease of use, year on year. Many issues arise from this […]
Most retailers might not want to load up their shelves with expensive electronics that could soon become obsolete or, worse, include technology rejected by most of the industry.Read the Full Story
OAK BROOK, Illinois (AP) — Just outside its wooded headquarters campus, McDonald’s Corp. is offering sneak previews of its fast-food future.Read the Full Story
AbstractThe term “mainstreaming†is often used to capture distance education’s re-positioning within traditional universities. However, the results of a study of written distance education policies in four land grant universities challenge the implied widespread acceptance and integration of distance education into the educational mainstream. Furthermore, the results reveal major issues that compromise distance education’s capacity […]
Ever since Duke University announced a year ago that it would give iPods to all incoming freshmen, the institution’s project has been watched with interest. Was the project the wave of the future or a gimmick?Read the Full Story