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Practitioner Research and Evaluation Skills Training (PREST) series

The PREST training resources provide practitioners working in open and distance learning (ODL) with convenient access to basic knowledge on how to conduct research and evaluation in their everyday work. Written for ODL practitioners by ODL practitioners, the interactive materials aim to develop practical skills through engagement in research tasks that draw on research and […]

Drexel University Launches Unique Graduate Degree in Higher Education for Working Professionals

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) June 14, 2005 — Drexel University, one of the top 50 private, non-profit, national doctoral/research universities in the U.S., announces the launch of Master’s of Science in Higher Education in a distance learning format. One of the only Master’s programs of its type in the nation, the distinctive […]

No ‘one truth’: history through a Web lens

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – “In the pre-dawn hours of February 29, 1704, a force of about 300 French and Native allies launched a daring raid on the Engish settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, situated in the Pocumtuck homeland.”Read the Full Story

Elluminate Delivers Live Interaction to California State University Northridge Distance Education Program

Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and Web collaboration solutions for the real-time organization, announced today that California State University Northridge has selected Elluminate Live! Academic Edition(TM) after an extensive comparison of available solutions.Read the Full Story

uCertify upgrades Exam Simulation PrepKit for MCSE 2003 exam (70-294)

This newly upgraded PrepKit now spreads over 3 mock tests that reproduce the real exam in nature and difficulty. These tests provide 285 enormously realistic questions and more than 65 further comprehensive study notes. Tests can also be framed according to the needs in the learning and testing mode. This PrepKit gives prospect for diagnostic […]

Using Blackboard in an Educational Psychology Course to Increase Pre-service Teachers’ Skills and Confidence in Technology Integration

There is evidence that not only are new teachers lacking the technological skills, they also lack the confidence needed to motivate them to expand their technological abilities.Read the Full Story

Will web porn domain protect kids?

A distinct online sector for the salacious, one with rules aimed at forbidding trickery, will reduce the chances of internet users accidentally stumbling on porn sites, supporters argue. It also could help parents and school administrators set their internet filters to block objectionable material.Read the Full Story

The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) Says “Enough Already” to Internet Governance Groups

“Substantial evidence has been presented that there is an over-abundance of organizations and institutions that are engaged in some aspect of the Internet,” said ITAA President Harris N. Miller, adding, “The creation of a new body would be duplicative, counter-productive, and unnecessarily costly.”Read the Full Story

Scheme promoting IT jobs to girls

Women make up just one in five of the technology workforce. The same percentage of those studying IT-related degrees is female.Read the Full Story

Digital divide narrows: Computer use among the young is prevalent, for poor and affluent

“Find ‘N’ … nnnnnnnnnn,” Crumble enunciated to the 5-year-old student.Read the Full Story