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Cornell University is one of the premier educational and research institutions in the world. As such, the Ivy League school is known far and wide; but eCornell, the university’s wholly-owned subsidiary, hasn’t received much publicity, despite the ways in which it is laying the foundation for a new paradigm of e-learning.Read the Full Story
Engaging People in Cyberinfrastructure (EPIC) is a national alliance of K-12 teachers, university researchers, tool builders and leaders of diversity-focused organizations that will collaborate on projects aimed at increasing the diversity and number of people applying cyberinfrastructure to their research and educational needs.Read the Full Story
Recently, the College received its second $100,000 grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation earmarked exclusively for continuing education programs designed for individuals 50 years of age and better.Read the Full Story
Alan Smith, associate professor and director of the distance and e-learning centre at the University of Southern Queensland, says it is all about making the most of what is available.Read the Full Story
Tom Taylor, currently assistant provost for enrollment at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County — known as UMBC — will assume the post August 1. The new position has responsibility for the university’s admissions, scholarships and financial aid, registrar, student records, marketing, and communications functions.Read the Full Story
PLEASANTON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 7, 2005–Polycom®, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLCM – News), the world’s leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced the launch of its Honors Education Program, providing beneficial services, training and curriculum to educational institutions to expand usage and enhance collaborative communications for distance and interactive learning.Read the Full Story
REDMOND, Wash. — June 1, 2005 — Information workers have more ways to communicate and collaborate than ever before. There’s e-mail, instant messaging (IM), Web and video conferencing and the plain old telephone. There are also several modes of communication for the mobile worker, such as the cellular phone, the desktop PC and mobile Pocket […]
According to Wilbur Allison, Product Manager, uCertify, “I am very confident that this fully upgraded PrepKit, with new questions and study notes, will help students preparing for the Java 2 Programmer Certification score even better.” “In addition to the most realistic exam simulations and detailed study notes, the PrepKit includes several significant features that are […]
This article traces the development of the program, offers an overview of the Agricultural Economics Challenge game as well as the challenges the Museum faces in implementing the program.Read the Full Story
But as the dry tone of my first sentence suggests, we have very different approaches to our common topic. Lessig is a master at weaving personal vignettes with structural arguments. The vignettes are intended to introduce an intimate personal dimension to the arcane world of intellectual property. His readers receive a gut-level education about the […]