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The study, “Effective Access: Teachers’ Use of Digital Resources in STEM Teaching,” examines how high school teachers use digital libraries and other electronic resources to support “science, technology, engineering, and mathematics” (STEM) exploration and instruction.Read the Full Story
How do you do this as a professional developer? Many times we do not have the luxury of time to get to know our teachers. Yet there may be a way we can do this as part of the professional development. Read the Full Story
This is the key message that a group of higher education associations* unveiled today as a part of a campaign they are urging Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider in the upcoming review of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.Read the Full Story
An information day has been timed to coincide with HSC enrichment seminars at the Dubbo RSL on tomorrow and Friday and will offer students and parents information on career and study options.Read the Full Story
“This down-to-earth science site was a PC Magazine pick way back in 1997, when you had a dial-up and about 12 bookmarks,” write PC Magazine’s editors. “With tons of articles and activities, the Why Files will take you from ignorance to expertise in dozens of subjects.”Read the Full Story
The experiment, which is titled “Characterization of Aerosols in the Troposphere and the Stratosphere (CATS),” will use a digital camera and a spectrometer coupled to a telescope to detect trace chemicals in the atmosphere.Read the Full Story
Dineo Motswagosele, a learner support co-ordinator with the Centre for Continuing Education, said during a recent kgotla meeting in Ghanzi that the limited study places at the universitys main campus leave most prospective students with the distance education option.Read the Full Story
Start with the premise that standards-based compression technologies, such as MPEG-2, have effectively solidified the broadcast market. Add in a pinch of discontent with proprietary compression technologies and a dash of hope that H.264 (AVC) is enough of a quality leap from MPEG-2 that broadcasters will adopt it.Read the Full Story
The Russian courses are being developed in partnership with Noviy Disk, the largest distributor of educational software in Russia and a leading publisher of interactive learning resources.Read the Full Story
This study explores teacher change and the elements necessary to facilitate the change. Issues concerning content, the change process, the online learning environment, and technology are examined. Findings indicate that online learning is a viable means of providing professional development and facilitating teacher change.Read the Full Story