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Imagine yourself in Orlando, Florida, or in Peoria, Illinois, sitting in a distance learning classroom or video conference center on a university campus, watching a live adaptation of Sophocles’ Antigone. In Orlando, Antigone (the character) is in the room with you as you watch a projection of King Creon. Read the Full Story
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has invested $2.3 billion since 2000 in new visions of education, with smaller schools and more personalized instruction to prepare young people for the working world and post-high school learning.Read the Full Story
The I3P is a research consortium funded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). It is managed by Dartmouth and was established to address security issues facing the U.S. information infrastructure.Read the Full Story
As Governor, this awesome responsibility demands a sober assessment of our educational system — an objective assessment that compares our children’s performance to those nationally and globally, where our children will compete. To do anything less is unfair to both our children and our citizens.Read the Full Story
“They tell you about some things to stay clear of — people contacting you, spam, bad things, people who use bad language,” Weitz said.Read the Full Story
A number of cable outlets across the nation will carry the program, “Education News Parents Can Use,” from 8-9 p.m. EDT Tuesday, including the D.C. Public Schools TV Channel 28 in Washington. A complete listing of viewer options is posted at http://www.ed.gov/news/av/video/edtv/ways-watch.html . In addition, the program will be webcast at http://www.connectlive.com/events/ednews“A strong foundation in […]
In my third-grade class of 25 students, I have seven students with special needs, two identified as gifted and 16 considered typical. The technology I use for planning, instruction and assessment ensures that they are all engaged learners.Read the Full Story
The initiative includes strategy development, online curriculum development and migration, infrastructure design and marketing. Distance education is considered a critical component of DSU’s strategy to attract and retain students across multiple academic programs, as well as a global audience of students and university partners.Read the Full Story
The California State University (CSU) is a leader in high-quality, accessible, student-focused higher education. With 23 campuses, 409,000 students, and 44,000 faculty and staff, CSU is the largest, most diverse, and one of the most affordable university systems in the United States of America; while playing a vital role in the growth and development of […]
What’s hot now? What was hot just after the Y2K rant and rave? What’s changed? In addition to looking closely at results of the 2005 EDUCAUSE Current Issues Survey,1 this article considers six years’ worth of trends as measured by what campus leaders have seen as the most critical IT challenges in higher education.Read the […]