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Edited by Randy Bell and Joe Garofalo, NETS•S Curriculum Series: Science Units for Grades 9–12 provides teachers with technology-infused lessons that promote the kind of conceptual understanding and inquiry that drive real-world science.Read the Full Story
Larry is looking at the role that distance education can play to increase awareness and understanding of environmental issues.Read the Full Story
“There’s no doubt in my mind the taxpayers got their money’s worth,” Fecht said Thursday. “I worked harder on this than I ever did for my bachelor’s degree (from Southern Illinois University).”Read the Full Story
Students can enroll for classes through the Georgia Virtual High School starting May 1.Read the Full Story
“Creating Assessments that Get Results†offers two days of instruction on effective assessment design, development and delivery. Through learning exercises, case studies and group projects, participants learn the best practices, tips and techniques essential to the sound and effective use of assessments in business, training and education. The course includes four modules:• Measuring Knowledge, Skills, […]
NCSSM will collaborate with IBM on skills-building and curriculum development, in addition to its existing recruitment relationship. This initiative will expand upon ongoing partnerships that IBM has established with the leading North Carolina colleges and universities, including Duke University, North Carolina A&T, N.C. State and the University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill.Read the Full […]
For Leventhal, even laundry has become a task requiring the help of a sighted person. The washers he uses now takes smart cards instead of quarters, issuing instructions on a digital screen that he can’t read.Read the Full Story
It examines the critical components in the design and implementation of distance education, including curriculum and instruction, management, facilities and finance, school support, technology services and support, student services, learning resources, and evaluation of the program.Read the Full Story
“We are poised to realize a dream,” U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings told the National Association For Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) today at its 30th Annual conference in Washington, D.C. She thanked the group for supporting the No Child Left Behind Act and the law’s mission to provide a quality education to every […]
Elementary degree. This presentation focuses on the mechanics behind the development and delivery of this unique program. Additional topics covered include: shared courses, program marketing, financial considerations, common tuition policies, drop/add procedures, and the cooperative training of online faculty. (Author/MES)Read the Full Story