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Napster now featuring Penn State bands

A new facet of the Penn State-Napster agreement has invited local bands to add their music to the million downloads now available. So far, three Penn State bands have contributed tracks to Napster, but the University anticipates that close to 20 local bands will have joined the online digital library by the end of the […]

Leader Developer: Interview with Lieutenant General William S. Wallace, Commanding General U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth

Wallace’s first assignment was as a platoon leader and troop executive officer in the 2nd Squadron, 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Meade. After returning from his first combat tour, he commanded a company at Fort Bragg in the 4th Battalion (Light) (Airborne), 68th Armored Regiment with the 82nd Airborne Division.Read the Full Story

Courses taught online gaining popularity

Students both in and out of state may take online classes to earn credit toward their degree through K-State’s Distance Education Program. The program, which is run by the Division of Continuing Education, offers more than 200 courses for anyone to take.Read the Full Story

More students getting savvy with online classes Virtual offering gives local high school students wider array of courses

The Hendersonville High School senior takes that history class online.Read the Full Story

Cost can block virtual options

While Burt Township Schools, Superior Central Schools and the North Star Academy all utilize the Michigan Virtual High School, Marquette’s Alternative High School went a different route.Read the Full Story

High School Goes Virtual

Katarina Williams is an ambitious tenth grader in Haines City, Florida, shouldering the full burden of college-prep coursework: trigonometry, English, Earth-space science, economics, and American government. But trig is the only class that requires her to sit in a traditional classroom. The others she attends via modem, without leaving her house.Read the Full Story

Helen Soulé Named to Lead Cable in the Classroom

Washington, DC – Dr. Helen Soulé, a former classroom teacher and education leader at the local, state and national level, has been named Executive Director of Cable in the Classroom (CIC), the cable industry’s education foundation.Read the Full Story

Virtual Frontier Symposium: Developing and Delivering Health Science Education from a Distance

In celebration of Creighton University’s School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Centennial year, the School is proud to host The Virtual Frontier: Developing and Delivering Health Science Education from a Distance, an inaugural symposium on the critical elements needed to offer high quality distance education programs in the health professions.You are encouraged to join us […]

Real’s New Video Case Study Showcases Power of Streaming Media For K-12 Schools

UK-based Thomas Telford School (TTS) started creating online streamed courses to educate campus-based students and to encourage independent learning at all levels. The goal was to spark students’ imagination through innovative teaching methods, direct involvement of parents, interactive projects and more.Today, TTS has an expansive curriculum available online via RealAudio and RealVideo. The school also […]

ATIS Exploratory Group to Examine IPTV Technology

For Immediate ReleaseATIS1200 G Street, NWSuite 500Washington, DC 20005March 31, 2005, Washington – ATIS today announced the creation of an industry exploratory group that will assess the technical and operational opportunities and challenges surrounding deployment of IPTV.IPTV technology is gaining tremendous industry momentum and aggressive deployment among U.S. service providers. However, open industry standards supporting […]