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But Will, who is a passionate baseball fan, is going to have to be charged with an error for his recent commentary [“Public television an obsolete concept,” March 3], saying public television is a relic in today’s 500-channel environment. He misses what is missing today on all other channels.Read the Full Story
This review is designed to address this issue. This article involves four sections: (a) an overview of the construct of cognitive styles, (b) major dimensions of cognitive styles, (c) major characteristics of distance education, and (d) applications of cognitive styles to the design of distance education.Read the Full Story
Sascha Becker is a multidisciplinary software designer, developer, user, and critic, currently working as a research programmer in the Brown University Department of Computer Science. Rosemary Michelle Simpson is an information structures designer currently working in the Brown University Department of Computer Science. This article is drawn from a presentation delivered at the 2004 Aspen […]
There was little to be heard, except for the click-click of computer keys and murmured questions to adults there to help them.Read the Full Story
The $2.25 billion-a-year program provides discounted Internet access and connection gear to help expand Internet availability, particularly for people in poor and remote areas.Read the Full Story
Again, the District of Columbia spent the most money per student on this level of education ($13,328) of any state or state equivalent.Read the Full Story
“Dr. Zatz has an impressive background in both higher education and technology — providing us the insights necessary to shape our growth and enrich our curriculum,“ says Wally Boston, president and chief executive officer for the University System, which serves more than 12,000 online learners worldwide (www.apus.edu). “Ultimately, her appointment is part of our overall […]
A new survey of 1,100 youth – those ages 12 to 17 – and 1,100 of their parents shows that 54% of internet-connected families now use some sort of internet filter or monitoring software, up from 41% of internet-connected families who used filters in 2000, the most recent time the Pew Internet & American Life […]
Prescription: Expand the University of British Columbia’s undergraduate medical program, using video conferencing and other technology, to let students complete most of their studies in the north or on Vancouver Island.Read the Full Story
Google Inc. introduced a developer Web site called Google Code during a presentation here Thursday at the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference. As part of the launch, it has contributed source code from four software development libraries and tools to the open-source community.Read the Full Story