Planning for Neomillennial Learning Styles
Rapid advances in information technology are reshaping the learning styles of many students in higher education. The standard “world to the desktop†interface is now complemented by…Read the Full Story
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Cultural Exchange
During the March 4 forum, conducted using interactive videoconferencing over the Internet, the New York teenagers asked questions of their counterparts from Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Dec. 26 tsunami, caused by an earthquake, affected more than 12 countries in the Indian Ocean region and claimed an estimated 200,000 lives.Read the Full Story
New technology links students with pros
The Wichita State University students then played solos, and the pros critiqued them. Back and forth, the exchange went for two hours.Read the Full Story
Lower-Literacy Users
We’ve known since 1997 how most users read on the Web: they scan text and pick out the pieces that interest them. Content usability guidelines have remained mostly the same since 1997, but now there’s news. Read the Full Story
Bush names Kevin Martin new FCC chairman
Martin, 38, replaces Michael Powell, a generally pro-business chairman who oversaw the agency’s crackdown on broadcast indecency.Read the Full Story
Report highlights exemplary data use
The report, entitled “From Vision to Action: How School Districts Use Data to Improve Performance,” builds on the developing body of knowledge about data-driven decision making (DDDM).Read the Full Story
In-the-Loop
Highlighting these sessions were outstanding luncheon Key Note speakers and evening reception awards ceremonies and guest presenters. A brief summary of some of the Summit XVI highlights follows. Please check the ADEC website for more information on all the wonderful summit events.Read the Full Story
IU offers nation’s first informatics Ph.D.
The program will initially offer tracks in bioinformatics, chemical informatics, health informatics, human-computer interaction and social informatics. As the program grows, administrators plan to add tracks in cybersecurity, new media, music informatics, complex systems, modeling and networks.Read the Full Story
White House recognizes Ethernet inventor Metcalfe
President George W. Bush honored Metcalfe for his leadership in the invention, standardization and commercialization of Ethernet.Read the Full Story
ProfNet Wire: Education & Science: Distance Learning
**1. LINDA GRAETER, Ph.D., department chair of analytical and diagnostic sciences at the UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI College of Allied Health Sciences: “Distance learning is meeting the needs of a busy, mobile population — one that has created the demand for more options for lifelong learning. Distance learning programs are offering students the chance to work […]