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On the night that he wrote his column, Will could have tuned into his local PBS station for a special report on evolving technologies and treatments for cancer, the most serious health crisis in America. If he thought he could get more intelligent, in-depth programming on one of the cable channel options he listed, his […]
AbstractThe present article discusses new proposals for the use of digital technologies in education. The Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) play an important role in the Net society. Concepts, such as virtualization, desterritorialization and atemporality become relevant to the study of cyberspace and to the educational possibilities to be held in this environment. The changing […]
But after using the Internet to look up flight information on cheap seats.com and figuring out how much it would cost to stay in a hotel, the Cato-Meridian elementary students took a virtual field trip from their classroom, which was set up like the inside of an airplane, to Paris, France.Read the Full Story
Despite the DMT patents’ widespread applicability, their relative anonymity outside of specific industries leaves many companies scrambling for more information and the correct course of action when approached by Acacia.Read the Full Story
The money universities and colleges are getting, in a 5.6% rise to £6.3bn, allows for an extra 21,900 places.Read the Full Story
That’s a question that advocates attending the Semantic Technology Conference here this week hope to put to rest. Standards specialists, venture capitalists, computer scientists and technology executives are meeting at the four-day conference to discuss enterprise applications for the Semantic Web–the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) growing collection of protocols designed to make a wealth […]
Sakai 1.5 has already been in use at IU since the beginning of January, and there has been extensive quality and assurance testing by the Sakai community.Read the Full Story
This collection explores the Net Gen and the implications for institutions in areas such as teaching, service, learning space design, faculty development, and curriculum. Contributions by educators and students are included. Professional printing options are available.Read the Book
“Institutions are increasingly exporting American courses to other lands,†said Hezel Associates president Dr. Richard Hezel. “With the global market for online higher education estimated to exceed $69 billion by 2015, these organizations need to know the market before considering education export.â€Hezel, joined by Kosmo Kalliarekos, senior partner, Parthenon Capital, and Mike Looney, senior director, […]
Jacob Besigel shows off some impressive dance moves—extreme twists, rapid spins, and skybound leaps—all by simply tapping his right index finger.Read the Full Story