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The emerging WiMax standard could hit it big with Internet phone service. Also: When cell phones meet Wi-Fi.

Cell phones sound off with new skills roundup Radio, Wi-Fi, even scanners–how does all that fit in those little gadgets? February 16, 2005Read the Full Story

Internet2 Partners With Force10 Networks For National Deployment Examining High Performance Optical And Packet Architectures

ANN ARBOR, MI, February 15, 2005 – Internet2 today announced that it has partnered with Force10 Networks, a pioneer in Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet networking, to deploy its switch/routers for the Internet2 Hybrid Optical and Packet Infrastructure (HOPI) project, which will serve as a model for tomorrow’s high performance network architectures.Read the Full Story

Online Student Evaluation of Teaching for Distance Education: A Perfect Match?

Because traditional methods have proven insufficient in addressing the breadth of instructional delivery and course design methods, the university began a pilot project supporting online evaluation for distance education courses in spring 2003. This paper outlines the issues considered and challenges faced in the search to employ reliable and valid online student evaluation for distance […]

NYU to launch online degree program

The School of Continuing and Professional Studies is planning a September launch for NYU Online, a new completely Web-based degree program, university officials announced last week. The program will offer Bachelor’s degrees for the same tuition as NYU’s traditional, classroom-based programs.Read the Full Story

CyberU and PLI-Corpedia Partner to Help California-Based Companies Meet New Sexual Harassment Training Requirements

SANTA MONICA, CA — (MARKET WIRE) — 02/15/2005 — CyberU, the leading provider of integrated on-demand enterprise software solutions for human capital management, and PLI-Corpedia, an eLearning company specializing in Internet-based compliance and ethics training, today announced the availability and integration of “Recognizing and Preventing Workplace Harassment – California Education Course,” into the Cornerstone OnDemand […]

University of Phoenix puts technology at learning’s forefront

These are tough decisions.The trendy apparel-store chain you work for has fought hard to secure a lucrative relationship with a popular recording artist, and the exclusive line of clothing that bears his name is sure to be a hit with young consumers, driving much-needed profits back to the chain. But there are issues: Critics say […]

Policy Debates Shape CES2005: Video takes center stage on exhibit floor

From Thomson’s low-end standard definition TV sets (priced at less than $400 and meeting the FCC’s digital tuner mandate) to DAVE-TV, a Chinese-made digital video access device, the halls and suites of rainy Las Vegas throbbed with visions of what tomorrow’s television will deliver.Read the Full Story

Online Conference for Teaching & Learning Begins Today

If you haven’t yet registered, you may sign-up online now at:http://www.ilonlineconf.orgThis conference will be held entirely via the internet and includes nearly 100 presenters leading live workshops in virtual classrooms, producing audio/video “poster sessions” and blogs, and moderating text-based discussion boards. Each day of the three-day conference offers outstanding keynotes and featured speakers.On Wednesday, for […]

Sun Microsystems Hosts Annual Worldwide Education And Research Conference, Gathering Over 600 Leading Education Visionaries From Over 45 Countries To Discuss Technology Innovations In Education

SAN FRANCISCO – Worldwide Education and Research Conference, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Continuing its long history of partnering with the education community to promote the use of technology and innovation in education, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW – News) today opened its annual Worldwide Education and Research Conference (WWERC) taking place in San Francisco from […]

IBM taking open source on world tour

Buoyed by the success of cooperative ventures promoting Linux in Brazil and a few other developing countries, IBM plans to spread its open-source philosophy to other parts of the globe in 2005.Read the Full Story