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Dartmouth researcher mines Amazon.com to measure literary tastes

According to him, there are volumes of as-yet unexplored, non-professional literary criticism at this popular website, in the form of customer reviews, which are ripe for academic scrutiny.Read the Full Story

USM [University of Southern Mississippi] must supply info on distance learning

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools asked USM to evaluate its distance learning activities, according to the Jan. 6 letter the university released Friday. USM had evaluated only one activity, although more exist.Read the Full Story

Executive Teleconference with Michigan Virtual University Interim President

Fitzpatrick is a catalyst for change and a champion of innovation in public education. As both an education and technology policy advocate, Fitzpatrick provides leadership for MVU, a private nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Read the Full Story

Measuring Literacy in a World Gone Digital

A student writing about, say, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, might have checked out a book on the history of aviation from the local library or tucked into the family’s dog-eared Britannica. An ambitious college freshman might have augmented the research by looking up some old newspaper clips on microfilm or picking up a monograph in […]

PSIP [Program and System Information Protocol] Deadline Looms

With many different vendors providing various parts of the system, there is some last-minute head scratching about how to get the data collected and fed to the proper equipment.Read the Full Story

Casper College Offers New Online Courses

-Newswire, 2005-01-17 – Casper College has partnered with Gatlin Education Services, the largest provider of web-based career training courses, to offer non-credit online programs in healthcare, business, construction technology, internet – design and technical, IT certifications and video game design and development. Read the Full Story

ExamSoft to Provide Online Examination Services to William Howard Taft University

ExamSoft Worldwide develops and distributes academic examination software solutions encompassing all elements of the examination process to modernize teaching and testing techniques worldwide. Read the Full Story

Oracle to PeopleSoft: The pink slip’s in the mail

Shipments to thousands of PeopleSoft employees across the country are expected over the weekend, according to sources close to the company. Those spared pink slips will get packages too–containing new Oracle employment contracts. Read the Full Story

Air Force seeks space router

The space-hardened IP router will be part of the Air Force’s Transformational Satellite Communications System, which will provide IP-based communications to warfighters.Read the Full Story

Developing the role and effectiveness of teacher support staff through an innovative online graduate programme

Abstract This case study research looks at the impact of an innovative, full-time online learning programme at graduate level for support staff. Read the Full Story