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Science fair slated for home-school kids

“Having the science fair is important because it gives kids the opportunity to show what they know and compete with kids their age,” Mackie said. Read the Full Story

PBS to air show on city’s industrial heritage

Written, produced and directed by John Long of Torrington-based Zeeland Productions, “Pursuit of Precision” tells the story of the Hendey Machine Co. of Torrington, which defined the face of American manufacturing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Read the Full Story

More students learning from ETV

The Education & Manpower Bureau said the rise was probably due to improvements to the content and delivery of Education Television programmes. The service has also been extended to pre-primary students, helping more youngsters learn.Read the Full Story

A&E, The History Channel and The Biography Channel Programming Joins Akimbo VOD Service

Akimbo(TM) Systems announced today that A&E Television Networks (AETN) will provide award-winning television programming to Akimbo, the first Internet-delivered video on demand service for television. AETN will be offering content from three channels — A&E, The History Channel(R) and The Biography Channel(R) — on the recently-launched Akimbo Service. Akimbo allows consumers to create their own […]

FileMaker Announces Free Online Video Training Promo for New and Upgrading FileMaker Pro 7 Customers

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ — FileMaker, Inc. today announced the availability of a free FileMaker Online Video Training program for customers who purchase and register their FileMaker 7 product between January 3, 2005 and March 25, 2005.Read the Full Story

Collaborators in Communication: Publishers, Scholars, and Information Technologists

One area in which IT has the potential to make significant contributions is the field of scholarly publishing, as publishers seek to serve the needs of a growing population of Internet users who want access to research and educational materials in digital form.Read the Full Story

Profs, TAs struggle to combat plagiarism

Instructors in the computer science department frequently scan students’ assignments with the software program Measure of Software Similarity (MOSS). Read the Full Story

Students evaluate their instructors online

Mohr is known for his evaluation day performance, when he humorously “tries his best” not to influence the outcome of evaluations by showing students a photo of his son and bribing them with free pencils.Read the Full Story

Colleges turn to Internet to stop online cheating

Last semester, Eastern Kentucky University Professor Gene Kleppinger had five students who copied information off the Internet and pasted it into their papers without citation.Read the Full Story

FOX’s Good Day Atlanta Airs Story on Strayer University Online

During the interview Dove, who is employed by a large insurance company in Atlanta, discussed the value of a college degree, why she enrolled in an online education program, and how she selected Strayer University Online.Read the Full Story