Menu

Distance-Educator.com

Premier Portal for Professionals Since 1995, Covering Technology-Based Education

Posts Tagged ‘premium’

ITAA [Information Technology Association Of America] Praises Lawmakers for Move on Telework

“Money talks even louder than the morning traffic reports,” said ITAA President Harris N. Miller. “Although every day those traffic reports tell us about the congestion and delays facing government workers, some federal agencies continue to ignore the many benefits of telework. Kudos to Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) and his colleagues on both sides of […]

Medway schools chief is high-tech booster

That’s the message from Superintendent Richard Grandmont, who last week wrapped up a series of public talks with teachers, School Committee members, and parents on how to improve the schools.Read the Full Story

Racing for a cure: College of Vet Med searches for methods to regain top position

The question many are now asking is: “How do we get back on the top?”Read the Full Story

Online driver’s ed is on the horizon

The MVA has spent two years researching the shift, which would involve streamlining classroom material into an online format, spokesman Buel Young said. It presumably would not replace additional behind-the-wheel training now required.Read the Full Story

Polycom and Edgewater Team to Address Enterprise Video Firewall Issues with Standards-Based, Open Solutions

PLEASANTON and SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Nov. 24, 2004 – Edgewater Networks, Inc., a provider of solutions that make the deployment of voice and video over IP easier and more secure, and Polycom®, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the world’s leader in unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced an expansion of their co-development and marketing partnership beyond […]

3Dsolve’s Frank Boosman to Speak at Upcoming Online Educa Berlin 2004 Conference

3Dsolve Inc., The Simulation Learning Company, today announced that Frank Boosman, its Chief Marketing Officer, has been selected to speak at the upcoming Online Educa Conference in Berlin. Read the Full Story

Critical Thinking, Cognitive Presence, and Computer Conferencing in Distance Education

A core concept in defining a community of inquiry is cognitive presence. In turn, the practical inquiry model operationalizes cognitive presence for the purpose of developing a tool to assess critical discourse and reflection. Read the Full Story

UMR [University of Missouri-Rolla] announces creation of School of Extended Learning

The change will allow campus officials to expand on the university’s current distance and continuing education course offerings.Read the Full Story

Nine NH [New Hampshire] districts connect to Virtual High School

As an alternative, the school enrolled Cook in an on-line class with the Virtual High School. Read the Full Story

Videoconferencing by Web means no child left in the cold

”Who can name a pair of parallel planes?” asked teacher Kim Abolafia as she motioned toward a geometric shape labeled with an alphabet soup of letters.Read the Full Story