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“Peer-to-peer is an important technology, but unfortunately, it is increasingly being used to distribute and steal copyrighted works on the Internet,†said Robert Holleyman, president and CEO of the BSA.Read the Full Story
Educators are increasing the use of video streaming _ the progressive feeding of small chunks of information that can be viewed as they are downloaded _ to supplement onsite teaching. Some hope the technology will enable them eventually to offer full degrees online.Read the Full Story
LYNNFIELD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 28, 2004– Reading Area Community College, a two-year, 5,000-student institution in southeastern Pennsylvania, has adopted the WebCT Campus Edition(TM) course management system to take its e-learning program flexibly into the future.Read the Full Story
The term distance education was formally introduced into the U.S. government’s Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) thesaurus on October 24, 1983 (Wright & Howell, 2004).Read the Full Story
Together, the American Association of Law Libraries, the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries and the Special Libraries Association represent the views of over 90,000 librarians and millions of library users throughout the United States and abroad.Read the Full Story
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Kaplan College today announced that it has officially changed its name to Kaplan University, having received formal approval from its accrediting body, The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). Read the Full Story
Creating the world wide web didn’t make Tim Berners-Lee instantly rich or famous. In part, that’s because the Web sprang from relatively humble technologies. Read the Full Story
The SoundStation2W sets a new standard for everyday voice conferencing with enhanced voice quality compared to the original SoundStation, secure 2.4 GHz technology with voice encryption, up to 24 hours of talk time via a Lithium Ion battery, and the ability to dial through a cell phone.Read the Full Story
The city recently announced a two-year effort to string a free wireless network across its 135 square miles, potentially giving Philadelphia an entirely new identity as the most wired – or unwired – municipality on the planet. But skeptics said this initiative, as well as similar efforts elsewhere across the United States, could also run […]
NCTA also reported that the number of local digital broadcast stations being carried by cable systems has increased to 454, up from 304 in December 2003, growth of nearly 50 percent.Read the Full Story