Baptist leader pushes homeschooling
The resolution, co-authored by T.C. Pinckney, publisher of a Baptist newsletter in Alexandria, Virginia, urges parents to homeschool their children or send them to Christian schools.Read the Full Story
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Open Source ‘Blending’ Into Animation
Blender3D version 2.33, released this week, includes numerous significant enhancements, most notably the restoration of some of the core functionality it had when it was a proprietary, closed source program. Blender began its life as a closed source program and officially became open source under the GPL license in October 2002. Read the Full Story
Education Week: Technology Report
Singaporean educators are finding that technology is useful in fostering more self-directed learning, a shift away from the traditional “learn and drill” culture of that Asian nation’s schools.Read the Full Story
How Much Does Information Technology Matter?
The reaction from industry chief executives was immediate. “Hogwash!” said Steven A. Ballmer of Microsoft. “Dead wrong,” said Carleton S. Fiorina of Hewlett-Packard. Craig R. Barrett of Intel responded forcefully, “IT matters a whole lot.”Read the Full Story
New e-Learning Program Trains Physicians and Nurses in Cross-Cultural Health Care
Quality Interactions: A Patient-Based Approach to Cross-Cultural Care(C) is a case-based course designed to provide clinical staff with knowledge and skills to communicate more effectively and facilitate quality care for culturally diverse patient populations. Read the Full Story
IRS eLearning saves training dollars
Rossotti started the eLearning Program that spring. It has saved more than $5 million in travel costs so far. That program’s success was honored by the Public Employees Roundtable with the 2004 Public Service Excellence Award for the federal sector.Read the Full Story
Nearly 100 Utah High Schools Deploy LearnKey Online Courses and Web Delivery System for Classroom Instruction
Utah high school students and teachers have logged more than 26,000 hours of instruction on the system. Students use the online courses to learn computing and Internet fundamentals to meet the Utah computer literacy requirement for all graduating high school seniors. They also acquire skills with Microsoft Office software, learn computer programming, and prepare for […]
New board chair named to Athabasca University
Dr. Lyle Oberg, Minister of Learning, appointed Burnett to the role effective May 10, replacing outgoing Chair Robert M. Fulton, Q.C., who will be completing a second term at Athabasca University.Read the Full Story
BC Government Banning Religious Texts for Home Educated Children Over Technicality
Last week the government modified its directive but the controversy continues.Read the Full Story
EMPORIA STATE DISTANCE DEGREE PROGRAM
Seven classes will be offered for third-year students, with a mix of face-to-face and online coursework: Survey of Exceptionalities, Microcomputers in the Classroom, Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher 1, Reading and Writing Connection, Art for the Elementary Teacher, Adapting Curriculum for Diverse Learners, and Library and Information Management. There will be opportunities to student-teach in […]