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I2-NEWS: Internet2 Commons Offers Universities Scalable, Easy-to-Use Video Collaboration Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 6, 2003 – Internet2(R) today announced the launch of the first videoconferencing service from the Internet2 Commons, making group collaboration through videoconferencing as simple as traditional phone conferencing. Network technologies and H.323 video and audio standards combine to create an affordable and accessible service for Internet2’s members and partners.Read the Full […]

Penn State, Internet2 to develop authenticated P2P software

Though P2P technologies are typically associated with the well-known controversial file-swapping networks recently highlighted in mainstream media, the LionShare project has been designed to promote responsible file-sharing by providing a way for faculty, staff and students to exchange academic, personal and work-related materials on an officially sanctioned P2P network. Read the Full Story

Virtual school could target middle, high school students

WAUKESHA – The first online charter school to target middle and high school students could start in Waukesha.Read the Full Story

GeoLearning & Harvard Business School Publishing Announce Strategic Partnership

GeoLearning, Inc., the leading Application Service Provider (ASP) of learning management systems and e-learning content, announced today a strategic partnership with Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP). Under the terms of the agreement, GeoLearning will resell and host HBSP’s e-learning programs, which include Leadership Transitions and the Harvard ManageMentor® PLUS desktop reference tool, as part of […]

Online school keeps kids in line

A year after dropping half the students enrolled in Virtual High School for failing to perform, Cincinnati Public Schools has redesigned the program to give it the stability and structure of a traditional classroom, while offering computer-driven lessons and a work-at-your-own pace schedule. Read the Full Story

The great escape

Schools, once worried about hiring, now ask: How do we keep them?Read the Full Story

Netday Sponsors National Campaign To Capture Input From

Irvine, CA — October 1, 2003. NetDay announced that it will host the first ever, large scale national event where students of all ages and grades, from communities and schools across the country will go online from their classrooms and share their opinions, ideas and thoughts about how technology should be used in schools. NetDay […]

Finance A Nontraditional Education

budget’s looking slim.Not only are your kids growing more and more expensive to feed and clothe, but they’re nearing college age. And you, too, want to pursue higher education. How can you possibly finance all of this without draining your savings? Read the Full Story

COS dedicates new distance learning center

“The timing for COS was fortuitous in that we received the chancellor’s grant before the budget crisis hit the state,” said COS President Dr. David Pelham. “This facility removes the barriers of time and geography, allowing more people in our county access to a college education.”Read the Full Story

Distance Education and Career and Technical Education: A Review of the Research Literature

The growth of distance learning opportunities has allowed students to access courses and degree programs at their convenience. Educational institutions are creating new approaches to course delivery and degree requirements and to improving their programs with new technological tools. These issues have begun to affect career and technical education (CTE) programs, primarily at the postsecondary […]