Cyberstudies’ appeal grows
CARMEL VALLEY – As a student government member and an intern at The Salk Institute researching possible cures for Lou Gehrig’s disease, high school senior Max Ostrove has a packed schedule.Read the Full Story
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President Signs Bill Reauthorizing Museum and Library Services Act
The legislation reauthorizes federal support provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Thousands of U.S. libraries and museums receive IMLS funds each year; the agency is the primary source of federal support for these institutions.Read the Full Story
Broward school district takes videoconference technology into the classrooms
That’s because most of the children he teaches aren’t in the same classroom with him at Coconut Creek Elementary.Read the Full Story
Web classes delivered to the hinterlands
For years, the college was limited in its ability to set up distance-learning centers for people in some of the most rural parts of the state. Read the Full Story
SkillSoft Seminar Series Expands on Blended Learning;
Nashua, NH – September 24, 2003 – SkillSoft PLC (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading provider of e-learning courseware and referenceware for business and IT professionals, today announced a seminar series designed to assist human resources and training executives in the development of successful blended learning curricula and in proving the business value of learning programs.Read the […]
ED launches new data-management tool
This $50.9 million public-private initiative will post disaggregated test results and other school data from each state on a single web site, so interested persons can monitor the progress of an individual school and compare it to the progress of other schools in the state.Read the Full Story
Giant Professional Group Offers “Tutorials” Online at Stevens
“The Web now makes it possible for engineers all over the world to participate in our tutorials,” said Dale Harris, Director of Experimental e-Learning at Stanford University and a member of the ComSoc Board of Governors. “Expanding access is an excellent example of the educational use of the Internet.”Robert Ubell, Dean of Online Learning at […]
Policies and Practices in the Utilization of Interactive Television and Web-Based Delivery Models in Public Universities
Articles addressing distance learning around the globe, within the military, in business and industry, the introduction of ‘virtual’ universities and high schools, and the benefits of distance learning are numerous throughout the literature (NEA Report, 2000; Gottschalk, 2000; Murphy, 2000; The Chronicle on Higher Education, 2000; Rodrigues, l999).Read the Full Story
Bringing Palm skills to teachers
His official title is multimedia consultant-technical trainer and he works as part of the Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications, or DELTA, division at the school. Read the Full Story
Congress authorizes $232 million for library technologies
The bill (H.R. 13), which awaited the president’s signature at press time, reauthorizes the Museum and Library advertisement Services Act through the year 2009. Read the Full Story