Schools tackle PDA problem
And like many other students, senior Stav Raz has memorized her cell phone keypad so she doesn’t even have to look at it while quietly messaging friends during class. Read the Full Story
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‘Star Wars Kid’ school video raises web privacy issues
— and serves as a stark reminder why educators should teach their students how to respect others’ privacy, and safeguard their own, in the digital age.Read the Full Story
Motivation and Incentives for Distance Faculty
A profile of the distance educator was developed to assist administration assigned the task of motivating faculty toward distance delivery. Read the Full Story
New Center To Improve Technology-Enhanced Teaching
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $10 million for the center, which is designed to bring together teachers, students, researchers, policy-makers and high-tech designers from Berkeley to Boston to study how instructional technology can improve science education in grades 6 through 12. It also will create classroom-tested technological tools to be woven into science […]
Active troops finding time for class
Like others, Dunlop earned his bachelor of arts degree from the suburban Chicago, Illinois, school by taking child development and psychology courses, but he did it via CD-ROM, often doing homework on his laptop after a 12-hour work shift in Japan.Read the Full Story
NCLB fuels growth in school tech spending
The company’s annual Technology Purchasing Forecast attributes the estimated $60 million increase in spending over the previous year primarily to the new data tracking and reporting elements of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).Read the Full Story
New online Student Records site well-received by campus
The site, which offers students and faculty a means of reviewing a wealth of student-specific course-related information, has been in development for several years.Read the Full Story
Multimodal Curriculum Delivery in Distance Education
On-line evaluations were administered to 23 students in two levels of the course to assess their experiences and satisfaction with the delivery methods. Students also participated in a focus group. The instructor was interviewed before and after the course to evaluate any pedagogical changes needed to teach successfully in a multimodal environment. The outcomes of […]
I Love My Job: Online professor
Age: 50 Education: B.S., University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, La., business education; M.S., Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, La., business education; Ed.S., Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, management and administration of educational programs; Ed.D. Nova Southeastern University, instructional technology and distance educationRead the Full Story
ETS Collaborates with CSU to Assess 21st Century Skills
Washington, D.C. (Sept. 17, 2003) – Educational Testing Service (ETS), working with California State University (CSU), the largest university system in North America, and six other leading college and university systems, has established a National Higher Education ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Initiative. Read the Full Story