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California State University, Fullerton is accepting applications for its on-line Masters Degree Program in Instructional Design/Technology

This online Master’s degree is designed for professionals working in the field of technology in pre-K through higher education, the military, and corporate settings, or for those who wish to change careers. Further your skills and education in direct applications of technology for teaching, learning and curriculum development used by professionals, including: Instructional technology trainers […]

Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning has expanded it’s Conference Resource Library

http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/Resource_library/resource_library.htmIt currently contains 11 hours of streaming media media from the 2002 & 2003 keynotes and forums, as well as over 187 proceedings papers from 2002 and 2003 in addition to many handouts and PowerPoints provided by presenters. Materials are in PDF format that is screen reader compatable, will allow printing as well a containg […]

Anyone, anywhere, can feed their mind

Indeed, with the number of internet users worldwide predicted to grow to more than 502 million this year, up from 87 million in 1997, e-learning is one of the fastest growing sectors. Not only does it eliminate the need for traditional and costly infrastructure, it enables anyone anywhere to access many different levels of education […]

High Stakes Writing, LLC, and Help U Bill Announce New Online Course on HIPAA and Correspondence

The concise course describes the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and what it means to most businesses handling health-care information. It explains how to make simple changes in oral, written, and electronic communications to uphold the law’s new patient protections. This unique course is intended for anyone with a role in […]

New Global Resource Website for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy

Readers are invited to access the new website – www.ictliteracy.info – being developed through the collaboration of a global partnership intended to serve as a resource for business, education, and policymakers – all stakeholders – in closing the gap between the rhetoric and reality of what is required to efficiently and effectively take advantage of […]

New NSF book targets girls’ participation in science, technology

The book, “New Formulas for America’s Workforce: Girls in Science and Engineering,” is intended primarily to help educators make science and technology more accessible to girls and young women. But NSF says it also can serve as a resource for educators, parents, and professionals seeking examples of creative ways to explore science and technology with […]

SMARTHINKING Unveils New Supplemental Educational Service (SES) Program

Because all instruction occurs over the Internet, rushed parents can set their student’s study schedule, and transportation is a snap. Students who will excel with a Spanish-speaking tutor can request one. Best of all, under the No Child Left Behind legislation, it’s free to middle and high school students at qualifying schools.Already approved as a […]

Developing Online Courses: A Human-Centered Approach

The process is built around Donald Norman’s (2000) definition of human-centered design. This paper describes the process used by Option Six and outlines the benefits and challenge of human-centered design for distance education.Read the Full Story

Online course evaluation access goes live

Discriminating Yale students have a new course-shopping tool at their fingertips.Read the Full Story

Microsoft to help design ‘school of the future’ in Philadelphia

The school is still in the earliest stages of planning and won’t open until 2006. But administrators said they envision a paperless building where students study in online textbooks, teachers quiz their classes on laptops, and automated systems order cafeteria supplies as they are depleted.Read the Full Story