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Nationally, a large number of graduates from colleges of education feel ill-prepared to integrate technology into their curriculum (Beckett et al. 2001; Congressional Office of Technology Assessment 1995). Although students graduating from the College of Education at Arizona State University West (ASUW) have taken a course on teaching with technology, they did not feel prepared […]
Starting this fall, any child in the state with a computer and an Internet connection can enroll in a virtual school where he can sit in a cyber classroom, do experiments in an online laboratory and take electronic field trips with his virtual friends. Read the Full Article
“eLearningBC’s unique approach to market development is the kind of forward thinking that will continue to place Canadian e-learning companies at the forefront of this exciting new industry,” said Minister Rock. “The establishment of eLearningBC is a sign of maturity for the e-learning industry in British Columbia. Its membership shows that the spirit of innovation […]
One of the few women studying computer engineering at her university, Jenn Blankenship felt frustrated and alone as she struggled with calculus. But she wouldn’t ask for help, she said, “because the guys expected me to know everything.” Read the Full Article
Heifetz replaces Bob Papper, who will direct research for the digital news project known as Newslink Indiana.Read the Full Article
The Air Force awarded the 10-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract June 4. It provides for the development and production of the P5 combat training system. The system is a “rangeless” air-to-air and air-to-ground training system that will support real-time air combat training for the Air Force and Navy. Read the Full Article
It’s an old snake-oil sales pitch, but it’s wrapped in new layers of technical sophistication and Internet marketing: the phony diploma. Cheap and real-looking, it’s now backed up by a supporting cast of other ingenious fakes. Read the Full Article
The Tellys—among the most sought-after awards in the TV, commercial and video industry—were awarded in spring 2003. Simon is a 1996 alumnus of Cal State L.A. who majored in film and telecommunications. Simon’s moving Living the Legacy video, written, produced, and directed for the Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Institute of Public Affairs on the Cal […]
Classical compositions are meeting modern technology at a new online course being offered by Mississippi State for the first time. Read the Full Article
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) will help promote OHSU’s medical informatics distance learning graduate certificate program and will provide their members with tuition discounts. Medical informatics is concerned with the acquisition, storage and use of health care information. Read the Full Article