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Pioneers In On-Line Education

http://www.aquifolium.com.br/educacional/pioneers Although in constant development in the past five to ten years, On-line Education already has a history of considerable duration, but apparently little known. Nowadays many are still surprised to find out that in the late 70s and early 80s in the XXth century, there were those who developed extremely interactive on-line courses, with […]

New Study Shows PBS Programming Ranked #1 By The Nation’s Educators

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 29, 2003 — Recent research commissioned by PBS has confirmed that television / video programming remains one of the most often-used types of educational media, and is viewed by educators as a highly valuable teaching tool.Read the Full Article

MIT’s computer science, AI labs merge

The newly created joint laboratory, to be called the New Laboratory for Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, will be the largest laboratory on the MIT campus in terms of research volume (only Lincoln Lab, headquartered in Lexington, is larger), and will be home to more than 750 students, faculty and staff.Read the Full Article

Learning goes global in make or break move

This past Wednesday may have passed quietly enough in global affairs but it could yet be looked back on as a make or break date for the future of international business learning. Read the Full Article

Three Holt Products Are Finalists for Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Awards

AUSTIN, Texas, May 29 /PRNewswire/ — Holt, Rinehart and Winston today announced that three Holt products Holt Interactive Spelling, Holt World Languages DVD Tutor, and Holt Online Learning-Quantum Artificial Intelligence Tutors are finalists in the 2003 Distinguished Achievement Awards sponsored by the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP).Read the Full Article

eCollege(SM) Partners With Tata Interactive Systems to Help Institutions Enhance Online Programs With Real-World Simulations

DENVER, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — eCollege(SM) (Nasdaq: ECLG), a leading provider of technology and services for online higher education programs, is helping institutions enhance online offerings with dynamic, real-world business simulations developed by Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), one of the world’s largest custom eLearning development companies. Read the Full Article

A Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth

After technical collaboration and wide consultation, COL will be presenting a report on the purpose, design and economics of establishing such a virtual university to Commonwealth Ministers of Education when they meet in Edinburgh in October 2003. The university, as conceived, would function on the basis of collaboration amongst a consortium of existing educational providers.Read […]

ED solicits feedback on national ed-tech plan

K-12 and higher-education administrators, educators, parents, and students—as well as business and industry professionals—are encouraged to participate in the online dialogue, which invites commen advertisement ts about how technology best can be used to improve teaching and learning throughout the 21st century, ED said May 27. Read the Full Article

Home Schooling in Cyberspace

She gets her assignments online through the Ohio Virtual Academy, which she attends along with her sister Therese, 7, and brother Gabriel, 5, from the dining room table at home.Read the Full Article

States get $20 billion to help close budget gaps

Though education lobbyists say the latest federal aid is “nothing to scoff at,” they note it doesn’t come close to filling an estimated $75 billion in state budget shortfalls projected for the 20 advertisement 04 fiscal year.Read the Full Article