Web project aims to increase student fluency in mathematics
The cornerstone of science and engineering education, freshman and sophomore mathematics courses are almost as basic at MIT as knowledge of the English language.Read the Full Article
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Making ‘fair use’ illegal: Scholars assail copyright laws as overly broad
In combating digital piracy, the film, music and software industries have supported legislation and developed technologies that threaten the health of the public domain, free speech and ultimately our cultural heritage, according to Stanford law Professor Lawrence Lessig.Read the Full Article
The “vast wasteland” revisited
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A special issue of the Federal Communications Law Journal, co-published by the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, features a timely re-examination of a famous speech by former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Newton N. Minow to national broadcasters, in which Minow called television “a vast wasteland.”Read the Full Article
Army improves delivery of training materials
FORSCOM will use Certeon Inc.’s Distribution Platform to position information closer to the end user, where it can be accessed with higher quality.Read the Full Article
Apex Learning to Acquire Beyond Books
May 13, 2003 © 2003 by Apex Learning Inc. BELLEVUE, Wash. – May 13, 2003 – Apex Learning today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Beyond Books, a creator of online curriculum content. The acquisition of the suburban Philadelphia-based company, which is subject to the satisfactory completion of due diligence and other […]
K-State Virtual Commencement Website Created
Distance learning graduates who can’t attend their upcoming K-State commencement ceremony, as well as their friends, family, and well-wishers, can still get a taste of some of the pomp and circumstance at K-State’s new Virtual Commencement website. The www.dce.ksu.edu/commencement site went live May 9. It was designed by the Virtual Commencement Committee in the Division […]
Lightspan eduTest Assessment Credited With Improved Student Achievement in Roswell, New Mexico School District
Elementary campuses in the Roswell Independent School District (ISD) experienced an average 155 percent academic growth in math, reading, and language arts during the past school year. All of the district’s 15 elementary campuses registered academic growth on state-mandated tests that exceeded 100 percent of typical growth from the previous year. Typical growth is based […]
Use of E-Learning in Texas State Agencies and Universities
This report examines how Texas state agencies and universities utilized Internet technology and other e-learning strategies in the delivery of state-mandated training during fiscal 2001. Its findings are based on a targeted survey of all agencies and universities as well as relevant industry research. E-learning can be defined as instructional content or learning experiences delivered […]
Technology Counts 2003: Tech’s Answer to Testing
The report includes state-by-state data on school computer use. View the table of contents. Read the Full Article
Ukrainian schools join videoconference
The Democrat from Haddon Heights was the featured guest at a video teleconference in which students from 11 different schools participated. Seven of those schools were local. The other four were eight time zones away, in Kiev, Ukraine.Read the Full Article