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School life is a little different for kinder Courtney, 5, and year four student Alex, 8. The girls are completing their schooling through the distance education program. Every day the sisters hit the books at home at Bagnoon, 30km west of Wauchope. Their mum April Belic, who is also the girls’ supervisor, says her daughters […]
Teachers there have been working with computer engineers from Veridian Inc. to build a high-tech village for teaching severely hearing impaired children. Read the Full Article
Senator John Ensign will serve as Chairman of the task force. The following senators will make up the task force’s membership: • Wayne Allard – Colorado • George Allen – Virginia • Robert Bennett – Utah • Sam Brownback – Kansas • Jim Bunning – Kentucky • Conrad Burns – Montana • Michael Crapo – […]
Ten years ago, with the launch of Hospitality Television, the father – daughter team of George and Lynn Fischer hoped to revolutionize training for hotel and restaurant employees with a satellite broadcast covering topics from service to workplace safety. Read the Full Article
Hybrid classes require a large part of coursework be done online and less time in the physical classroom. Students can attend class anytime, from any computer. Read the Full Article
In 1999, California based-LessonLab, run by Dr. James Stigler, started the TIMSS (Third International Mathematics and Science Study) Video Studies: Explorations of Algebra Teaching. Read the Full Article
Under the contract, Qwest will deliver end-to-end communications services in Utah that encourages the delivery of voice, video and data services to more people and organizations throughout the state. The UEN core network will be based on Qwest’s GeoMax service, a high-speed, high-capacity networking solution capable of delivering bandwidth-intensive, multimedia Internet-based applications, such as distance […]
It also needs scholars. Within a year, Duke University might be the U.S. base for a group of professors and researchers trying to help rebuild an academic program in the war-ravaged country.Read the Full Article
This study attempted to define what academic rigor means to the faculty members and graduate assistants who taught on-campus and online courses at a major Midwestern state university. The study sought to discover the level of importance these instructors gave to academic rigor and what strategies they used to ensure academic rigor in their courses. […]
A significant increase in the use of computer supported learning (CSL) within schools and universities across the world gives rise to concern about gender-related differences in performance and interaction style in these environments. Research has shown that initial perceptions of CSL environments as democratic and offering equal opportunities to all students were flawed because interactions […]