Librarians to provide 24-hour service online in Maryland
Librarians staffing the online research service, called AskUsNow!, guide students and other users to pre-selected web sites, databases, and other resources. Read the Full Article
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Centra’s Web Collaboration Software is Key Component of Virginia Tech’s Innovative and Award Winning Programs Delivered at a Distance
Established in 1999, IDDL works collaboratively across the university community to electronically extend Virginia Tech’s campus throughout the commonwealth and beyond, and provide an open learning environment where teaching and learning occur anytime and anyplace. Many courses delivered through IDDL offer a blended program of asynchronous and Centra-powered real-time online learning. “We chose Centra because […]
Virtual university in the making
Education ministers from Commonwealth small states were to meet in Seychelles last week to discuss and test designs for establishing a virtual university to serve small states. Read the Full Article
Virtual Electronics Lab Helps Students “See Concepts”
When he began teaching at the University in 1996, he found it impossible to reproduce his mental images on the standard-issue, two-dimensional blackboards that adorn the walls of most engineering classrooms. “It struck me that the blackboard is a perfectly rotten medium for rendering three-dimensional phenomena over time,” he recalls. “It just can’t be done.”Read […]
Virtual Mass Spectrometry Laboratory Transforms Learning Experience: Product of Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh Collaboration
But that may soon change, thanks to collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh on the development of the first virtual mass spectrometry system. Read the Full Article
Slow Start for Long-Awaited Easing of Copyright Restriction
While watching the 1991 American movie Father of the Bride, students in her classroom could easily tell that Steve Martin’s character was jealous of his future son-in-law for stealing his daughter’s heart. While watching the Indian film West Is West, however, students couldn’t as easily read the main character’s expressions as he made his way […]
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) conference underscores tech’s role in curriculum
To be sure, many of the 11,000 professors, administrators, and teac advertisement hers reportedly in attendance fully expected to rely on technology to cope with current challenges. It was just that technology had become so ubiquitous that it was not a matter for direct attention. Read the Full Article
Online Seminar Examines Pennsylvania’s History And Future
The new seminar, launching today (March 24), offers a reflective experience intended to challenge seminar participants to look critically at the history of the Commonwealth. Guided interactive sessions examine the more recent developments in Pennsylvania and how the past may help to bring about a better future. Participants will interact with William Pencak, professor of […]
Partnership Provides Free Test Preparation Course For Idaho Students
Idaho high school students can go to http://www.apexvs.com and register for AP Exam Review. Students should sign up before April 15. Normally a fee is charged for the course but, through the partnership, AP Exam Review is being made available free to Idaho students. Read the Full Article
Indiana University unveils new Web site with resources for educators, business leaders, students and alumni
Visitors to the site — located at http://www.indiana.edu/ — will find that it provides them with quick and direct access to useful university resources for K-12 school educators, prospective students, alumni, business partners, donors, faculty and staff. Read the Full Article