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The gateway itself, formerly known as the “front door,” “will have a whole new look and feel” and will highlight a few events and provide a link to the full calendar, which can be searched by date or by keyword (e.g., “dance” or “hockey”), Sossen said. Because the dates for some events are known months […]
LEXINGTON, Mass. (March 13, 2003) – Centra (NASDAQ: CTRA), the leading provider of software and services for real-time enterprise collaboration, today announced that a study published by the eLearning Guild reconfirms Centra’s rank as the industry leader in synchronous eLearning solutions. For the second year in a row, Centra was selected and rated the top […]
New York, March 12, 2003 — PBS was honored with more children’s programming nominations than any other broadcast or cable network at today’s National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Daytime Emmy announcement, and overall came in third place in total number of nominations in all categories. With a total of 47 nominations for […]
For some, “learning objects1 “ are the “next big thing” in distance education promising smart learning environments, fantastic economies of scale, and the power to tap into expanding educational markets. While learning objects may be revolutionary in the long term, in the short term, definitional problems and conceptual confusion undermine our ability to understand and […]
Judging by raw numbers, a major overhaul of the judicial charter in 1997 didn’t help to reduce cheating at Stanford. On the contrary: From 1995 to 1998 there were 130 reported Honor Code and Fundamental Standard violations; from 1999 to 2002 the number jumped to 285. Read the Full Article
The report accused the university of understating costs and failing to establish a business plan for the undertaking.Read the Full Article
Alliance for Distance Education in California was established 15 years ago by a wide group of educators in the California State University system as well as county offices of education, and public broadcasting. Dr. Saba, who is also professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State University, said “ADEC is a leadership organization that works […]
of funding decision letters because they allegedly violated the program’s competitive-bidding requirements. About $470 million of these applications reportedly listed IBM Corp. as the primary service advertisement provider. Read the Full Article
“Saturday is when we have a bit of free time,” said Dr. Don Pettit, the NASA Expedition Six Space Station Science Officer. “While some of the crew read books, play musical instruments or watch movies, I prefer to do ‘Saturday Morning Science,’ fun experiments of my own design,” Pettit said. Read the Full Article
Professor Roland Kaye, Dean of the OUBS, said joining the Partnership is a new venture for the school: “It positions us alongside a group of major companies across a wide range of business sectors and our membership reflects the growing links between the business school and commerce generally.” The Thames Valley Economic Partnership, based in […]