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Thousands of alternative schools already serve as academies of last resort for children who are on the verge of dropping out. Read the Full Article Additional Links:Gates Foundation Press Release
Abstract Recent literature on online learning gives credence to the difficulty inherent in understanding the sense of online community. Quantitative studies especially have concluded with calls for deeper, more intensive explorations into what really happens in online learning environments. In this article the results of an interpretive study conducted among adult learners engaged in online […]
”We expect to have a full accreditation letter anytime now,” Leavitt told fellow Western governors at the National Governors Association meetings.Read the Full Article
“We have very, very serious concerns and questions about this approach to education. It’s attacking the very core of what we do,” said high school teacher Mike Herrick, chief negotiator for the Fredonia Education Association. “As a professional, I just don’t like the idea that a CD-ROM would replace me.” Read the Full Article
In their 2003 budget proposals, Calif. Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, outlined plans to scale back or restructure funding for statewide educati advertisement on technology initiatives – programs educators say brought millions of dollars worth of computer equipment and infrastructure upgrades into California and Texas schools in recent […]
Excluded from the program are colleges’ administrative offices. They will continue to pay the usual license fees.Read the Full Article
LEXINGTON, Mass. (February 25, 2003) – Centra Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRA), a leading provider of application software and services for real-time enterprise collaboration (RTEC), today announced that Pivotal Corporation, the leading provider of customer relationship management (CRM) software for mid-sized enterprises, has successfully deployed a new customer training program based on live eLearning technology from […]
Online Educa Berlin 2003: Closing date for proposals 18 April 2003! The largest International e-Learning conference takes place this year from 3-5 December 2003 in the Hotel Intercontinental Berlin. This years themes include: Learning in Enterprises, E-Learning Policies in Practice, New Roles for Teachers and Trainers, Managing Change in Higher Education, Innovative Learning Approaches, Learning […]
Last month, NASA began a concerted effort to have teachers become astronauts, reasoning that a new corps would help cultivate and inspire the next generation of space explorers.Read the Full Article