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Lund University Establishes Directory Of Open Access Journals

Washington, DC – The Information Program of the Open Society Institute, along with SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and Lund University Libraries, Sweden, today announced the establishment of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)http://www.doaj.org . The project will create a directory of open access journals and will be completed in late […]

Intrepid Learning Solutions Names Nelson Rockefeller, Jr.

Intrepid is the product of the combination of a group of experienced training management and outsourcing executives along with Lguide, the leading independent research and consulting firm focused on corporate learning. Intrepid was formed to provide innovative outsourced training solutions that enhance an organization’s ability to contain costs and achieve strategic business objectives. “I am […]

Plateau solidifies leader quadrant position in 2003 e-Learning LMS magic quadrant

ARLINGTON, VA – February 14, 2003 – Plateau Systems, a provider of enterprise software that manages all of an organization’s learning and knowledge, announced today that it has been listed in the leaders quadrant for the second year in a row in Gartner’s e-Learning LMS Magic Quadrant – a comprehensive analysis that is considered a […]

New Learning Resources In Social Studies

Social studies “President’s Day: United in Service” was unveiled February 14, 2003, at the White House website for kids. This new feature includes web-exclusive videos, presidential biographies developed with help from area 5th- graders, coloring pages by a White House artist, & resources on volunteer service, history, & civics. In web videos, “Lord of the […]

RWANDA: School computerisation programme launched

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the government said the programme, called Schoolnet, had the support of the World Bank and USAID. It is being implemented by World Links, an international NGO specialising in providing computers and training in secondary schools in developing countries. Read the Full Article

Using Data to Improve a Student Technology Fellows Program

A study helped SDSU realize that the service would work better if students better understood how adults (such as faculty members) sometimes learn differently than traditional college age students. Read the Full Article

Teaching in Your Pajamas: Lessons of Online Classes

But here I sit on a Friday night, lecturing 25 students in my lavender pajamas. I’m teaching online.Read the Full Article

Some profs remain hesitant on online evals

After the implementation of an online course evaluation system last semester, Yale professors are now beginning to receive feedback on their courses. Read the Full Article

Tombstone school board OKs agreement for home-school program

Before making the decision, which was based on the school board’s yearlong study of the idea, Jim Foster, assistant superintendent of Galena City School District in Alaska, told the five board members that they would run into opposition from a number of areas, including the Arizona Department of Education. Read the Full Article

Video Lectures

Officially launched at King Solomon high school on Wednesday, before an audience of local dignitaries, the scheme will see some of Bar Ilan university’s leading academics in regular live link-ups with hundreds of British sixthformers. Experts from outside the institution have also been drafted in. Read the Full Article