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Dartmouth website goal: Access for all

February 5, 2003. When the Dean of the College’s Office began evaluating its web communications with students last year, it uncovered an issue that was new to most people in the division. Read the Full Article

University of the Arctic Goes Online

Twenty-five students at eight sites around the circumpolar North are now enrolled in the online version of the course. Additionally, a second group of 15 students is taking the course in a traditional classroom setting at the University of Northern British Columbia, in Prince George. A second course in the Contemporary Issues unit will be […]

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Lightspan, Inc. to Include Scholastic Books as Part of New Print and Technology Reading Program for U.S. Schools

The new Lightspan Achieve Now Literacy Library combines the proven technology of Lightspan Achieve Now with appropriate leveled books from Scholastic and learning activities that align to state standards. Lightspan Chairman and CEO John T. Kernan stated: “Scholastic is one of the most trusted names in education and we are proud to include their books […]

Click2learn Maintains Leadership Position in New Learning Management Technology Report

BELLEVUE, Wash.–Feb. 4, 2003–Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS), a leader in enterprise productivity solutions, announced today that it has been ranked a market leader in the newly released “Learning Management Systems Platforms METAspectrum Market Summary,” from the META Group, a leading research and consulting firm, focusing on information technology and business transformation strategies. This marks the second consecutive […]

Research lost on Columbia shuttle

The space shuttle disaster that claimed the lives of seven astronauts on Saturday also destroyed more than one hundred scientific experiments. Read the Full Article

Web-Loving Students Can Be Prodded to Cite Peer-Reviewed Works in Term Papers, Study Suggests

But the professor who teaches the course reversed the trend by providing a few clear guidelines in term-paper assignments. Read the Full Article

Russian university leaders get lessons at UMass

“We need to have world goals for education,” said David K. Scott, a physicist who was UMass chancellor from 1993 to 2001. Read the Full Article

New online course eases students’ concerns

BATON ROUGE – Like most community college students, Loretta Lee-Thomas of Cade wants to ensure the courses she’s taking will count toward a degree when she transfers to a four-year university.Read the Full Article

Atomic Dog Publishing Releases MyBackpack 3.0

This new release extends the customization, assessment, and tracking capabilities of the previous version, allowing both students and instructors to manipulate the courseware to support individual learning styles. Read the Full Article