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The NASA Television Education File airs weekdays at 2-3 p.m. (Eastern Standard or Daylight Time), with replays at 5-6 p.m., 8-9 p.m., 11 p.m.-12 a.m., and 2-3 a.m. the next morning. The Education File may be preempted by other events. If you plan to use program content in your classroom or any situation where program […]
Guest panelists will explore Next Generation Advanced Networks updates in the US & overseas. Learn about Internet2 applications as well as how communications satellites are transmitting digital video directly to servers. Is this the end of TV as we know it? Virtual Reality and Telemedicine are among the most innovative applications of Advanced Networks. Learn […]
The rapid development of ICTs and their application in all aspects of our lives has blurred the boundaries that used to exist between education and other cultural and social pursuits and therefore raises a number of questions about the future of education and education establishments in a global knowledge economy. A number of significant projects […]
Adopting the standard will be voluntary, which is contrary to legislation introduced last spring that would have required textbook publishers to submit electronic files of all textbooks sold to schools nationwide according to a universal standard. Read the Full Article
The California State University and Xap Corporation, the leader in Internet-based student services, today announced that the CSUMentor system received 232,934 online applications during the 2-month fall enrollment period of October 1 through November 30, 2002. This number is a 47.5% increase in the applications submitted for same period a year ago, and is over […]
BELLEVUE, WA – December 11, 2002 — Click2learn (NASDAQ: CLKS) today announced that the United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) has chosen the Aspen Learning Management System (LMS) to power an extensive distance learning initiative targeting a nationwide cadre of Army recruiters. The USAREC will utilize the Aspen LMS to provide training tools that will […]
LYNNFIELD, Mass., Dec. 16, 2002 – WebCT, the world’s leading provider of integrated e-learning systems for higher education, is helping break down campus walls by becoming the first e-learning management technology vendor to support “Shibboleth” access and authorization technology across its entire product line. Shibboleth – an Internet2/MACE (Middleware Architecture Committee for Education) initiative – […]
Computer simulations and graphic animations will replace equipment and instruments as students go online to test principles of mechanics, waves, electricity, magnetism, and optics. The lab is being designed to help distance-education students satisfy an introductory-science lab requirement. Read the Full Article
You’ve probably heard of XML but may not know what it is or why you should care about it. Well, here’s why: The promise of e-learning is the ability to develop content (about learners or for the actual course) that’s reusable anytime, anywhere, any way you want. Unfortunately, that just isn’t possible…yet. Enter XML, which […]
The Distance Learning Center is located in Bldg. 221 across from the college registration offices, offers a wide variety of courses, and is scheduled to be operational Dec. 16. Read the Full Article