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Amy, a freshman at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, thought something in her life had gone wrong, and she went to talk to a friend about it. The friend referred Amy not to a counseling center, but to a Web address that had been mentioned as part of a class orientation. Read the […]
(Maitland, Fla. and Long Beach, Calif. — November 12, 2002) — The California State University (CSU), the nation’s largest university system, today announced it will develop an Academic Technology Strategy to ensure that its growing investment in technology will reap academic dividends for its students and instructors. As a first step toward accomplishing this goal, […]
Electronic Data Systems (EDS), which announced the gift Nov. 7, also will make its software available to Maine high schools and the Maine Technical College and state university systems, so students using it will be better trained to work for precision manufacturers. Read the Full Article
“I haven’t been bitten since he got his wearable computer,” she said Tuesday at the 7th annual International Conference on Wearable Computing. Zverloff, who teaches learning challenged children in the Coventry Local School District near Akron, Ohio, has six students from first to fifth-grade that have six totally different disabilities. Read the Full Article
Because of the relative newness of e-learning, there are opportunities to establish some practices and guidelines for people wanting to enter the profession and those who wish to take the next step in developing their careers. Read the Full Article
If the company manufactures nails, that may be acceptable. But, many products (including most technology products) require some level of training — often “live” instructor-led events — that the vendor provides for its customers (and its employees, for that matter). Read the Full Article
This authoritative volume is the first to provide a thorough, detailed account of the virtual high school. Based on a 5-year study conducted by experienced researchers at SRI International, this book answers such questions as: What is the difference between an online and a face-to-face classroom? What is it like to take, or to teach, […]
This unique text provides comprehensive and up-to-date information, from the basics upwards, about online research methods, technical approaches to data collection, and the quality and limitations of data collected online. Visit Publisher’s Site
For example Kliment and Metodius University in Skopje, Macedonia is investigating forged diplomas issued to its students — and staff in the economics faculty — by Bulgarian diploma mills. Read the Full Article
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