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Distance Learning: Obtaining education and training from a remote teaching site via TV, the Internet or private education network. Distance learning actually dates back hundreds of years, but not by electronic...; Full Distance Learning Definition >>

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EURIDICE (widget): EURIDICE European Recommended Materials for Distance Learning Courses for Educators is a search engine in the cultural picture archives network coordinated by the Polish National Archives and technically lead by the Italian F.lli Alinari IDEA Photographic Archives. This engine provides its multilingual contents (IT, EN, DE, FR, SP, PL) to...; Tags: Distance Learning, E-learning, Search, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2007-04-23
Distance Learning Brings the Zoo to You: Students Receive Live Interactive Zoo Experience: Students learn about animals in a very personal way from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo distance learning program, using wireless technology, provided by Cisco partner Total Systems Integration, Inc.; Tags: Distance Learning, Cisco Systems Inc., E-learning, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts 2007-04-04
With Web conferencing, homebound students are keeping up: Somewhere between video-conferencing and online schooling lies an emerging technology that is helping house-bound students interact with teachers, reports the Baltimore Sun. Web conferencing is allowing teachers to give students who cannot leave their homes an educational experience similar to what they might have in a classroom. Web-conferencing uses...; Tags: Education Technology, Distance Learning, K-12, Web conferencing; Blog posts 2007-01-22
Online schools helps women get degrees: As online education makes its way into more households, moms who previously would have had to postpone their educational objectives are now studying at home, reports ARA Content. With women joining the workforce at a higher rate than men over the next 10 years, according to the Labor Departments...; Tags: Regina Wheeler-Fairly, women; Blog posts 2007-01-01
Students do eco-study in Costa Rica - remotely: Thanks to some innovative educators and podcasting, some students in New Jersey will get a chance to study the ecology of Costa Rica, reports theHome News Tribune Online Rich in biodiversity, Costa Rica is a perfect place to study ecological issues, such as global warming. Through an two-year partnership...; Tags: McGinnis, Education Technology, Distance Learning; Blog posts 2006-12-27

Online schools worry CO engaged in witchhunt: One failing online school in Colorado has brought scrutiny to all the online cyberschools in the state, reports The Denver Post. This has raised the ire of of online-school administrators who fear the negative publicity a recent audit will bring to the online programs. "We really think the audit...; Tags: audit, Distance Learning, Funding, Education Technology; Blog posts 2006-12-13
Support network for virtual educators: There has been increased interest in virtual schools in recent years and as enrollment increases, so does the demand for instructional information for teachers.The Florida Virtual School FLVS, one of the nations largest virtual institutions, has recently launched a Web-based forum answering the needs of online instructors, reports eSchool News...; Tags: Education Technology, Distance Learning, educator; Blog posts 2006-12-01
Music ed goes Web 2.0: Although many public schools are gutting their music programs, music teachers and homeschoolers can take advantage of new software that utilizes Web 2.0 to assist with music lessons and collaboration online, reports eSchool News. Software companies are developing programs such as eJamming, WorkshopLive, and In the Chair that...; Tags: Distance Learning, Education Technology, WorkshopLive, eJamming, music; Blog posts 2006-11-27
Second Life reaches out to schools with teen version: In the amazingly popular virtual world of Second Life, anything is possible. Users create an avatar while participating in an simulated environment and populate it with any kind of being. Its easy to see how educators could take advantage of this popular Web activity and incorporate it into the...; Tags: Education Technology, Distance Learning; Blog posts 2006-11-13
Rumors of online education's plateau greatly exaggerated: Contrary to recent projections that online course enrollment at colleges has leveled off, a new report states online enrollment that there was a large increase in online enrollment, reports The Washington Post. The Sloan Consortium, a group of colleges pursuing online programs, published a report that estimates 850,000...; Tags: Education Technology, Distance Learning, Higher Ed, enrollment; Blog posts 2006-11-09
Entrepreneurs see profits in UT virtual diploma: In what could be a potential untapped revenue stream for Utah high schools, two U.S. businessmen have made an offer to buy access to the states Electronic High School and market it internationally, reports the Salt Lake Tribune Anthony E. Meyer, chairman of Meyer and Co., a New York...; Tags: Education, Board; Blog posts 2006-11-08
Virtual classrooms growing up fast: A new report states that there is a surge in enrollment in virtual classrooms this past year, indicating that new policies and opportunities need to be implemented to prepare for the future, reports eSchool News. At the annual Virtual School Symposium in Plano, Texas, attendees discussed the new...; Tags: Education Technology, Distance Learning; Blog posts 2006-11-07
Physics lectures gain audience in Tibet, Mali, and even Berkeley: In September, we related that UC Berkeley and Google had teamed up for some "coursecasting," and that Berkeley would be streaming hundreds of hours of course material on Google Video. The project is now in full swing and, The San Francisco Chronicle reports, the verdict is in. The most...; Tags: Education Technology, Distance Learning; Blog posts 2006-11-06
Virtual Laboratory Intrusion Detection Experience for Information Systems Professionals: This paper describes how to design and implement an intrusion detection module that may be implemented in various courses taught in an information system curriculum and covers the industry-standard Snort Open Source Intrusion Detection System IDS. This paper proposes that virtualization offers three significant instructional advantages in delivering a rich...; Tags: Distance Learning, Information System, Intrusion Detection System, Server, Intrusion Detection, Network Security, E-learning, Security, Strategy, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Management; White papers 2006-11-06
Microsoft's PR agency doesn't "get" blogs: Microsoft's PR agency doesn't "get" blogsBlogging? An abomination.Simple as that.Culture WarWhere do PR firms fit in? In Lessig's view of the world, lawyers, lobbyists and politicians are building a world of "read-only" cultural content. It's "culture that, like potato chips, is to be consumed, not created," he said. In contrast,...; Tags: Public relations, E-learning, Microsoft Corp., agency, blog, Lloyd Bentsen, Robert Scoble, blogging, distance learning; Discussion threads 2006-08-31
School District Offers Distance Learning and Improves Efficiency: The sixth largest school district in the United States, the Broward County School District's primary goal was to enhance educational learning opportunities by supplementing voice conferencing with Web collaboration. Another goal was to extend the use of voice conferencing to parent-teacher conferences and staff meetings, including in-service training. The Broward...; Tags: Distance Learning, Web-based Collaboration, School District, Voice, Cisco Systems Inc., Telecommunications; Case studies 2006-05-01
Distance learning patent under fire from EFF: Distance learning patent under fire from EFFSoftware patents are killing innovationThe US Patent and Trademark office has been issuing patents for trivial and obvious ideas for a number of years now. Soon, it will be virtually impossible to write a program of any real use without infringing on someone's patent....; Tags: E-learning, patent, distance learning, Electronic Frontier Foundation; Discussion threads 2006-04-13
Distance learning patent under fire from EFF: EFF says that the patent Test.com is using to demand payments from universities with distance education programs is "extremely broad and "illigitimate." In a patent reexamination application, EFF claimed that Test.com wasn't even first to come up with the patented testing method In conjunction with Theodore C. McCullough of the...; Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, patent, Test.Com; Blog posts 2006-04-10
GIS Teaching Via Distance Learning Experiences and Lessons Learned: This paper draws on seven-years' experience of postgraduate teaching GIS via distance learning mode. Experience has shown that in setting-up, maintaining and developing the GIS course via distance learning, particular consideration has to be given towards the cultural and geographical diversity of students. Moreover, the dynamic nature of GIS and...; Tags: Distance Learning, GIS, E-learning, Software, Enterprise Software; White papers 2005-06-01
Converting Distance Learning Networks to a High Bandwidth, Flexible Infrastructure: The staff of the Nebraska Information Technology Commission and the members of the Collaborative Aggregation Partnership CAP have drafted this white paper in an attempt to communicate the history, challenges and future facing a majority of Nebraska's distance learning consortia as they approach the end of their distance learning contracts....; Tags: Distance Learning, Bandwidth, Nebraska, E-learning, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2004-12-10