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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...
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- Course Credits as a Reward for Collaboration
- Distance learning -Â providing access to learning when the source of information and the learners are separated by time and/or distance -Â has been around since the dawn of postal delivery services. In the current economic climate further education seems likely to take...
- Blog posts 2009-09-06
- University Moves to Head of the Class With Microsoft Full-Decision Support System
- A leading modern university, Northumbria is one of the largest universities in the UK, offering almost 500 courses on either a full-time, part-time or distance learning basis. With increasing governances and fiscal demands, Northumbria University needed a way for managers to quickly and easily track critical financial and student data....
- Case studies 2009-06-01
- CompTIA Network+ 2009 Quiz (Mobile)
- 200 questions and answers for the very latest CompTIA Network+ 2009 exam. This quiz includes Q & A with explanations and also Multiple choice questions. Please download the 'Quizzler' application first, don't worry its free, just google it to find a download site. A simple and fun way to prepare...
- Software downloads 2008-12-08
- Cisco CCNA 640-802 Quiz (Mobile)
- 224 questions and answers for the very latest 'PocketCram' 2008/9 Cisco CCNA exam. This quiz includes Q & A with explanations and also Multiple choice questions. Please download the 'Quizzler' application first, don't worry its free, just google it to find a download site. A simple and fun way to...
- Software downloads 2008-12-08
- Distance Learning Technologies
- Implementing distance learning technologies like web/video conferencing, e-learning and live interactive broadcasting might be the answer. Before implementing any of these distance learning technologies it's important to consider what they can do for one's organization and what content can realistically be taught and how with each technology. Successful implementation of...
- White papers 2008-05-08
- What's NEXT in K-12 Collaboration and Productivity
- Collaboration and distance learning technology feature low-cost implementation and operation, compared to outsourced audio-conferencing services. Additional features are also available at a reduced cost, such as audio, visual, application sharing, secure instant messaging and intelligent presence management, which displays contact list and whether or not those contacts are available. The...
- White papers 2008-04-20
- ILCE Expands Distance Learning Across Latin America With HP Platforms
- The Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa ILCE is an international organization, comprising 13 countries throughout Latin America for which ILCE provides a selection of educational services. ILCE required a business technology infrastructure that could provide high performance and flexibility to securely support multiple distance learning programs, with the ability...
- Case studies 2007-11-01
- Design of a Real-Time Remote-Access Engineering Laboratory Using Integrated Web Service and Wireless Technology for Distance Learners
- Web-based distance education has enabled university programmes to increase diversity within the student body by allowing non-traditional students and satellite campuses the ability to access a standard college education. However, for engineering distance education, students only have limited access to laboratory equipment to gain hands-on experiences. In this paper, the...
- White papers 2007-06-04
- EURIDICE 1 (Windows)
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Blog posts 2006-11-07
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