More E-Learning Patent Suits Expected in 2004
More on patent vultures, this time looking more closely at e-learning and in particular a company called IpLearn, a two-person operation that "offers no products or services but licenses technology for its U.S. patents covering 'foundational technologies' for the e-learning industry." You know, there was once a time when you actually had to invent something in order to obtain a patent. More...
What to Look for in '04
Fairly routine set of technology predictions for 2004 - who says you can't predict the future? But the best of the bunch is this: IP addressable Smart Boards (or their equivalent). The idea is this: your large screen display needs to be plugged and unplugged every time you want to switch computers. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Two groups rallied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thursday night. Members of one group -- carrying Confederate flags -- demanded the return of Silent Sam, a Confederate monument toppled by a protest last week. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Chapel Hill chancellor says she will propose new site for toppled Confederate monument. Some wonder why it should be anywhere on campus, and draw attention to statue's racist roots. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Protesters with Confederate flags object to removal of statue that many at UNC saw as symbol of white supremacy. They are shouted down by what appears to be larger group of students and others who are glad statue is down. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Washington and Lee president and board opt to keep university name and team name of Generals, as a commission recommended. But idea of moving key events out of chapel seen as shrine to Confederacy is rejected. More...
Education and Training 2010
Via (and in the words of) ETV: "A new website dedicated to the implementation of 'Education and Training 2010', the education and training contribution to the Lisbon strategy, has been set up. 'Education and Training 2010' integrates all actions in the fields of education and training at European level, including vocational education and training (the 'Copenhagen process'). As well, the 'Bologna process', initiated in 1999, is crucial in the development of the European Higher Education Area. Both contribute actively to the achievement of the Lisbon objectives and are therefore closely linked to the 'Education and Training 2010' work programme." The site doesn't display properly in Galeon or Firebird. More...
Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994–2002
Though this document appears to report the blindingly obvious (the head in TechLearning News was "School Internet Use Soars") it is nonetheless a treasure trove of information about scholl access as of 2002, including information on availability, laptop acdess, use of filtering software, and much more. More...
CSU Plans to Reject 4,000 Eligible Students
The thin edge of the wedge grows wider. As University Business summarizes, "California State University officials announced Thursday that they plan to slash enrollment growth to offset unilateral budget cuts Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger intended for university outreach programs at disadvantaged K-12 schools." The market for e-learning just grew by 4,000 people. More...
By Emma Whitford. Editors discuss new book about drive to remove honors for Cecil Rhodes from universities in Britain and elsewhere. More...
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