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TEDxNYED 2013 Inside-Outside

April 27, 2013

TEDxNYED is a New York City-based TEDx event focused on education. The theme of this year’s TEDxNYED is Inside-Outside, a discussion about education from both inside...

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The 2013 School Leadership Summit

March 28, 2013

The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL) and Steve Hargadon are pleased to announce the inaugural virtual and worldwide School Leadership Summit, Thursday, March...

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Designing Modern Learning Environments: Design Thinking for Education Leaders Hangout

February 20, 2013

GETideas.org seeks to help education leaders understand the impact of environment on learning and to leverage design when attempting to transform education systems. This Google...

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Midwest Educational Technology Conference (METC)

February 11 - February 13, 2013

  Midwest Education Technology Conference February 11-13, 2013 St. Charles Convention CenterSt. Louis, Missouri http://2013.metcconference.org/...

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U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for Bold Action on Attainment

January 24, 2013

In an open letter released yesterday, leading U.S. college and university presidents called upon their colleagues to make retention and completion a critical priority to stem...

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Bringing It All Together: Empowering Education Leaders to Innovate Hangout

January 30, 2013

GETideas.org hosts this GooglePlus hangout to engage with noted thought leaders on how to help educators innovate. The discussion includes a dialogue on how innovation in...

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Public Universities to Offer Free Online Classes for Credit

January 23, 2013

In an arrangement with commercial company Academic Partnerships, dozens of public universities plan to offer an introductory online course free and for credit to anyone...

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State Spending on U.S. Higher Education Rebounds in Most States after Years of Decline

January 22, 2013

After falling nearly 11% since the 2008 fiscal year, state appropriations for U.S. higher education are on the rise in most states. Long-term effects of...

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• Laptops Can Make Students More Attentive in Classrooms

  Source: Laptops Can Make Students More Attentive in Classrooms

  May 24, 2010

   Laptops can help students become more engaged, attentive, participatory, and learning-oriented in the classroom, says a U.S. new study that will be published in Computers & Education.Source: India EduNews 

  Related to: Higher Education, ICT in Education, Teaching & Learning

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• Jordan Education Initiative Embarks on Computerized Curricula Project

  Source: Jordan Education Initiative Embarks on Computerized Curricula Project

  May 21, 2010

  Jordan’s Education Ministry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Jordan Education Initiative to enable the use of computerized curricula covering math, science, languages, and information management. 

  Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning

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• Mexican Government Allocates More Investment in Infrastructure and Higher Education

  Source: Federal Government Allocates More Investment in Infrastructure and Higher Education

  May 21, 2010

  To achieve the best educational development and to link graduates with market needs, the government of Mexican president Felipe Calderon has invested significant financial resources to build schools in the level of Higher Secondary Education Superior, said Secretary of Public Education Alonso Lujambio.Source: SEP.gob.mx

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• U.K. Coalition Agrees on Free Schools

  Source: Coalition Agrees on Free Schools

  May 21, 2010

  Britain’s new coalition government has confirmed that it will press ahead with plans for free schools in England and for schools to get more money for poor pupils.Source: BBC News 

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• Distance Learning: The Higher Ed Connection

  Source: Distance Learning: The Higher Ed Connection

  May 20, 2010

  While most institutions of higher education are involved at some level in distance learning, Walters State Community College in Tennessee (U.S.) has stayed ahead of the curve, today offering as many classes online as its faculty can teach. The school uses distance learning with its own students as well as with Tennessee high school students, who receive college credits when they pass the program. The community college is also experimenting with podcasting its classes to high school students, especially for schools in rural areas, which are prime candidates for the podcasting system.

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• Stakeholders Fight for Ed-Tech Funds in U.S. Schools

  Source: Stakeholders Fight for Ed-Tech Funds

  May 20, 2010

  Education leaders gathered this week on Capitol Hill to urge U.S. lawmakers to continue to fund the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program in response to a new budget proposal would fold EETT into a competitive grant program. EETT is the largest single source of federal funding for school technology equipment, support, and professional development.Source: eSchool News

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• Stanford University Prepares for Amazing “Bookless Library”

  Source: Stanford University Prepares for Amazing "Bookless Library"

  May 20, 2010

  Stanford University is moving toward the creation of its first “bookless library”–a small, efficient, and largely electronic library that can accommodate the vast, expanding, and interrelated literature of physics, computer science, and engineering. A key factor driving the shift is space. Librarians add that the sciences are an appropriate field in which to test bookless libraries: In math, online books tend to render formulas badly; in the arts, multiple versions of works makes selection difficult.Source: San Jose Mercury News

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• With E-Learning Portal, Delhi University Gets Tech Savvy

  Source: With E-Learning Portal, Delhi University Gets Tech Savvy

  May 20, 2010

  Keeping pace with Gen Y, the Institute of Lifelong Learning at India’s Delhi University is launching an e-learning portal for subjects such as physics, chemistry, history, political science, education, computer science, math, and languages. Via the new portal, students will be able to hear pre-recorded lectures and texts, experiment in virtual labs, and take e-quizzes per course syllabi.Source: India EduNews

  Related to: E-Learning, Higher Education, ICT in Education, Teaching & Learning

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