Thursday, April 07, 2005

Techlearn - Emerging Technologies

Techlearn Introduction: "TechLearn provided advice and support to further and higher education on new and emerging technologies that support learning and teaching.
The portfolio of technologies and issues covered is listed below. Please select for further details."

Blackboard China

Blackboard China: "CERNET-Blackboard Information Technology Company
CERNET-Blackboard Information Technology Company (CerBibo) serves the e-learning needs of universities, schools, and other education institutions throughout China. Combining the client relationships and local expertise of CERNET Corporation (http://www.cernet.com) , a spin-off of the Ministry of Education, with the product set of Blackboard Inc. (www.blackboard.com), the world's leading provider of e-learning software solutions, the company is well-situated to offer Chinese education institutions a unique approach to their e-learning strategic planning and implementations.

CERNET was begun by the Chinese Ministry of Education in 1994, and over the last decade has developed a network linking more than 1,000 uniiversities in China. Today it provides internet and other network management service to universities as well as schools located throughout China. CERNET is the second largest internet network operating in China today, serving more than 15,000,000 registered users.

Blackboard and CERNET have created a joint venture company, CerBibo, in 2003 in order to meet the needs of the Chinese education system. Today the company has sales, marketing, and operations staff located out of its headquarters in Beijing, China.

For more information, please viist the company's website at www.cerbibo.edu.cn, or contact them via email at: cbb@cerbibo.edu.cn"

UMUC-Verizon Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology

UMUC-Verizon Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology

Monday, April 04, 2005

EDUCAUSE | Resources | Educating the Net Generation

EDUCAUSE | Resources | Educating the Net Generation: "The Net Generation has grown up with information technology. The aptitudes, attitudes, expectations, and learning styles of Net Gen students reflect the environment in which they were raised one that is decidedly different from that which existed when faculty and administrators were growing up.
This collection explores the Net Gen and the implications for institutions in areas such as teaching, service, learning space design, faculty development, and curriculum. Contributions by educators and students are included."