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Sloan-C International Symposium on Emerging Technology Applications for Online Learning

May 7 2008 - 12:00am
May 9 2008 - 12:00am
Etc/GMT-5

The Sloan-C International Symposium on Emerging Technology Applications for Online Learning is designed to bring together individuals interested in the technological aspects of online learning.

Price: $470.00

Using Online Collaborative Document Editors to Enhance Student Satisfaction and Cognitive Presence Outcomes


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Student Learning and Student Services: Policy Issues

Author Information
Author(s):
Claudine SchWeber, Chair, Doctor of Management Program
Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:
University of Maryland

An increasing number of students in the United States are involved in online education, according to research by the Sloan Foundation.


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Access to Education with Online Learning and Open Educational Resources: Can They Close the Gap?

Author Information
Author(s):
Dr. Christine Geith, Assistant Provost and Executive Director , MSUglobal
Author(s):
Karen Vignare, Director
Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:
Michigan State University

One of the key concepts in the right to education is access: access to the means to fully develop as human beings as well as access to the means to gain skills, knowledge and credentials.


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Open Educational Resources for Blended Learning in High Schools: Overcoming Impediments in Developing Countries

Author Information
Author(s):
Richard C. Larson
Author(s):
M. Elizabeth Murray
Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, LINC, Learning International Networks Consortium

With today’s computer and telecommunications technologies, every young person can have a quality education regardless of his or her place of birth.


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Bringing the Real World of Science to Children: A Partnership of the American Museum of Natural History and the City University

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Author(s):
Anthony G. Picciano, Professor, Hunter College and Graduate Center
Author(s):
Robert V. Steiner, Project Director, Seminars on Science, National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology
Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:
City University of New York
Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:
American Museum of Natural History

Every child has a right to an education. In the United States, the issue is not necessarily about access to a


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Determined to Learn: Accessing Education Despite Life-Threatening Disasters

Author Information
Author(s):
Claudine SchWeber, Ph.D, Professor, Graduate School of Management & Technology
Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:
University of Maryland University College

The ‘right to education’ proclaimed by the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights requires access to learning as well as the support systems.


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Microfranchising Microlearning Centers: A Sustainable Model for Expanding the Right to Education in Developing Countries?

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Author(s):
Tiffany Zenith Ivins, Director of International Programs
Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:
Center for Open Sustainable Learning

While availability of information and access to it enables education in developing countries, information alone does not secure transmission of knowledge—especially to remote learners in low-tech, i


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BRICs and Clicks

Author Information
Author(s):
Mary Bold, Ph.D., CFLE, Associate Professor
Author(s):
Lillian Chenoweth, Ph. D., Professor
Author(s):
Nirisha K.Garimella, M. Sc., M. S.
Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:
Texas Woman’s University (Family Studies at)

Projections for the global economy frequently center on the BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India, and China.


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Introduction to the Special Issue on the Right to Education

Author Information
Author(s):
John R. Bourne
Author(s):
Janet C. Moore
Author(s):
Claudine SchWeber
Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:
The Sloan Consortium
Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:
University of Maryland University College

On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.


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