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Debate over `intelligent design' is a not-so-wise diversion from science education

- The day an archeologist finds a fossil cat or dog in Precambrian rock is the day Charles Darwin's evolution theory is disproved. But that hasn't happened. In fact, the Earth's fossil records tell a consistent scientific story through the ages: Today's living species descended -- with modification -- from common ancestors that lived in our anci...

Madison start-up bets on interactive future for reading education

The company...

Distance Education Conference Selects Sonic Foundry to Make Keynotes, Panel Presentations Available On-Demand

MADISON, WI Aug. 11 Sonic Foundry a rich media solutions company, today announced the 19th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning will use its Mediasite Live rich media Web presentation system to capture the keynote addresses and panel presentations, and make them available on-demand via the Web and on CDs containing this year's conference proceedings. Held Aug. 13-15 at th...

Doyle urges support of higher education spending

Doyle has proposed the direct spending of $225 million to create more seats for incoming students, build...

Jump starting technology education

Tim Jump, who will speak at a June 12 luncheon during the <a href="http://www.wisconsintechnologycou...

Stem cell and regenerative medicine center to aid education and commerce

The center initially will operate in virtual space, and w...

Education is fundamental to Milwaukee's growth

was asked what single thing was standing between the city and producing per capita incomes that matched the stat...

New book touts educational power of computer games

So argues David...

Closing the income gap begins with education

A report by the...

Rote education fails the Information Age

For the most part, they are teaching the classical three Rs. I am not talking about reading, writing and `rithmetic; I am talking about rote, repetition, a...

UW gets $3M to explore educational gaming

MacArthur's total $50 million investment will support 24 national studies of different aspects...

Judging educational software

Having toiled in the belly of the beast, I know too well the compromises that must be made to get a pro...

Microsoft gives software to Milwaukee education non-profit

a non-profit organization working with at-risk youth and their families. Rob Busch, enterprise sales manager for Microsoft in Wisconsin, came to reception last Friday at the non-profit's Synergy School in Milwaukee for the formal announce...

Van Campen reviving UW's drug-development related education

-- It goes without saying: Life often doesn't turn out as planned. Lynn Van Campen, Ph.D., a prominent scientist, leader and manager in the pharmaceutical industry, really did intend to retire several years ago following a highly successful and fulfilling career. After nearly 30 years of experience in building and leading pharmaceutical development in companies both big and s...

Education conference focusing on importance of integrating technology

Conference that runs through Friday; as the technologies involved in distance education have expanded, so have the fields involved. In addition to K-12 and higher education instructo...

Madison tech college gets grant to bolster renewable energy education

A $500,000 National S...

Looking to software to manage the business of education

Taxpayers and l...

Education conference to draw together games researchers

The sold-out conference is being held by Games And Professional Practice Simulations, a joint project of the Advanced Academic Di...

Technology puts pressure on old education methods

Judy Brown, an analyst of emerging technology for the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the Madison chapter of the World Future Society...

How games have evolved to provide real-world education

Firefighters need to be fully prepared, practicing hundreds of times before their first high-rise fire. City officials need to respond to a chemical spill immediately, getting the right information to the right pla...

Games that make leaders: top researchers on the rise of play in business and education

Three University of Wisconsin-Madison professors, among the top researchers in learning through game-playing, explained the advantages of games over traditional teaching tools Thursday evening. <...

Ohio State's educational tech lab to use Sonic Foundry system

MADISON - Ohio State University's new "living laboratory" of teaching technology will use Mediasite Live, a media-presentation system developed by Madison-based The laboratory, termed the Digital Unio...

21st century skills, the future of technology and education

MADISON s Madison chapter, last Thursday evening....

Inacom Education earns Wisconsin membership in United Training

MADISON - is a consortium of independently owned and operated Information Technology training cent...

OASYS Online Provides Special Education Data Management

Franklin, Wis. -- OASYS Online, which w...

Web-Based Learning Developed under new Chief Education Officer

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Renaissance Learning, a provider of school improvement programs and learning information systems for educators, announced Saturday the appointment of Arthur Stellar to the newly created position of chief education officer. Stellar plans to lead the development of Renaissance Place, an integrated, Web-based information system that allows educators to monitor progr...

Logicare Improves Patient Education Systems Technology

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - Clinical teachers can now better organize and plan their teaching by allowing authorized users to view information about a patient that is part of their instructional process due to the release of an enhanced software product from . Additionally the new software allows all other medical disciplines to contribute t...

We Need Techo-Savy Leaders - Dont just blame government and education for economic problems

At last years 2002 Wisconsin Economic Summit it was suggested that we focus on expanding the high-tech sector of our economy as the quickest way to create faster economic growth and raise our per capita income above the national average. It was pointed out that our basic industries are in relatively good shape, but we are missing the high-tech, high-growth engine that can pull our economic train...

The Learning Game - Researchers Study Video Gaming Principles that Apply to Education

The Wisconsin Technology Network recently interviewed two University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers about their work in games and education, and how the principles behind learning a game can be used in academics. The first interview is with Dr. James Gee. , is a professor of Curriculum a...

Sonic Foundry Facilitates Nursing Education

Media Site Live allows WVU to stream video from their Charleston and Morgantown campuses so students can watch their classes from a computer at their convenience. All of WVUs core graduate nursing school courses will be available on the web beginning this fall semester. We need more nurses and we need more nurse educators to teach the next generation, said Rose Ann DiMaria, assistant pr...