A joint CVIN and CENIC effort, the Central Valley Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Project (CVNGBIP), has been awarded $46.6 million in stimulus funding by the federal government through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), National Telecommunications and Information
Computer-Using Educators (CUE), Inc. www.cue.org/ and The Community College Foundation have announced a new era in both the CUE and TechEd Conferences. Beginning in March 2011, all of the hands-on sessions, exhibitors and engaging workshops attendees have come to expect at TechEd will be heading to
The Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC) has announced that Patrick Perry, Vice Chancellor of Technology, Research and Information Systems (TRIS) for the California Community Colleges (CCC) Chancellor’s Office, will provide a keynote address at the PESC Fall 2010 Data Summit.
The eLearning 2011 conference committee has issued a call for presentations. Submit your proposal to present at eLearning 2011 via the conference website by the deadline: October 8, 2010.
eLearning 2011 will be held February 19-21, 2011 at the TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, St. Pete Beach,
More than 30 state, national, and international educators convened digitally on Wednesday afternoon to discuss building an effective community of practice around ePortfolios.
ePortfolio California will host a webinar, "Building An Effective Community Of Practice Around ePortfolios", this Wednesday, August 11 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. PST.
Computer-Using Educators, Inc. (CUE) has announced the return of the Fall CUE Conference. Fall CUE 2010 will occur November 5-6, 2010 at the American Canyon High School in Napa Valley, California. This year's theme is "Soaring To New Heights".
EDUCAUSE has issued a call for presentation proposals for its 2011 West/Southwest Regional Conference. The conference takes place February 22-24, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The deadline for proposals is September 7.
@ONE is offering a new Online Teaching Certification Program designed to help instructors excel in the digital age. The program is affordable, comprehensive and flexible enough to fit a busy schedule.
When a national network of ocean observatories begins streaming environmental sensor data in March 2012, researchers throughout California will be able to use the state’s high-speed academic network to transmit some of that data to storage and computing clouds operated by Amazon Web Services.
DET/CHE, the Directors of Educational Technology in California Higher Education, will hold its twenty-fifth annual conference in downtown San Diego, November 30th through December 3rd, 2010.
Wiling away the summer? Why not learn something new—or brush up on something—while you're wiling? @ONE for Training has desktop seminars as well as online courses available on a variety of subjects related to using technology in education.
The Center for Digital Education and Converge Online invite submissions for the sixth national Digital Community Colleges Survey. The purpose of the survey is to recognize and showcase community colleges that are providing a high level of service to their faculty, students and communities through
The High Tech Center Training Unit (HTCTU) has announced its schedule of training courses for summer and fall 2010. Trainings focus on Web accessibility, alternate media and assistive computer technology for students with disabilities.
In June, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) awarded a new California Virtual Campus (CVC) Grant to Butte-Glenn Community College District.
There is still time to register to attend the Online Teaching Conference (OTC). The OTC will be held June 16-18 in San Diego. The conference is designed for K-20 faculty, staff and administrators who are engaged or interested in online education.
The new California Transcript Connection partnership will help high school grads attend college.
The Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Symposium (ET4Online) will be closing Early Bird registration on June 30, 2010.
Gary Moser, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Sierra College has worn many hats in his lifetime. However, one characteristic has defined most of his jobs: a strong sense of leadership.
The quarterly meeting of the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) will be held June 7 at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.
Memorial Day honors our nation's fallen soldiers. It also reminds us of our duty to serve those who returned.
Foothill College physics instructor Frank Cascarano has employed new technology methods to aid success in one of the most difficult challenging for many students.
The Online Teaching Conference 2010 (OTC) will highlight new educational technology and focus on green and sustainable learning. The OTC 2010 will be held June 16, 17, 18 at San Diego City College in San Diego, CA.
Since Ning's launch in September 2005, it has offered instructors a social networking means, free-of-charge, to engage their students. However, the current state of educational use of the Ning network is in question.
In April, California Community Colleges (CCC) Chancellor Jack Scott received a letter from MERLOT lauding the CCC with a MERLOT Distinguished Partner Award.
The weather is warming up and so are the preparations for this year’s Online Teaching Conference (OTC) to be held at San Diego City College in San Diego, CA:
With six years of accumulated data and tracking of pertinent developments, the annual "Trends in eLearning" survey has emerged as a recognized tool that both confirms trends and points to best practices for Distance Education programs.
@ONE has partnered with Evergreen Valley College and Santa Ana College to host the 2010 Summer Institutes in San Jose on June 1-4 and Santa Ana on June 8-10.
The 10th Annual Cyber Teachers' Institute (CTI) is now open for registration. CTI is a stimulating online program, designed to bring teachers together to learn from each other, evaluate best teaching practices and search for solutions to the unique challenges of the online environment. Courses
On April 20, 2010, Foothill College welcomed a visit from Bill Gates, chairman of the Microsoft Corporation and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates visited Foothill to see its exemplary "Math My Way" program in action.
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