News 09-03-2002
Record Enrollments Predicted
This Fall For the fifth consecutive year, college enrollments are expected
to break the previous year's record. According to "Projections of Education
Statistics to 2012," released by the U.S. Department of Education's National
Center for Education Statistics, 15.6 million students are expected to enroll
in colleges and universities this fall. By 2006, college enrollment is expected
to reach 16.3 million, about 700,000 higher than in 2002. By 2012, around 17.7
million students are expected on college campuses, 13 percent more than in 2002.
At the same time, full-time college enrollment is expected to increase faster
than part-time enrollment, with full-time enrollment projected to rise by 16
percent, and part-time enrollment expected to rise by nine percent between 2002
and 2012. Finally, a record 1.3 million students are expected to receive bachelor's
degrees during the 2002-03 academic year.
For more information, visit; http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2002030
Sponsor: James Oliverio Featured Keynote Speaker at Syllabus fall2002
James Oliverio, Professor and Director of Digital Worlds Institute at the University
of Florida, will lead off the first day of Syllabus fall2002's main conference
as keynote speaker on November 4. Oliverio's interest in immersive collaboration
and the use of visualization and multi-modal technologies to increase understanding
and retention promises to be an enlightening, thought-provoking session. Syllabus
fall2002 will be held November 3-5 at the Boston Marriott Newton Hotel in Newton,
Mass. with pre-conference seminars on November 3 and a vendor fair scheduled
for November 4.
For further conference details and to register, go to http://www.syllabus.com/fall2002
Teacher Training Center to Bridge Digital Divide
Using a California Measure E grant, Los Altos-based Foothill College last week
opened the Krause Center for Innovation (KCI), a regional technology training
center designed as a professional development resource for state K-14 teachers.
The center will house 18,000 square feet of interactive labs and classrooms,
including a digital art gallery and a cyber cafe. KCI will also be home to programs
dedicated to improving educational outcomes, including Learning in New Media
Classrooms (LINC), a program to assist K-14 educators integrate technology into
their classrooms, and the Earn While You Learn Institute, which provides teachers
a stipend to study effective technology-integration strategies. "The Krause
Center's mission is to close the Digital Divide and create educational opportunities
for students and their teachers," said Foothill College President Bernadine
Chuck Fong. "Through the KCI and its programs, Foothill College is uniquely
positioned to 'teach the teachers.'"
For more information, visit: http://www.foothill.edu/kci
Kaplan Expands Online Paralegal Program
Training giant Kaplan College announced an online tool to provide background
in the legal profession to aspiring paralegal students. The Pathway to Paralegal
Certificate is designed to provide students with an understanding of the American
legal system and increase their knowledge of the paralegal profession and the
skills required to work in the field. "In evaluating the growing online education
market, we realized there is an under-serviced market for people who are thinking
about joining the paralegal profession," said Robert Greenberg, president of
Kaplan Higher Education Online. Courses would provide insight into the civil
litigation process, including fact-gathering and investigation; case management
and strategy; pleadings; motions; preparing for trial, trial procedures, and
post trial procedures.
For more information, visit: http://www.kaplancollege.edu
Smart Laundry Redux: Web-enabled Washers
On Friday, we reported that Maytag Corp. was holding laundry seminars on various
campuses to tout its smart washing machines, high-efficiency units equipped
with horizontal-axis tumblers that promise to use 18 fewer gallons of water
per load than the average top-loading washer. Not to be outdone, IBM Corp. and
USA Technologies said they will Web-enable 9,000 washing machines and dryers
at U.S. colleges, eliminating much of the hassle associated with dorm laundry
operations. Called e-Suds, the systems replace coin-operated technology with
a method that allows students to pay with an ID card or via cell phone. Students
will be able to visit a website to find out when a machine is available and
select functions, such as soap and fabric softener dispensing. When the wash
is done, they'll be notified via an email sent to their pagers or PCs.
Awards, Deals, Contracts, in Higher Education
Data Management: North Dakota State University (NDSU) Dickinson Research Extension
Center, a land-grant university research facility, chose eMerge Interactive
Inc.'s CattleLog Pro individual animal data collection and reporting system
as its data gathering solution for extension herd management programs. CattleLog
Pro will be used to help the university collect and manage detailed data for
the statewide CHAPS program, a herd management software package designed and
maintained by NDSU and the North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association.
E-Learning: The University of California at Berkeley said it would use the
Presedia Express system from Presedia, Inc., as part of a new e-learning pilot
project. The company will provide UC Berkeley with e-learning software that
includes integrated course authoring within PowerPoint, online viewing across
different computing platforms, and full audio and animation support. Presedia
Express enables professors to create, deliver and track interactive multimedia
courses that combine slides, audio, animations, quizzes and surveys.