Research
High school students seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of online instruction as a component of their educations. The vast majority have taken an online course or expressed interest in taking one, according to new data released this week by Project Tomorrow.
Research
A site survey conducted among attendees at the ASCD Critical Transformation Conference in San Antonio indicated that teachers and school administrators nationwide are bracing themselves for demise of the printed textbook and that they are largely concerned their schools and districts are adequately prepared for the 100 percent digital classroom.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 03/15/10
IT Trends
Global IT expenditure is expected to increase slightly this year for the first time since 2008, with one-third of CIOs planning to increase their budgets, according to a report released this week.
Research
By virtually every measure, electronic learning is experiencing unprecedented growth and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. A new analysis and forecast released this month by research firm Ambient Insight bolstered previous research in this area, showing that electronic learning, by dollar volume, reached $27.1 billion in 2009 and predicting this figure will nearly double that by 2014, with academic institutions leading the way.
Research
A research project that evaluated an education cluster formed among teachers in Delaware has concluded that following the hybrid model of teaching is an effective approach to help teachers integrate international education into their instruction.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/17/10
IT Trends
IT organizations are budgeting to give employees a small pay increase in 2010, according to a recent report.
Information Technology Trends
Worldwide IT spending and IT department budgets across public and private sectors are set to make something of a comeback following 2009's drastic declines. Further, all major segments in IT are expected to see positive growth in 2010, according to two separate reports released this week by market research firm Gartner Inc.
Survey
PreK-12 teachers throughout the United States are making significant progress in the adoption and integration of digital media and Internet use in their curricula.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 01/21/10
FETC 2010 News
At the FETC 2010 conference in Florida, the Software & Information Industry Association this week opened its 2010 Vision K-20 Survey, part of the SIIA's "Vision K-20" effort toward developing a technology-based educational framework for K-12 schools, colleges, and universities.
policy & advocacy
- By Geoffrey H. Fletcher
- 01/08/10