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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Internet and Higher Education Special Issue on the History of Online Learning.
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Scigliano, John A. – Internet and Higher Education, 2000
Provides an overview of this issue which gives a global account of the history and development of online learning. Highlights include programs at Nova Southeastern University; Simon Fraser University; United Kingdom's Open University; University of Twente (Netherlands); and an online learning environment for the visually disabled. (LRW)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Environment, Educational History, Foreign Countries
From Early to Current Developments in Online Learning at Nova Southeastern University: Reflections on Historical Milestones.
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Dringus, Laurie P.; Scigliano, John A. – Internet and Higher Education, 2000
Traces the major historical milestones achieved by Nova Southeastern University in its pioneering of graduate level online learning programs. Highlights include delivery systems; Web-based electronic classrooms; overview of the technology, including telecommunications through UNIX; evaluation and research; and technology used in the School of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Assessment, Educational History, Educational Technology
A Lifecycle Model for Online Learning Management: 21 Critical Metrics for the 21st Century.
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Scigliano, John A.; Dringus, Laurie P. – Internet and Higher Education, 2000
Discussion of online learning environments focuses on a model with 21 metrics that managers can use to measure and monitor the online systems to assure continued effective operations. Metrics, which are here concerned with the process of measuring and specifying expectations for performance, were developed at Nova Southeastern University…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Measurement Techniques
Moving beyond the White Cane: Building an Online Learning Environment for the Visually Impaired Professional.
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Mitchell, Donald P.; Scigliano, John A. – Internet and Higher Education, 2000
Describes the development of an online learning environment for a visually impaired professional. Topics include physical barriers, intellectual barriers, psychological barriers, and technological barriers; selecting appropriate hardware and software; and combining technologies that include personal computers, Web-based resources, network…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Computer Networks, Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection
John A. Scigliano Interviews Allan B. Ellis.
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Scigliano, John A. – Internet and Higher Education, 2000
This interview with Allan Ellis focuses on a history of computer applications in education. Highlights include work at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; the New England Education Data System; and efforts to create a computer-based distance learning and development program called ISVD (Information System for Vocational Decisions). (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making, Distance Education, Educational History