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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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Hoskins, Barbara – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2011
The paradigm shift to engaged and collaborative learning delivered via distance education technologies has been led by practitioners in adult and continuing education. Online and blended courses are experiencing increased demand and continued growth at all levels of higher education, professional development, and K-12 education. Adult and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Distance Education, Continuing Education, Educational Technology
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Hoskins, Barbara J. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2010
Today, teachers are facing a new generation of students known as the Millennials, or the digital generation. They have grown up with the Internet, cell phones, and multiple methods of electronic communication; however, they learned in traditional classrooms where they were required to disconnect. Faculty members generally fall into the Baby Boomer…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Conventional Instruction, Teacher Characteristics, Baby Boomers