Making Web-based education accessible to all - Information Society Technologies — People with disabilities are frequently disadvantaged when accessing both classical education and IT-based learning. However, NEMO proved the potential for Web-based education (WBE) to help integrate disabled and elderly people into society. The IST program-funded NEMO project took a basic online education platform and turned it into a highly adaptable and specialized tool to offer life-long learning to people with hearing deficiencies, mental disabilities and the elderly among others. Special emphasis was placed on improving the social integration, self-confidence and communication skills of users.

Distance learning helps teacher continue instructing - MARCUS TANTILLO, Citizen reporter — Larry Hovey, an instructor at San Jacinto College South, takes advantage of the distance learning opportunities at the college. Hovey recently accepted a position on the Regional Computer Forensics Lab so he is unable to continue classroom instruction. He had to stop teaching classes at the school because his training is keeping him out of the area. But, he is still able to continue teaching his spreadsheet design class though distance learning because students complete their assignments and testing online.

Each month, we will share selected items that have recently been posted at the Online Learning Update blog, which provides daily summaries of news and journal articles in the field with links to the complete articles. You can always see the latest items, and find many more articles posted seven days a week at the Online Learning Update blog.  Until next time, I’ll see you online!
~ ray