As the government launches a £50m project to put the National Curriculum online, Sally Watson finds out if educational IT passes the test. Bronze wanted a service that could be updated regularly, changed to suit curriculum needs and reflect the...
The new information and communications technologies are among the driving forces of globalisation. Governments need to do much more to create effective institutions and supportive regulatory frameworks that will attract foreign investment; more...
Red Hat and SuSE Linux, the top two sellers of the Linux open-source operating system, are launching new discounts to attract students and educational institutions - a strategically important customer set for technology companies.
The plan is to have four levels of a new diploma based around 'main' learning, which covers subjects in the current curriculum, and 'core' learning that will underpin all the subjects. Businesses are to be consulted on the proposals by a working...
Also businesses would doubtless be keen to get involved to help meet these costs, in return for the 'warm glow' of publicity it would give them - not to mention the potential to shape the skills being taught on the curriculum and potentially even...
The role of the teacher is still fundamental to learning, Gates stressed, but more effort must be put into training teachers in IT - and more tools must be created for them - for instance software which could help them create curriculum from...