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Related Link:
http://www.oclc.org/
Regarding Internet 2: one size doesn't fit all
Claiming that the creation of Internet 2 will be a boon to researchers, Graham B. Spanier, president of Pennsylvania State University, testified before the House Subcommittee on Basic Research that "one size fits all" doesn't fit anymore.
There are problems. Important research projects are being slowed down because Internet users are downloading pictures and sound clips. Researchers have no priority status.
The other problem is who would pay for Internet 2, where researchers could get special express service. Part of the Congressional discussion will no doubt include the "Next Generation Internet Initiative" proposed by President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore.
Related Link:
http://www.hpcc.gov/ngi-concept-08Apr97
NASULGC report: change or perish
Leaders in higher education recently received a warning from some educators who ought to know what they're talking about. The warning was "Unless public colleges and universities become the architects of change, they will be its victims. In the next century a new kind of university will be in place. In this new university, the emphasis will be on delivering instruction anywhere, anytime and to practically anyone.
Transforming colleges and universities into "genuine learning communities" is the goal of a report just released by the National Association of Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC). The report, Returning to Our Roots: The Student Experience, urges higher education institutions to give support and inspiration to all students.
Written by 25 current and former presidents of state-supported colleges and universities, the group was called the Kellog Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities. Chairperson was E. Gordon Gee, president of the Ohio State University.
Among the suggestions in the report are: adoption of the statement of principle; organization of discussions about higher education in communities, states and regions; revitalization of partnerships with the kindergarten through high school grades; a commitment to undergraduate instruction and a stronger connection between students' education and careers.
Other goals are to improve teaching, to keep costs down and to offer more hands-on experience for students.
Related Link:
http://www.intervisage.com/Kellogg/STATEMENTS/contents.html
College guidebooks to use 'common data set'
Four major publishers of college guidebooks (the College Board, Wintergreen/Orchard House, Peterson's and U.S. News and World Report) have announced the adoption of a basic set of uniform questions and data definitions for use in their surveys of the nation's colleges and universities. Information on this "common data set" may be accessed at the
College Board Web site:
http://www.collegeboard.org/gp/html/commondataset.html
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