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The history of education in many developing nations is a template of ineffectual and expensive instruction. Despite nearly half a century of higher education in the Pacific, up to 50% of the teachers in many countries such as the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands still have no more than a high school education. Similar trends are found in Asia and Africa. Past experience in Oceania demonstrates that face-to-face university training has been neither scalable nor sustainable. This paper compares two educational approaches--face-to-face and blended learning. The face-to-face, WorldTeach program in the Marshall Islands employed foreign volunteer teachers living on site to give local teachers a year's leave for additional training. The blended chemistry course, which combined online and face-to-face learning, was delivered simultaneously to teacher candidates in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. The blended course utilized online instructors and tutors, and face-to-face tutors. This paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of both case studies and recommends that nations consider blended learning as an approach to make education more accessible and affordable, especially in emerging nations. As brick-and-mortar campuses and instructor travel become more expensive, blended learning becomes an increasingly attractive educational option.

Advocates sending news reporting students off campus and into the community to expand their horizons, interests, courage, and possibilities. Describes the use of such experiential learning in a broadcast reporting class, where students left the cameras at home as they experienced the police or social services sector, and wrote an in-depth story based on their experience. (SR)

Two experiments with a total of 163 college students found (1) student ratings of college faculty were directly affected by grading practices (strict/lenient) and of the time ratings were completed (after lecture, examination, or feedback on exam); and (2) student learning and faculty ratings were positively correlated, and grading practices had no effect on learning. (Author/MSE)

Though low literacy asthma education is effective at reducing emergency department (ED) use, few interventions are administered in the ED. The aim was to increase the number of parents of children with asthma receiving education in the ED to 50% receiving written and 30% receiving video education over 12 months. Using quality improvement methods, the team planned interventions including improvement of nursing workflow and availability of written and video education. Nurse champions performed peer-to-peer education regarding educational materials and health literacy-focused communication. An asthma education order opening the nursing flowsheet, which linked to written and video materials and documentation was created. The order was placed in highly used ED asthma order sets. The percent of parents receiving written or video education was followed on statistical process control charts. Balancing measures included: ED length of stay, discharge length, 30 day ED return visits, and 365 day return visits with hospitalization. The mean number of parents receiving written education at baseline was 28% and improved to 52%. Special cause variation was noted after order roll-out. Video education increased from a baseline of 0% of parents receiving to 32% with special cause variation after order roll-out. No special cause was noted in balancing measures. Revisits with hospitalization within 365 days showed a decreasing trend after order roll-out. Implementation of workflow improvement, education, and the addition of a functional education order in an existing order set led to a meaningful improvement in distribution of a low literacy asthma education intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Currently existing guidelines on the administration and storage of prescribed medication by local school districts are outlined. (JD)

Reviews the science portion of five standardized achievement test batteries, stating these tests are insensitive to the assessment of curriculum changes in earth science. Contends an accurate assessment of a curriculum's effectiveness is possible only through the use of evaluation techniques and instrumentation keyed to the curriculum's specific objectives. (PB)

Local school district policies for the storage and administration of prescribed medicines are surveyed in an attempt to determine guidelines that state departments of education should suggest to local school districts. (JMF)

The article examines several copyright infringement cases, particularly Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc., to discuss the issue of volition in copyright violations. Topics include the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the alleged use of Internet in infringements, and a judge's ruling citing the need to adopt new standards in deciding copyright lawsuits as of December 2019.

Explains how tables of specifications (used in estabishing content validity) and item analysis (a modificatin of item difficulty) can readily be used by the classroom teacher to design well-balanced tests. (HOD)

The article presents an edited transcript of a lecture delivered by David Nimmer, law professor, and its accompanying graphics, at the symposium on the topic of fashion law, sponsored by the Penn Intellectual Property Group, held at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Pennsylvania, in March 2012. It informs that Professor Nimmer discussed a proposed bill for amending the U.S. Copyright Act to provide protection for fashion designs and addresses the developments to the fashion bill.

Platelets are relatively short-lived, anucleated cells that are essential for proper hemostasis. The regulation of platelet survival in the circulation remains poorly understood. The process of platelet activation and senescence in vivo is associated with processes similar to those observed during apoptosis in nucleated cells, including loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, caspase activation, phosphatidylserine (PS) externalization, and cell shrinkage. ABT-737, a potent antagonist of Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, and Bcl-w, induces apoptosis in nucleated cells dependent on these proteins for survival. In vivo, ABT-737 induces a reduction of circulating platelets that is maintained during drug therapy, followed by recovery to normal levels within several days after treatment cessation. Whole body scintography utilizing [111]Indium-labeled platelets in dogs shows that ABT-737-induced platelet clearance is primarily mediated by the liver. In vitro, ABT-737 treatment leads to activation of key apoptotic processes including cytochrome c release, caspase-3 activation, and PS externalization in isolated platelets. Despite these changes, ABT-737 is ineffective in promoting platelet activation as measured by granule release markers and platelet aggregation. Taken together, these data suggest that ABT-737 induces an apoptosis-like response in platelets that is distinct from platelet activation and results in enhanced clearance in vivo by the reticuloendothelial system.Cell Death and Differentiation (2007) 14, 943–951. doi:10.1038/sj.cdd.4402081; published online 5 January 2007 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Outlines the benefits associated with true-false and multiple-choice tests and sets forth rules for writing effective items for such tests. (FL)

The article presents the terms and provisions of the modest legislative proposal to streamline fair use determinations in the U.S. copyright legislation. The purposes of the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright law is presented. The provisions of the non-binding fair use arbitration and technical amendment are presented. A section-by-section analysis of the legislative history of the law is presented.

Focuses on Article 2B of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) which relate to computer law in the United States. What provided the framework for Article 2B; Indepth look at what the article deals with; Detailed information on the article; Conclusive remarks.

The broadcast reporting students, in the first year of teaching, wanted to stay right on campus. They were roaming around with video cameras and coming back with stories about the lack of parking space on campus, the possibilities for getting cable television in the dormitories, and the newly-organized student escort service. Two of the areas selected for experiential learning were the police and criminal justice sector and the welfare or delivery of services sector. For the latter, a small monastery is chosen , operated by four nuns in a higher-crime, transitional neighborhood in North Minneapolis. The results were encouraging. The story ideas suggested that students were developing that "street sense," the ability to see relationships and examine consequences.