Education

• Video games promoted as effective health-care training
  (September 20, 2004) MADISON, Wis. — Scientists are turning on its head the popular notion that video games can only promote aggressive behavior...
• TeachingBooks brings free K-12 resources to Wisconsin residents
  (September 1, 2004) A free online collection of multimedia resources on children's books — including audio of book readings and guides to books...
• Facing shortage of U.S. scientists, UW wants to boost math enrollment
  (August 25, 2004) Fewer students - who are future researchers - are taking college-level math courses. As the United States faces a critical...
• Will mobile phones go back to school?
  (August 24, 2004) As kids get back to school, some teachers and administrators about wireless technologies such as camera phones being used for...
• Charter Business powers distance learning
  (August 11, 2004) Charter Business' many networks are connecting rural high schools, universities and technical colleges to one another. These networks serve high...
• Tech Council passes ‘E-Learning’ efforts for Northern Wisconsin
  (July 19, 2004) ASHLAND, Wis. – In a bid to spark creation of technology-based businesses and jobs in a largely rural part of...
• Wisconsin Virtual School selects eClassroom to power its program
  (June 21, 2004) Tomahauk, Wis. – The Wisconsin Virtual School program has selected eClassroom, the K-12 division of eCollege, to power its online...
• Game designers, researchers to demo healthful games
  (June 16, 2004) Madison will play host to a conference Sept. 16-17 at the Monona Terrace on how games can improve health care....
• The NeuronFarm works to increase reading comprehension
  (June 8, 2004) Madison has long been a home of innovation for entrepreneurs, as its liberal climate and productive economy make it an...
• Ohio State's educational tech lab to use Sonic Foundry system
  (March 29, 2004) MADISON - Ohio State University's new "living laboratory" of teaching technology will use Mediasite Live, a media-presentation system developed by...