Mo Krochmal
Journalist

 

Distance Education

Education's Future: Eat In Or Take Out
TechWeb News, July 01 1998
Educators say digital technology will eventually make on-campus residency optional.

Distance-Learning Opens New Markets
TechWeb News, June 30 1998
Educational institutions find by offering courses online, they can expand their student body.

Executive Education Gets Wired
TechWeb News, August 12 1999
Universities look to technology to deliver business courses online.

Copyright Bill Expands Fair-Use Rights
TechWeb News, October 13 1998
The copyright bill passed by the House Monday was long overdue, according to federal regulators.

Online Courses Lead For-Profit Learning Trend
TechWeb News, June 29 1998
Universities turn to Web-based courses to supplement dwindling budgets and increase their geographic reach.

Education Net Market-Maker Signs Ingram Micro
TechWeb News, March 14 2000
Epylon, a San Francisco Internet marketplace for education, announces a slate of suppliers including Ingram Micro.

Venture Capitalist Promotes Education Venture
TechWeb Finance, January 12 2000
John Doerr is recruiting entrepreneurs in education.

Time Warner Joins Cisco In Training Networkers
TechWeb News, September 28 1998
Time Warner and Cisco announce the opening of a program to train New York City high school students and teachers in networking.

New Macs Score Higher In Schools
TechWeb News, August 10 1998
A Denver researcher forecasts more schools are planning to buy Macintosh computers this year than last year.

Universities Add Degrees In E-Commerce
TechWeb News, July 30 1998
Schools throughout the country -- and even around the world -- are starting to offer training and education in electronic commerce.

Sesame Street Relearns Web A-B-Cs
TechWeb News, July 17 1998
Sesame Street's online neighborhood is changing -- just in time for back to school.

Running School Networks Gets Easier
TechWeb News, July 08 1998
At Macworld, vendors show tools that take many of the headaches out of classroom computing and connectivity.

Technology Forces Teachers Outside The Book
TechWeb News, June 01 1998
Leading educator tells teachers to think beyond computers and classrooms to make changes in education.

Educational Elite Will Deliver Digitally, Says Ellison
TechWeb News, May 26 1998
The CEO of Oracle expects a big shift in education because of the Internet.

Private School Touts Classroom Of The Future
TechWeb News, April 27 1998
A small private high school in New Jersey explores the cutting edge of technology in education.

Schools Benefit From A Slow Move To Technology
TechWeb News, April 27 1998
Products that oversell their capabilities are bombarding schools, says a teacher-turned-developer.

Step Aside, Newbies: Buyers Are Hot For Secondhand Computers
TechWeb News, April 02 1998
Research company predicts growing interest in used PCs in the next five years, despite booming sub-$1,000 PC market.

Teachers Embrace Educational Software
TechWeb News, March 10 1998
Informal survey of teachers' attitudes shows they are eager to use educational software to enhance curricula.

Communicating Supplants Computing In Classrooms
TechWeb News, March 10 1998
No longer geared toward passive users, computers in schools are being equipped for "knowledge navigation."

Apple Pitches Newton To Education Market
TechWeb News, March 09 1998
Though Apple pulled plug on Newton, company includes Newton-based handhelds in demo of products being pitched to teachers.

N.Y. Schools Get Wired One Room At A Time
TechWeb News, February 26 1998
Wiring classrooms, not schools, is what will bring the Internet to students in public schools.

Engineers Group Calls For Education Overhaul
TechWeb News, February 17 1998
Washington group representing engineers says schools don't prepare graduates for the fast-changing field.

Q&A With Mel Horwitch
TechWeb News, December 18 1997
Polytechnic's dean of management and technology is building a curriculum with everything New York has to offer.

Technology Takes College By Storm, Says Professor
TechWeb News, August 09 1999
Michael Kahan, author of several technology books, says educators need to become more savvy to take advantage of the benefits and avoid the pitfalls.

Internet Enhances Library Use On Campus
TechWeb News, May 26 1998
University presidents say the Internet, rather than replacing library use, actually encourages it.

Software Breathes Life Into Old PCs
TechWeb News, April 10 1998
A suite of applications can help students get access to computing on x286 machines.