Pass the Virtual Scalpel, Nurse. Surgical simulators that mimic the look and feel of flesh-and-blood organs could give doctors the crucial hands-on training they need to get the bloody job done right. By Lakshmi Sandhana. [Wired News: Top Stories]
Monthly Archives October 2006
Join our World Community Grid Project Team Today!. This is the home page of IBM's World Community Grid. The Central Ranges Local Learning and Employment Network received confirmation last week from Robin Willner, Vice President of Global Community Initiatives for IBM Corporation, New York, that the Central Ranges Local Learning and Employment Network had become an official World Community Grid…
The walls lack a student-of-the-month plaque, an honor roll list and a trophy display case. Outside the classroom, you won't find any school group competing in sports or academic contests. Yet, students flock here every day, year-round. Dozens more are on a waiting list. Welcome to Key Learning Community, the first Indianapolis elementary school to rely on the multiple intelligence…
Schools Must Change. A conference in Orlando, Florida has warned that educational priorities must change if students are to succeed in an increasingly global economy. [School Education Headlines]
Young People have their say to Parliament!. The Rural and Regional Services and Development Committee are specifically interested in hearing from younger Victorians about their views on living in rural towns and communities. The Central Ranges LLEN will be making a submission to the Committee next week in Alexandra. If you have a personal story to tell, and ideas about…