The Samsung Series 7 Slate PC with Windows 8 did this, while solving several instructional technology issues.

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Vladimir Polotski, the chief science and technology officer of Autonomous ID, will work with CMU's Savvides and Vijayakumar Bhagavatula to provide researchers with the instructional technology intrinsic to the emerging science of pedo-biometrics.

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While completing my undergraduate studies at the University of Western Ontario, I put my web design and development skills to work for the university, becoming a part-time instructional technology consultant and managing the online web presence of countless courses.

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But her main suggestion, like that of many teachers, was not about improving instructional materials or technology.

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CORE's objective is to introduce advanced courseware from MIT and other top-ranked universities from around the world, by using the latest information technology, teaching methodologies, instructional content and other resources to enhance the quality of higher education within China.

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The technology just might make schools better at quality control -- knowing which instructional techniques work and when.

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