[Federal Register: July 10, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 132)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Web-based Education Commission; Hearing
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Education.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the next hearing of the Web-based
Education Commission. Notice of this hearing is required under Section
10 (a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is
intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to attend
this hearing.
DATES: The hearing will be held on July 19-20, 2000. The session on
July 19 is scheduled for 1 p.m.-5 p.m. The session on July 20 is
scheduled for 9 a.m.-12 noon. Both sessions will be held on Capitol
Hill in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Byer, Executive Director, Web-
based Education Commission, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006-8533. Telephone: (202) 219-7045. Fax:
(202) 502-7675.
Email: web_commission@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Web-based Education Commission is
authorized by Title VIII, Part J of the Higher Education Amendments of
1998, as amended by the Fiscal 2000 Appropriations Act for the
Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, and
Related Agencies. The Commission is required to conduct a thorough
study to assess the critical pedagogical and policy issues affecting
the creation and use of web-based and other technology-mediated content
and learning strategies to transform and improve teaching and
achievement at the K-12 and postsecondary education levels. The
Commission must issue a
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final report to the President and the Congress, not later than 12
months after the first meeting of the Commission, which occurred
November 16-17, 1999. The final report will contain a detailed
statement of the Commission's findings and conclusions, as well as
recommendations.
The July 19-20 hearing will cover a range of higher education
technology-related issues. The hearing will examine online access,
courses and programs, accreditation and assessment, distributive
learning, costs and financial assistance, postsecondary education
regulations, faculty issues, and the postsecondary education
marketplace.
The hearing is open to the public. Records are kept of all
Commission proceedings and are available for public inspection at the
office of the Web-based Education Commission, Room 6131, 1990 K Street,
NW, Washington, DC 20006-8533, from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities: The hearing site is
accessible to individuals with disabilities. Individuals who will need
an auxiliary aid or service to participate in the hearing (e.g.,
interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or materials in
alternative format) should contact the person listed in this notice at
least two weeks before the scheduled hearing date. We will attempt to
meet requests after this date, but cannot guarantee availability of the
requested accommodation.
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other Department of Education documents published in the
Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on
the Internet at either of the following sites:
http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
http://www.ed.gov/news/html
To use the PDF you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with
Search, which is available free at either of the previously mentioned
sites. If you have questions about using the PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC area, at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/indes.html.
A. Lee Fritschler,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 00-17291 Filed 7-7-00; 8:45 am]
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