Watch Nortel LearniT's in-depth coverage of Nortel's recent Capitol Hill Policy Briefing. The topic was enrichment of students of all ages through the power of the Internet. The briefing highlighted some of the private initiatives taking place to enhance online learning and the role of public policy in pushing greater funding and availability for science and technology curriculum. See:
- multimedia communication at the fullest as you can "attend" the event in via a student-produced:
- learn what the presenters said, including:
- Congressman Bart Gordon (D-TN), chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee, discussing his committee's efforts to push forward legislation to increase funding for math and the sciences.
- Bilel Jamoussi, head of Strategic Standards for Nortel's Chief Technology Office, discussing the One Laptop Per Child initiative
- Dr. Barbara (Bobbi) Kurshan, the Executive Director of Curriki. a Nortel LearniT web-based curriculum development partner