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mLearn 2018 CfP Deadline Extended… With Perks!

Not enough time to submit your mLearn 2018 paper, workshop, tutorial, or presentation? We’ve got you covered! The CfP for all mLearn 2018 submission categories has been extended to 20 May 2018… with some added perks! mLearn 2018

WGU Earns 8th 21st Century Distance Learning Award from USDLA

INDIANAPOLIS, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — For the eighth time, the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) has honored Western Governors University (WGU) with a 21st Century Distance Learning Award for its leadership in distance education. The award was presented April 30 at USDLA’s 2018 Conference in Indianapolis. PR Newswire

Elsevier takes on Wikipedia with science definitions service

Publisher argues Topics platform will provide ‘breadth, depth and currency of knowledge’, and remove the need to leave its website Times Higher Education

Pearson Celebrates National Distance Learning Week With Webinar Series

Today Pearson announced a series of webinars that it is hosting in celebration of National Distance Learning Week (NDLW), November 7-11, 2016. The webinars will explore a variety of distance learning topics including emerging distance learning trends, strategies and best practices to engage online students, and new tools designed to enhance the online teaching and […]

Position Announcement: Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology, Georgia Southern University

GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY University System of Georgia Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology— Search # 65407-1 and 65407-2 College of Education Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development The Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development in the College of Education invites nominations and applications for two positions of Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology. Georgia Southern […]

Palm-Devices as Educational Tools: A Review of Potentials and Applications

In recent years, new palm-devices have been introduced to the market that have greatly increased the potential for distributed and mobile learning. No longer students and teachers are tethered to communication lines, since these devices are wireless, nor they are hindered by bulky equipment that are not portable.This means that students can fan out to […]

Distance-Educator.com Collaborates with the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)

Collaboration will allow both distance learning organizations to share resources and better serve USDLA members via publications, expanded news, discounts and much more.Read the Full Story

Forty-Three Education Visionaries Named as Finalists for Cable’s Leaders in Learning Awards

Interviews with World War II veterans to teach history firsthand. These are among the examples of inventive approaches to education employed by finalists for Cable’s Leaders in Learning Awards, announced today by Cable in the Classroom (CIC), the cable industry’s education foundation.Read the Full Story

Alliance for Distance Education in California: 2005 AFFY Awards, Honoring creative, effective Distance Education projects in California

The Alliance for Distance Education in California is pleased to announce the recipients of the First Annual AFFY Awards. The awards honor distinguished Distance Education projects in California. AFFY is short for Affinity Groups. The Affinity Groups, which make up the membership of ADEC, are the driving force behind its mission. Professional Affinity Groups include […]

Two New Reports Show the Changing World of E-Commerce

Online sales topped $104 billion in 2003, a nearly 40 percent jump over the previous year, and yet state and local governments lost an estimated $15.5 billion in revenue because states cannot effectively collect sales and use taxes on e-commerce purchases, according to a report commissioned by the National Governors Association (NGA) and National Conference […]