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SALT LAKE CITY — Western Governors University (WGU) has announced a new scholarship opportunity for eligible Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) employees as part of its ongoing partnership with the non-profit California-based organization. WGU
Microsoft researchers are at the forefront of efforts to help people without a machine learning background teach their systems to get better based on experience. Microsoft The next evolution of machine learning: Machine teaching
According to head of the Russian Federal Agency for international cooperation, establishing the BRICS Network University will broaden the access to higher education for the young people from the bloc’s member countries. Sputnik News
Idaho State University takes open approach to faculty and student use of iPads in the humanities. eCampus News
2015 DISTANCE TEACHING & LEARNING CONFERENCE Distance Education Professional Development University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Continuing Studies Editor’s Note: This year will be the 31st annual Distance Teaching & Learning Conference hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Distance Education Professional Development (DEPD) group. Held in Madison, Wisconsin from August 11-13 this year, this event […]
The next generation of learning spaces will take all the characteristics of an active learning environment—flexibility, collaboration, team-based, project-based—and add the capability of creating and making. EDUCAUSE
In this article we discuss the possible uses of NetLogo as an educational tool for High School and early-years undergraduate students. The paper is geared towards teachers from all disciplines that require students to problem solve, be quantitative and logical but want a project orientated platform to build or reinforce knowledge. The goal is to […]
This article reports on findings from a comparative study on firefighter students’ learning processes in a technology-supported distance training course and a traditional campus training course in Sweden. Based on student interviews and observations of exercises, the article aims to describe and analyse the impact on learning processes when exercise-oriented teaching takes place in a […]
In an effort to measure the effectiveness of faculty development courses promoting student engagement, the faculty development unit of Penn State’s Online Campus conducted a pilot study within a large online Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB) program. In all, 2,296 students were surveyed in the spring and summer semesters of 2014 in order to […]
Expanding educational and social priorities often seen at odds Education Week