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The 8th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training – aka e-Learning Africa – ended in the Namibian capital Windhoek with delegates calling for homegrown, sustainable innovation in e-learning to spur development across Africa. University World News Full Article
Unisa is the largest open distance learning institution in Africa and the longest standing dedicated distance education university in the world. We enrol nearly one-third of all South African students. Founded in 1873 as the University of the Cape of Good Hope, the institution became the first public university in the world to teach exclusively […]
Colleges broadly threaten faculty members’ copyrights and academic freedom in claiming ownership of the massive open online courses their instructors have developed, Cary Nelson, a former president of the American Association of University Professors, argued here on Wednesday at the group’s annual conference. The Chronicle of Higher Education Full Article
Science ministers from the G8 group of the world’s richest countries have jointly endorsed the need to increase access to publicly-funded research. Times Higher Education
Thursday, June 13 at 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern Daylight Presenters: Sheryl Burgstahler Director of UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT University of Washington Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist University of Washington How many higher education institutions in the United States have web or technology accessibility policies? What do these policies […]
As more and more colleges experiment with massive open online courses, or MOOCs, a new project hopes to cut through the hype and gauge the effectiveness of the courses. Wired Campus Full Article
This world-renowned proponent of open education will be a keynote speaker at the 25th ICDE World Conference in Tianjin, China, 16-18 October 2013, bringing his unique perspective on innovation and technology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, including on the benefits from MOOCs for an institution, and on the changing economics and ecology of education. International […]
The 29th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning features keynotes, Dr. Richard Baraniuk from Rice University and Dr. Sally Johnstone from Western Governors University. The three-day schedule has more than 150 educational opportunities plus several networking events. Conference Website
Press Release June 3, 2013 San Diego Global Knowledge University (SDGKU) has just signed a historic collaboration agreement with the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE). SDGKU (www.sdgku.com) is an online / networked university dedicated to global competency education and training using the Internet and latest communication technologies. Through its video-based instructional content […]
SUMTER, S.C. — Lexie Kinder solves problems during math class, earns gold stars from her teacher and jokes with classmates at her elementary school. The New York Times Full Article