Distance education suffers decline in interest, funding
Appalachian State University’s Distance Education program is experiencing a gradual decline in applications and revenue, administrators said.SOURCE: The Appalachian OnlineRead the Full Article
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Higher Education: Use of New Data Could Help Improve Oversight of Distance Education
As the largest provider of financial aid in higher education, with about $134 billion in Title IV funds provided to students in fiscal year 2010, the Department of Education (Education) has a considerable interest in distance education. Distance education–that is, offering courses by the Internet, video, or other forms outside the classroom–has been a growing […]
10 ways to change the minds of tech-reluctant staff
Start small, make training personally relevant, pair staff with knowledgeable co-workers—and keep it fun, readers recommendSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
Instructors using virtual campus to complement distance learning [Second Life]
Professor Simon Hosken’s online Arkansas history class is the most recent of ASU courses to begin using the virtual program called Second Life.SOURCE: The Harald, Arkansas State UniversityRead the Full Article
Slow Train to the Future
Tablets are in, computer labs are out, and the cloud is the new hard drive — these are the interwoven threads upon which college students are hoisting themselves into the future of campus computing. So say technology futurists, those whisperers who strive to interpret for the rest of us the inscrutable “digital natives” who now […]
$2 Million Federal Grant Bolsters NEO Distance Learning Program
A $2 million Department of Education Title III grant designed to help institutions of higher education better serve Native American students is going to help Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (NEO) upgrade its distance learning offerings. SOURCE: Campus Technology
Stanford’s latest iPhone and iPad apps course now free to the world on iTunes U
Students may covet seats in Stanford’s popular iPhone and iPad application development course, but you don’t need to be in the classroom to take the course.SOURCE: Stanford UniversityRead the Press Release
PLATO Learning Acquires EdOption
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – November 9, 2011– PLATO Learning, a leading provider of online education solutions for kindergarten through adult learners, announced today that it is acquiring Educational Options, Inc. (EdOptions™), an award-winning education technology firm based in Falls Church, Va., to enhance its comprehensive portfolio of education solutions. PLATO Learning is backed by leading middle […]
In the 21st-Century University, Let’s Ban Books
Recent news that South Korea plans to digitize its entire elementary- and secondary-school curriculum by 2015, combined with the declining cost of e-readers and Amazon’s announcement earlier this year that it is selling more e-books than print books, prompts an interesting question: Which traditional campus will be the first to go entirely bookless? Not, of […]