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Announcing the Launch of Beacon Hill Career High School

Smart Horizons Career Online Education Partners with Weston Distance Learning, Inc., to Launch Beacon Hill Career High SchoolSOURCE: SFGate.comRead the Full Article

BYU scholar is a leader in advancing education technology

When David Wiley sees something broken, he wants to fix it, especially if it has to do with access to education. With emerging technology that can transform the way instructional content is delivered, the Brigham Young University scholar contends that now is the time to reform a system bogged down by proprietary concerns.SOURCE: The Salt […]

Mozambique: 15,000 Places On Distance Learning Courses

Maputo — The Mozambican Education Ministry regards distance learning as a solution to the shortage of places in the country’s secondary schools.SOURCE: allAfrica.comRead the Full Article

New Book: Taking Your Course Online

This book focuses on online pedagogy and the challenges and opportunities incumbent in the transformation of a face-to-face college course. SOURCE: Information Age PublishingRead the Announcement

Ballot initiative would expand role of online classes in K-12 system

A statewide ballot initiative that would expand the role of online courses in the K-12 educational system has entered circulation, prompting support from local education leaders. SOURCE: Inland Valley Daily BulletinRead the Full Story

The Year Ahead in IT, 2012

This series of annual Year Ahead articles on technology and education began on the eve of what we now know is one of the profound downturns in modern capitalism. When history is written, the impact of the deep economic recession of 2008-2012 will have been pivotal in the shifting balance of economic and political power […]

Chancellor on combining eight campuses: Distance learning will bridge geographic distance

University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby is recommending to the Board of Regents that eight of the System’s 35 colleges and universities be consolidated. The board will act upon the recommendation at its Jan. 10-11 meeting.SOURCE: The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionRead the Full Article

Utah State University Regional Campuses & Distance Education 2011 Annual Report

In their new book, “The Innovative University,” authors Clayton M. Christensen and Henry J. Eyring contend that traditional brick and mortar universities in the U.S. appear to be in “educational decline” relative to other countries. They assert, using the lens of Christensen’s “theory of disruptive innovation,” that unless these same universities reevaluate and even reinvent […]

IT Trends to Watch in 2012

Four eminent futurists predict the trend lines for 6 major issues facing IT in higher education in 2012.SOURCE: Campus TechnologyRead the Full Article

First-ever national Digital Learning Day scheduled for Wednesday, February 1

Digital Learning Day is a culminating event in a year-round national awareness campaign to improve teaching and learning for all children. On Digital Learning Day, we are asking everyone – no matter your comfort with technology – teachers, librarians, school leaders, afterschool programs, community groups, parents.Review the Website