Western Governors University Introduces New Online Bachelor’s in Nursing Degree for Working Nurses
Competency-based Program Offers Flexibility Nurses Need in a Degree Completion ProgramRead the Full Article
Archive for the ‘Higher Education’ Category
Saving money without cutting class
State Rep. Mark Gottlieb, R-Port Washington, said his objective is to ensure the state is fiscally responsible when it comes to both economic and social issues.Read the Full Article
University Distance Education Continues to Grow in South Dakota
Nearly 14,500 students were enrolled in some type of distance education course in the public university system last year, the South Dakota Board of Regents learned today. Distance education students in the system have increased by 43 percent since 2004.Read the Full Article
Online learning experience suits some students better than sitting in class
I applaud the Times Union’s Dec. 2 editorial on the value of an online college education. The point of the editorial was, it seems to me, that establishing universally accepted criteria for evaluating the various online degree programs would greatly assist in debunking the myth that “a degree earned in the virtual world is inferior […]
MIT adapts free online courses for high schools
New secondary-school web site contains OpenCourseWare resources for teaching STEM disciplinesRead the Full Article
MIT marks OpenCourseWare milestone
At an event hosted by President Hockfield this afternoon, the MIT community will celebrate a major milestone for the Institute’s open publication of course content, OpenCourseWare (OCW). The event marks the publication of core teaching materials–including syllabi, lecture notes, assignments and exams–from virtually all MIT courses, 1,800 in total. The site includes voluntary contributions from […]
With growth of blogging on campus, Stanford gets caught up in Web 2.0
The Internet search engine Technorati.com currently tracks more than 112 million blogs, while Stanford’s new blog directory lists just 60 to 70 of them — from the student-driven Unofficial Stanford Blog to that of Law School Professor Larry Lessig, who was blogging long before it was a blip on the world’s collective computer screen.Read the […]
Adoption of educational technology ten years after setting strategic goals: A Canadian university case
Through surveys, focus groups and interviews, this study examines technology adoption at a large Canadian university ten years after setting a strategic plan, explores the interplay between instructors’ concepts of teaching and use of technology, and searches for the best solutions to help them use technology more effectively. Results showed that whilst 90% of respondents […]
U.S. Career Institute Launches 1st Ever DETC Accredited Medical Assistant Course
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. Career Institute, a nationally accredited distance learning school, announced the rollout of the first ever DETC accredited Medical Assistant career training course. The Medical Assistant course is their 18th course to date, 6th in the medical fieldRead the Full Article
Geography Emerges in Distance Ed
If it’s been possible so far to paint a generalized picture of the online student — an adult starting a second career, for example, enrolled in a large institution such as the University of Phoenix — that’s only because the market for distance education hasn’t fully matured. Now, a new report suggests, that process is […]