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Every college student knows the terror of setting the alarm clock for p.m. instead of a.m., and sleeping through that first class of the day. Then it’s a domino effect. That biology lecture on mitosis is missed and then chances of passing that next quiz is the only thing dividing in half. Read the Full […]
Applications for Marylhurst’s online programs for the bachelor’s of science in business and leadership, bachelor’s of science in real estate studies, and MBA are currently being accepted. Classes will begin online in the fall 2006 term. Read the Full Story
Online University’s Podcasts Focus on Experience of Earning an Online DegreeRead the Full Story
About 300 new graduates of an online university received their diplomas Saturday at a ceremony in front of the IU Auditorium. Read the Full Story
Assessment is quickly becoming the new black. It’s one of the themes of the Secretary of Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education. More and more institutions, some prodded by accreditors, are looking for rigorous ways — often online — to compile course data.Read the Full Story
Distance education is one of the buzzwords for this year’s Summer Session. Thirty courses are being offered online or partially online this summer, a 150 percent jump from the 12 courses offered last year.Read the Full Story
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual or group of individuals for major contributions to higher education in the use of electronic technologies in videoconferencing and distance education. Diana Oblinger, vice president of EDUCAUSE, is acknowledged for her current role and for her past commitments that advanced the thinking in distance learning. “Diana’s career has […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. The University of North Carolina’s 16 campus system can be a leader in online education and the system president says the degrees already offered should be better coordinated.Read the Full Story
When a small consulting company in Chicago was looking to hire a summer intern this month, the company’s president went online to check on a promising candidate who had just graduated from the University of Illinois.Read the Full Story
Eric Ridel doesn’t fit the mold of the typical student at the University of Phoenix. He came in with few college credits, works third shift at K-Mart and isn’t sure what he wants to do after he graduates beyond something with computers.Read the Full Story