Professors want their classes ‘unwired’
NEW YORK – When Don Herzog, a law professor at the University of Michigan, asked his students questions last year, he was greeted with five seconds of silence and blank stares. Read the Full Story
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Dean says Internet brought change to UMass
The biggest change Thomas O’Brien has seen in 19 years as dean of the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst is the growth in online education. Read the Full Story
Faculty reel students in with podcasting
University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty and instructional staff are constantly striving for new, more effective ways to reach “Internet generation” students. Today’s learners are at home in the electronic age: The average 13- to 17-year-old now spends three and a half hours per day on digital media (Internet, games, listening to digital music), according to EDUCAUSE, […]
UMassOnline Awarded National Grant to Study Statewide Access to its Programs
SHREWSBURY, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 27, 2006–The Sloan Foundation, a national association that promotes online learning standards, has awarded UMassOnline a planning grant to help expand access to the University of Massachusetts. The planning grant will help UMassOnline to develop new models of e-learning to maximize the local and regional advantages of the five campuses. Read the […]
Online Chinese language classes to be available
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A new agreement between Michigan State University and the Chinese government will make online Chinese language lessons available statewide to both students and adults through Michigan Virtual High School.Read the Full Story
Ball State U. students take advantage of online courses, flexibility
(Comtex Business Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)MUNCIE, Ind., Apr 28, 2006 (Daily News, U-WIRE via COMTEX) –Once he finishes his tasks at work, Ball State University junior Nathan Neely typically spends at least four hours of his shift finishing up homework.Read the Full Story
First lady Laura Bush appeared in Electronic Field Trip
Ball State’s Electronic Field Trip “Exploring Nature’s Plumbing System,” which aired live from Carlsbad Caverns April 25, reached 37 million children and community members from all 50 states and seven countries.Read the Full Story
Online courses have helped UI’s library program achieve top ranking
It’s a rainy day, and Christine Jenkins turns on her car’s windshield wipers.Read the Full Story
Early College classes go online
BANGOR – Early College programs have proved an effective way to boost the aspirations of high school seniors and encourage them to continue their education.Read the Full Story
Virtual Veritas
Through hard work and commitment, Harvard Extension School students prove they can go the distance.Read the Full Story