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The Open University’s (OU’s) expertise in supported distance learning has always meant it being a leader in developing the best technology to support its students. Now, its Learning and Teaching Office has started a new programme worth nearly £5 million to build a comprehensive online student learning environment.Read the Full Story
Dissent is a way of life in the blogosphere; comments and barbs get traded, and feelings potentially hurt, every day. But one such discussion among three academics has escalated to the point that at least two of them have hired lawyers to try to resolve the dispute.Read the Full Story
Getting the top job maintaining a golf course used to require a two-year degree, plus on-the-job experience. Today, these jobs often require a four-year college degree, but finding the time to take classes while working 60 to 70 hours a week keeping greens and fairways in playing shape can be as challenging as making par. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov 08, 2005 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) — As the use of online learning continues to expand across the higher education sector, Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB), a leading provider of software and services to the education industry, reports an increase in the number of exams being offered and taken online.Read the […]
Live eLearning Platform Supports Education at a Distance to Address Teacher ShortageRead the Full Story
KILLEEN – Central Texas College is about to take college education where it has never gone before — your pocket.Read the Full Story
November 4, 2005 – MSU Global Online Connection, the entrepreneurial business unit within the Office of the Provost, is becoming a leader in online continuing-education programs and is working to expand its global reach.Read the Full Story
Accounting major Letha Miller was getting ready to head to class Saturday, Aug. 27, when she and her husband were told to evacuate New Orleans. Miller, a junior at Southern University, called the school, and was told to leave. So she and her husband got in the car, eventually ending up in Gonzales, Louisiana. Though […]
University of Maryland Professional StudiesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2005Large Numbers of Public Health Workers Near RetirementCollege Park, MD — A recent report by the American Association for State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) shows the average age of public health workers is now 47, meaning large numbers of workers are nearing retirement age.Given the […]
Tuition-Free Semester Now Underway for More Than 1700 StudentsRead the Full Story