UMassOnline Starts Fall Semester with Eight New Online Programs
Meeting Demand for Programs in: Gerontology, Software Design, Teaching English as a Second Language, Autism, Club Management, and Computer NetworksRead the Full Story
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The Future of Networking in Higher Education
Networking’s history has been breathtaking. The 1980s promise of information “anytime and anywhere” has been achieved and surpassed. Siebel Systems’ tag line updates this promise succinctly: the network provides “what you need, when you need it.” Where the computer has indeed evolved into a sophisticated tool to compute and to store and edit files that […]
Back to School Means Back to the Net for Millions of College Students
Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) August 30, 2005 — August means the end of summer and the start of a new academic year for millions of college students. However, according to the results from a 2004 Sloan Consortium survey, for 2.6 million students, and growing, going to college means going online and not […]
Online Writing as an Indicator of Student Performance
AbstractIn this paper, the authors consider student use of a web-based discussion forum in a second year, non-major Biology course. The authors discuss how meaningful participation in the forum is a form of public writing and may be an indicator of overall student success in the course. The authors also discuss how this success in […]
MSU [Michigan State University] getting into the ‘video’ game
August 3, 2005 – Starting this fall, MSU is offering a new game design and development program. The Specialization in Game Design and Development brings together students from computer science; studio art; and telecommunication, information studies and media (TISM) to explore the history, social impacts, technology, design fundamentals and team-based production of digital games.Read the […]
USC [University of Southern California] Viterbi School of Engineering announces new programs for Civil Engineers
USC Offers Civil Engineering Master’s Degree program entirely onlineThe University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering will offer two specialized Master of Science degree programs in Civil Engineering entirely online: Construction Engineering and Structural Engineering.Civil engineers across the nation will have the opportunity to stay on the forefront of this technology and receive their […]
Faculty Use of Technologies in Online Courses
AbstractCompared to courses delivered in the face to face setting, courses delivered entirely online rely more on technology. This study investigated the current state of faculty using technologies in online courses. Three technologies were examined in depth: asynchronous discussion, real-time chat, and audio/video. The following issues were investigated: how the technologies were used, how the […]
E-Personality: The Fusion of IT and Pedagogical Technique
E-Personality is a pedagogical technique designed to let an instructor’s skills and ability shine through when teaching online coursesRead the Full Story
WFU [Wake Forest University] first with campus pilot of pocket PC phones
Pocket PC phones will be in the hands of about 120 Wake Forest University students this fall as the university begins what may be the nation’s first pilot program to explore potential campus uses for the latest in converged mobile technology.Read the Full Story
Harvard goes the distance
Ever dreamed of studying at Harvard?The dream is now a possibility.Read the Full Story