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Guy Lochiatto of Hanover, assistant professor, marketing and business management, Massachusetts Bay Community College, was recently recognized as an e-learning pioneer at the second annual Massachusetts Colleges Online (MCO) E-Learning Conference at Bridgewater State College.Read the Full Story
NOT LONG AGO, a highly publicized report suggested that the eLearning boom had gone bust. The report, Thwarted Innovation: What Happened to e-Learning and Why (Zemsky and Massey, University of Pennsylvania, 2004 (www.irhe.upenn.edu/WeatherStation.html), took a hard stance.Read the Full Story
Gone are the days when the pursuit of higher education rested on the shoulders of the young. Today, the faces dotting the higher education landscape consist of working professionals, many well beyond their 20s.Read the Full Story
Abstract: Since 1920, the Hadley School for the Blind in Winnetka, Illinois, has provided distance learning (via correspondence courses) to individuals who are visually impaired (that is, are blind or have low vision) and their families to support the acquisition of specialized skills and to attain the knowledge needed for full participation in life (Wolffe, […]
Boston, MA—July 28, 2005—Boston interactive agency, BigBad, Inc., announces six new higher education engagements:– Harvard University, Department of African and African American Studies, Cambridge, MA (website strategy, design, and development)– Suffolk University, Boston, MA (website strategy, design, and content management system implementation)– Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA (website website strategy, design, and content management system implementation)– […]
AbstractTwo sections of an interpersonal skills building university course were observed for the purposes of this matched study. The face-to-face (F2F) section was in a classroom on the Concordia University campus in Montreal, Canada, while the non-turn-taking real-time online section used a Web application, LBD eClassroom© designed specifically for highly interactive large size classes and […]
When asked to define the “spaces for learning†on campus, most in higher education identify the classrooms or laboratories. These “formal†spaces are usually controlled via parameters such as scheduling requirements, set hours of use, set number of seats, and predetermined learning activity patterns such as lectures or discussions. Though classrooms and laboratories come first […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 27 (AScribe Newswire) — Although Beth Basar completed her coursework online, she’ll be donning cap and gown with the rest of the graduates at Purdue University on Aug. 6 when she becomes one of the first graduates of the university’s Veterinary Technology Distance Learning program.Read the Full Story
AbstractThis paper highlights the potential of customer decision support systems (CDSS) to assist students in education-related decision making. Faculty can use these resources to more effectively advise students on various elements of college life, while students can employ them to more actively participate in their own learning and improve their academic experience. This conceptual paper […]
CHESTER, Pa., July 26, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) — Adult and online education is continuing to grow, especially in the Human Resources field, according to a survey conducted by EducationforAdults.com at a recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Conference held in San Diego.Read the Full Story