Open University of Sri Lankaahead of other universities’ – Minister Dinesh Goonewardena
He was speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of the Faculty of Education and Media Resource Centre of the Open University.Read the Full Story
Archive for the ‘Higher Education’ Category
Online Degree Program Named Tops in State
This is the second year in a row that UNCG has won the award from the N.C. Distance Learning Association. Last year the university’s Fast Forward program for high school juniors and seniors received the honor. In announcing this year’s award, the association called the online master’s program a “hands down†winner.Read the Full Story
Students from Different Countries United Through Kansas State University’s Distance Education
Nahid Alhaj, senior in dietetics, Saudi Arabia, and Weiqi Siow, senior in dietetics, Singapore, first began working together through K-State distance education when they were assigned as partners in a project for Principles of Food Production Management. Since then, the two have collaborated on more than three projects.Read the Full Story
The Role of Critical Thinking in the Online Learning Environment
This paper addresses the issue of critical thinking and how it is applied in an actual online environment through an interactive exercise created by the instructor. The exercise not only fuels student learning but also creates a learning community in which students interact and share ideas. The BUS105 Create-A-Problem exercise described in this paper incorporates […]
Arts Go the Distance: Creating a Low-Budget, Long-Distance Collaboration
Imagine yourself in Orlando, Florida, or in Peoria, Illinois, sitting in a distance learning classroom or video conference center on a university campus, watching a live adaptation of Sophocles’ Antigone. In Orlando, Antigone (the character) is in the room with you as you watch a projection of King Creon. Read the Full Story
Delaware State Chooses Sessions.edu as its Strategic Partner in Distance Education Initiative
The initiative includes strategy development, online curriculum development and migration, infrastructure design and marketing. Distance education is considered a critical component of DSU’s strategy to attract and retain students across multiple academic programs, as well as a global audience of students and university partners.Read the Full Story
Lynn U. student motivated by return in virtual classroom
These are people with whom she has had spirited class discussions. They know all about her new grandchild, and what she thinks about psychology and criminal behavior, but they have never laid eyes on her.Read the Full Story
Interpersonal Communication in Computer Mediated Learning
The paper describes increasing media richness and social presence in computer-mediated learning. It notes that in online courses, feedback is very important for students to maintain progress, and what ties the student group together is a common goal such as finishing the course with a decent grade. As for communication research, the paper suggests that […]
Kansas State University Joins Consortium of Universities Offering Online Master’s Degree In Community Development
The interinstitutional program, the first of its kind in community development, will offer an accelerated, online master’s degree to people who are already working with rural communities in building sustainable futures. The program lets students apply their news skills and knowledge in their work settings.Read the Full Story
Elements of Effective e-Learning Design
We introduce six elements of design and discuss each in some detail. These elements focus on paying attention to the provision of a rich learning activity, situating this activity within an interesting story line, providing meaningful opportunities for student reflection and third party criticism, considering appropriate technologies for delivery, ensuring that the design is suitable […]