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The Effects of Facilitation on Cognitive Restructuring in Online Discussion

This study found no significant effects by employing an online facilitator to provide extra facilitation in addition to the system-initiated facilitation. This finding suggests that well-designed system-initiated facilitation in cognitive restructuring may be sufficient for effective online learning. This study also found a significant correlation between cognitive restructuring and learning achievement, which confirms the importance […]

Distance learning economical alternative for MBA students

At Queen’s University in Kingston, for example, a 10-year-old program that has spawned 1,600 graduates thus far allows students to earn the prestigious degree without leaving their hometowns.Read the Full Story

eCollege(R) and ETS(R) to Power Enterprise-wide Online Course Evaluations for Florida Community College at Jacksonville

DENVER, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — eCollege(R) (Nasdaq: ECLG), a leading provider of value-added information services to the post-secondary education industry, and ETS(R), the world’s largest private, nonprofit educational testing and measurement organization, today announced that they will deliver online course evaluations beginning this spring to all students at Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ).Read the […]

Using Web-based Practice to Enhance Mathematics

Students enthusiastically expressed their desires of having more of this dynamic and interactive practice by the end of the study.Read the Full Story

Center aims to improve cybersecurity in higher education

In the murky world of cyberspace, it’s hard to judge how secure an organization is from intruders. In recent months, a slew of security breaches — including those that crippled commercial data warehouses ChoicePoint and LexisNexis — has many institutions feeling increasingly exposed and on edge.Read the Full Story

The Importance of a Student-Professor Ratio of 1:1 In Ashington University’s MBA Distance Learning Degree Program

(PRWEB) April 22, 2005 — Ashington University (http://www.ashingtonuniversity.com/), a licensed Louisiana graduate university, announces wide acceptance and approval from MBA students worldwide who appreciate the significance of a student-professor ratio of 1:1.Read the Full Story

Cutting-Edge Dance/Theater Collaboration Between UC Santa Cruz, New York University

The April 15 and 16 performances were the culmination of a distance arts education project undertaken by an interdisciplinary mix of faculty, students, and staff at both universities. Read the Full Story

Cardean Learning Group Makes Key Appointment to Executive Team

Ramon Gregory joins the company in a keymanagement role to further strengthen Cardean Learning Group’s role as a leading developer of online degree programs for working adults.Read the Full Story

Distance Education â€“ improving education one thesis at a time

Larry is looking at the role that distance education can play to increase awareness and understanding of environmental issues.Read the Full Story

The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Joins IBM’s Academic Initiative to Help Students Prepare for Tomorrow’s Workplace

NCSSM will collaborate with IBM on skills-building and curriculum development, in addition to its existing recruitment relationship. This initiative will expand upon ongoing partnerships that IBM has established with the leading North Carolina colleges and universities, including Duke University, North Carolina A&T, N.C. State and the University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill.Read the Full […]