Ohio Virtual Academy Hosting Parent Information Sessions
MAUMEE, Ohio, April 11 /PRNewswire/ — The Ohio Virtual Academy (OHVA) is hosting a series of parent information sessions across the state during the month of April.Read the Full Story
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American Public University System names chief academic officer
McCluskey began developing online learning programs for Mercy College in New York in 1990, when distance learning was still a relatively new concept. He helped found Mercy’s online learning program with a grant from IBM. Most recently, he served as the college’s dean of online learning.“Dr. McCluskey has built successful online programs — from the […]
Emerging Faculty Role: Teaching for Deep Understanding Online
Courses are co-taught by a scientist well-versed in the science domain of a given module and a science educator. The instructors facilitate online discussion and serve as mentors and coaches.Read the Full Story
Higher Education Consortium Launches National Benchmarking Initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – April 8, 2005 – The National University Telecommunications Network (NUTN), a consortium of over 50 higher education institutions, and Hezel Associates, a consulting firm for the education sector, today announced the launch of a longitudinal benchmarking study focused on quality in distance learning. The research is being conducted to better define the […]
Duke’s iPod Experiment Evolves
Wednesday, based on the results of a preliminary review of the program, the university significantly altered its approach, while declaring the iPod experiment over all to be a success.Read the Full Story
SunGard SCT Solutions to Improve Education Experience at 22 Texas Institutions
“Our SCT Banner Unified Digital Campus will help us empower our students, faculty and staff to accomplish more,” said Doug Fox, associate vice president for information technology and chief information officer at Angelo State University. “They will be able to interact with each other and with our institution in far more convenient and productive ways. […]
USC, Qualcomm Reach Distance-Education Deal
The deal makes it possible for Qualcomm’s employees to gain a graduate engineering degree from the University of Southern California, no matter where they are in the world. Qualcomm’s U.S. and non-U.S. based employees will have the ability to tap into USC’s graduate engineering and continuing education programs.Read the Full Story
Goodwin Science Chairman Receives Teaching Award
Lawrence Roberge, Associate Professor and Science Department Chairman at Goodwin College, received a 2005 Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology. Winners were selected for their highly creative contributions to teaching, learning and technology at their respective colleges and universities.Roberge delivered a talk at the conference entitled “Classroom Lecture Applications Using Microsoft Producer.â€Being […]
Best Practices: A Triangulated Support Approach in Transitioning Faculty to Online Teaching
Recognizing that numerous barriers, including unresolved administrative issues, faculty resistance, and lack of training could impede this process, administrators and faculty members collaborated to ensure that appropriate resources, peer support, and adequate professional development were available for the success of this endeavor.Read the Full Story
Top 10 Digital Community Colleges for 2005
A ranking was established based on their second Digital Community Colleges Survey, which examined how colleges are deploying technology to streamline operations and better serve their students, faculty and staff.Read the Full Story