Hybrid classes cast their Web: IU mixes online, traditional format
Sleep? She forgot about that long ago.Read the Full Story
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Internet extends limits of learning
Peck is among a growing number of students stepping out of the traditional classroom environment in favor of Internet-delivered courses.Read the Full Story
Partnership seeks to address state nursing shortages
As part of the partnership, NAU will expand its distance learning program to Tucson.Read the Full Story
A Tipping Point for Online Education?
One indicator is the number and pattern of online enrollments nationwide. For the past three years, the Sloan foundation has surveyed United States institutions to determine the extent of online learning nationwide [2]. Read the Full Story
New Criminal Justice course gets test run at Grant MacEwan College
A) He will have to pay a hefty fine, and may also be required to place a bumper sticker on his vehicle that indicates he has been convicted of impaired driving.Read the Full Story
Normative Specifications of Learning Objects and Learning Processes: Towards Higher Levels of Automation in Standardized e-Learning
This paper describes the rationale for normative specification techniques as a complement for existing descriptive metadata, which enables a higher degree of automation by precisely describing usage conditions and expected outcomes for learning objects and learning processes.Read the Full Story
Clicks and bricks work together in the world of corporate teaching
Their paths have been parallel from the first tentative steps, with a sprinkling of courses and institutions, to the proliferation of programmes available today.Read the Full Story
Moving from the conventional to the virtual in higher education
Conventional higher education uses a variety of techniques to accomplish this, including lectures, demonstrations, writings, readings and assessments.Read the Full Story
American Public University System names new department chair for key program
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., March 21, 2005 – American Public University System recently named Frank Rosa, who has taught at the Air Force Academy, the University of Notre Dame and elsewhere, as department chair of its government and international relations program.“Dr. Rosa brings distinguished academic credentials and valuable public and private sector experience,” says Wally Boston, […]
Penn State College of Medicine to offer master’s in homeland security degree
The goal of the online Master of Homeland Security in Health Preparedness is to prepare current homeland security professionals and individuals interested in transitioning into the field. It is specifically focused on public health preparedness. Read the Full Story