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Best Practices for Administrative Evaluation of Online Faculty

IntroductionMuch research has recently been done regarding the effectiveness of online teaching and learning in higher education. At the local level, several institutions have evaluated specific courses in terms of best teaching practices in particular disciplines.Read the Full Story

Call for Papers – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (www.irrodl.org).

Manuscript submissions should be double spaced and adhere to APA style (5th edition). While IRRODL places no limit on page numbers, tables and figures, we do ask that you keep your submission succinct and to the point, and only provide those tables and figures that add to the article.As soon as we receive your manuscript, […]

Numbers add up for students

Over a three-year period $4.95 million in funding will be used to establish the centre which will enhance the professional development of rural and regional based teachers of mathematics, science and information technology.Read the Full Story

Grants more than offset soaring university tuition

1. The university raises its official tuition price.2. The higher tuition qualifies many students for bigger federal and state grants, which are passed on to the school.Read the Full Story

More People Graduate High School, College

Among those 25 and older last year, 84.6 percent had graduated from high school, up from 84.1 percent the previous year, according to bureau estimates being released Tuesday. Read the Full Story

Cognitive and Logical Rationales for e-Learning Objects

e-Learning objects, the system to which they belong, and the sequence of messages that form a discourse between the system and its environment are inseparable. Altogether, they formulate the “Universe of Discourse” (Wieringa, R. J. (2003), p. 14). Read the Full Story

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Addresses Concord Law School in First-Time Online Colloquium

The event covered a variety of topics related to the role and operation of the Supreme Court in our justice system. Over 400 students participated.Read the Full Story

Study debunks online courses; local schools disagree

The popularity and potential of online college courses — the so-called ”virtual college” — has fallen far short of lofty early predictions, according to a study released today by a University of Pennsylvania research group.Read the Full Story

A Review Of The Research Literature On Barriers To The Uptake Of ICT By Teachers

The key findings of this report are: • A very significant determinant of teachers’ levels of engagement in ICT is their level of confidence in using the technology. Teachers who have little or no confidence in using computers in their work will try to avoid them altogether. (Dawes, 2000; Larner and Timberlake, 1995; Russell and […]

Distance-Learning Curricula in Leadership and Management, Education Specializations Will Address the Growing Demand for Nursing Leaders and Faculty

Walden is currently enrolling students for the September 2004 launch of the program, which features specializations in Nursing Leadership and Management, and Nursing Education.Read the Full Story