Gutierrez Clark’s new vice president and chief academic officer
Gutierrez, dean of instruction at Spokane Community College, will move into his new job in Vancouver on July 6.Read the Full Story
Archive for the ‘Higher Education’ Category
Nurses’ graduation a first here
The women were able to study nursing—through distance education with Contact North—at Northern College in Timmins.Read the Full Story
Most pupils aim for university
However, researchers at MORI say there has been a fall in the number of people who feel certain they will go. The poll took place at the start of the year when there was a lot of debate about university top-up fees.Read the Full Story
David Gray, UMass VP for Information Technology, Named CEO of UMassOnline
May 19, 2004– Boston, MA — University of Massachusetts President Dr. Jack Wilson today named David Gray CEO of UMassOnline. Gray has served as Interim CEO of UMassOnline since September 2, 2003 when Dr. Wilson, who was the founding CEO of the University’s online education division, left UMassOnline to become Interim President of the University. […]
Kaplan poised to be online leader
Today’s online professor “has a lot more power,” said Andrew Rosen, credited with growing Kaplan Inc. from a test preparation business to a diversified education company with thousands of online students. Rosen has been president and chief operating officer of Kaplan since 1997; he also is president of Kaplan College.Read the Full Story
A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Teaching and Learning With Technology on Student Outcomes (2003)
In 2003, Hersh Waxman, Meng-Fen Lin, and Georgette Michko extended the study to include data from 42 studies representing a combined sample of approximately 7000 students. This study is presented below. The mean of the study-weighted effect sizes averaging across all outcomes was .410 (p < .001), with a 95-percent confidence interval (CI) of .175 […]
Online Multicultural Awareness Courses Begin June 7
The course will offer teachers, counselors and school administrators the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of how to create and promote effective multicultural learning environments. Texas A&M’s Multicultural Awareness Studies program will provide participants with recommended skills to encourage a productive and balanced learning community. The courses will be offered on a continuing basis throughout […]
Internet Pomp, Distance Learning Circumstance @ USC Viterbi School
On Friday, May 14, the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering will confer M.S. degrees to 166 distance learning students, most of whom earned them while working full-time.We are extremely proud of our graduates,” said Kelly Goulis, Executive Director of the Distance Education Network. “For many DEN students, they are juggling a career […]
Kaua‘i Community College Class of 2004 ; Longtime student receives distance education Master’s degree
The Hawai‘i Interactive Television System television relay service allowed Perreira to enroll in classes offered at UH—Manoa but attend those classes at KCC. Read the Full Story
Diploma takes 40 years
But that wedge was driven in 1964 when failing his first class began a chain reaction of events leading to his graduation, 40 years later, from Arizona Western College on Friday.Read the Full Story