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Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SLVN), the world’s leading international provider of higher education, today announced its entry into the rapidly growing market for online higher education outside of the United States, with the acquisition of K.I.T. e-Learning, B.V. (K.I.T.). Read the Full Story
More than 90 percent of the revenues are retained by the UMass campuses to support education and research programs.Compared to the annual revenue and enrollment growth reported in a Primary Research Group survey of 71 colleges with distance learning programs, UMassOnline is experiencing strong growth compared to other college distance learning providers. “The Survey of […]
The possibilities of eLearning give students a deeper insight into the more complex structures encountered in civil engineering. Read the Full Story
The National Science Foundation (NSF) granted $500,000 to the UW to develop an online version of its Fluency with Information Technology (FIT) class, an introductory technology course for students without training or experience in computers. The course is offered jointly by the department of Computer Science & Engineering and the Information School.The new online FIT […]
Information technology plays an increasingly prominent role in the strategic initiatives of higher education institutions. Read the Full Story
Usually this is achieved using cohorts of online learners working on the same paced schedule – though often using asynchronous technologies. However, studies at our institution (Athabasca University) confirm that there are a large number of full time students and life long learners who do not want (or are not able) to study on a […]
A growing number of students at the Springfield two-year college will never set foot in a classroom there while earning associate’s degrees. Read the Full Story
Westheimer and Kahne (1993) considered community to be “a process marked by interaction and deliberation among individuals who share interests and commitment to common goals.” They went on that, “Meaningful interactions among members lead to a sense of shared responsibility for both the process and its outcomes.” Read the Full Story
The for-profit educational sector has come a long way since the days when public awareness of the schools was limited to ads on matchbook covers and the back pages of comic books. Read the Full Story
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 23, 2004 — Interwise®, the foremost provider of enterprise conferencing solutions, today announced that the nationally ranked University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business is expanding its usage of the Interwise Enterprise Communication Platform (ECP) to add live, Internet-based classes to the Terry Evening MBA, Executive MBA and its customized MBA program […]