Premier Portal for Professionals Since 1995, Covering Technology-Based Education
No longer is DE considered to be novel, or only for the technologically savvy. BlackBoard™ and WebCT™, the two most widely used online course management systems, have made it easier for faculty to reach out to students at any time, in any place. Read the Full Story
Those programmes include courses from the Open University Business School, which offer the opportunity for continuing professional development and for gaining professional management qualifications. Courses in improving computing skills, learning German and Spanish, and in learning about the environment are also being offered.The announcement of the partnership comes after a signing of a Memorandum of […]
Not a day goes by that Macias doesn’t think to herself “Why do good work when we can be doing great work?” Read the Full Story
Most of these documents, however, examine distance education policy, institution management, student support systems and student administration relevant to the first three generations of distance education delivery models [correspondence, multimedia and telelearning]. Surprisingly little appears to have been written about the academic management and administration of what Taylor (1996) labels as fourth generation distance education […]
Only when a required course was offered solely through the Internet did she grudgingly enter the world of virtual college. Read the Full Story
On Alana Tuckey’s Intro to Statistics Web site, also through JCC, you will see advice from students who took the course in previous semesters and a “Help Board” where Tuckey answers students’ questions. Read the Full Story
Julie and Melanie both work full-time at Jaguar Cars and are looking forward to the challenge and the opportunity to help shape the course for future students. Read the Full Story
Technology in general, and distance learning in particular, seemed to hold great promise in solving a number of problems in higher education. Read the Full Story
His research interests include accounting harmonisation, the regulation of financial information for international capital markets, and differential reporting. He is currently researching the workings of the International Accounting Standards Board.He has chaired a UN working party on the accounting needs of developing countries and economies in transition, and was co-editor of the European Accounting Review. […]
The School, the largest in Europe, is one of the sponsors of the British Services Makalu Expedition 2004, in which 14 Service mountaineers will climb the South East Ridge of Makalu – at 8,463m the world’s fifth highest mountain. Sponsorship of the project is a key example of the School’s commitment to the development of […]