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New Master of Arts in Teaching Degree Paves Way For Mid-Career Professionals Who Want to Teach

Professionals who want to make a difference in young lives by teaching now have the opportunity to pursue their dreams.The University of Great Falls in Montana has joined forces with Nebraska’s Bellevue University to form the Teach for A Change Teaching Consortium, offering a Master of Arts in Teaching degree online.The Master of Arts in […]

Virtual physics lab eases learning

They had gotten a seven-figure federal grant to start work on their new project, a program that will let anyone with a computer learn introductory college-level physics. Read the Full Story

Trinity Catholic Embarks On Distance Learning Program

The lesson was broadcast over broadband as part of a new distance learning program, explained teacher Denise Knight. Read the Full Story

Building Effective Blended Learning Programs

The experience gained from the first-generation of e-learning, often riddled with long sequences of ‘page-turner’ content and point and- click quizzes, is giving rise to the realization that a single mode of instructional delivery may not provide sufficient choices, engagement, social contact, relevance, and context needed to facilitate successful learning and performance.Read the Full Story

Retirees ‘Keep Moving’ As Columbia Lifelong Learners

Abramson is a “Lifelong Learner” in the School of Continuing Education . The Lifelong Learner program offers retirees a chance to take courses at Columbia at a discounted price, to attend a special lecture series by renowned faculty, and to have full access to university facilities, from the libraries to computer laboratories to the swimming […]

Web lifeline for Iraqi academics

Thousands of Iraqis fled the country or were forced to leave during Saddam Hussein’s regime.Read the Full Story

Cultural Web Site PORTALWISCONSIN.ORG Marks Second Anniversary, 1/17/2004

A nonprofit project of the Cultural Coalition of Wisconsin, the site has become the premier online resource for information about the state’s rich arts, culture, humanities and history. Read the Full Story

Virtual university awaits stamp of approval

But after four years of existence, “Educatis” is still waiting to be accredited by the country’s university authorities.Read the Full Story

Strategies to Succeed in Distance Learning

Becoming a More Effective Distance Learner Learning at a distance is similar to conventional learning, but it is sufficiently different to require some time and effort to understand and appreciate its distinguishing features. For example, one of the benefits of distance learning is that well designed programs provide adequate instruction to students about how to […]

Online learning a must at Deakin

The move to make online learning compulsory is believed to be a world first and is binding across all Deakin campuses, including Warrnambool. Read the Full Story