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Gateways to increase Canadian credential earning potential

Under the leadership of Drs. Jane Arscott and Ingrid Crowther, the Pan-Canadian Gateways project will facilitate a greater organization and transferability of Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) credits among post-secondary institutions in Canada.Read the Full Story

WCU [Western Carolina University] to offer electrical engineering degree

Western will offer electrical engineering as a joint degree program in partnership with the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.Read the Full Story

On-Line Course Effectiveness: An Analysis of Student Interactions and Perceptions of Learning

Passive interaction, analogous to listening to but not participating in discussions and operationalized by the number of accesses to the discussion boards of the e-learning system each week, was not significant.Read the Full Story

Ashworth College Launches Affordable Master’s Degree Program For Distance Learners

Ashworth College Graduate Degree Programs are ideal for working adults, parents with children at home, professionals who travel, military employees, and others who can’t fit a traditional classroom schedule into their busy lifestyles. Read the Full Story

Support Services That Matter: An Exploration of the Experiences and Needs of Graduate Students in a Distance Learning Environment

The results revealed three important findings. First, most students were not likely to take advantage of student support services. Second, students perceived their peers as important sources of academic and social support. Last, students expected their instructor to be a support resource and to be knowledgeable about the on-campus academic and administrative services.Read the Full […]

OU [Open University] enrolls record student numbers

The number of undergraduates who have signed up for degrees starting this autumn is up 1.8% on last year. Read the Full Story

Using a Panel of Experts to Enrich Planning of Distance Education

These themes facilitated robust internal college consultations.Read the Full Story

OSU opens its doors via online classes

But this time, after a career of working at nuclear power plants and for major corporations, he won’t live in Corvallis. The engineering consultant won’t even have to leave his home state of Washington.Read the Full Story

Spinning yarns around the digital fire: Storytelling and dialogue among youth on the Internet

Stories help children and adults to share experiences and feelings in an engaging and entertaining way [2]. As Stephen Denning explains: “Stories are immediate and unique. Storytelling brings people together in a common perspective, and stretches everyone’s capacity to empathize with others and share experience” [3].Read the Full Story

NCSL eLearning Gateway launched by DfES’ Charles Clarke

The Learning Gateway is an online learning system that will give participants in the College’s programmes the power to personalise their learning as never before. Its goal is bold – to revolutionise professional development for England’s school leadersRead the Full Story