What skills will you need to move into higher education?
Education institutions will increase spending on technology by about 7 per cent between 2003 and 2007, according to researcher IDC.Read the Full Story
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Universities urged to widen scope of ICT education
The Minister of Communication and Technology, Albert Kan Dapaah said this when he opened a conference on microprocessor laboratory in Kumasi.Read the Full Story
Conceptual Integration in Online Interdisciplinary Study: Current Perspective, Theories, and Implications for Future Research
Learners engaged in interdisciplinary studies online are faced with the difficult task of integrating chaotic pieces of information, various ways of knowing, and dissimilar concepts from various disciplines into a coherent and integrated body of knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the phenomenon of conceptual integration, and the unique challenges and opportunities […]
Athabasca University president shares honour
In September of 2003, Abrioux traveled to Versailles France to accept an Honourary Doctor of the Open University from The Open University in the U.K. With almost 200,000 students, The Open University is considered one of the world’s leaders in distance education.Read the Full Story
Online courses can help save time
Achbach is taking Music Appreciation online in order to fulfill one of the university requirements.Read the Full Story
PC [Porterville College] offers first-of-its-kind nursing program
Recognizing the severe shortage of registered nurses in the central San Joaquin Valley, the Bakersfield College nursing program, in collaboration with PC and West Hills College, is offering a new distance education nursing program. Read the Full Story
Environmental Virtual Campus site is a big hit
The EVC, free to users at http://www.c2e2.org/evc, provides information about campuses’ environmental compliance and green practices, including recycling, pollution prevention and energy savings.Read the Full Story
Online Social Innovation Is a Draw For Technology Students
The course You, Your Computer and the Net, which provides students with a general introduction to computers and the internet, is introducing an optional stream, which will address issues of sustainability and social justice in ecommerce.The optional stream addresses issues such as how can the spread of computers and the internet create new forms of […]
CALL FOR CHAPTERS: Online Assessment and Measurement
Online assessment has arguably been the overlooked dimension of e-learning. It is also a fledging educational activity still seeking definition and maturity in an evolving context of online learning and authentic assessment. Practitioners and researchers alike are asking some of the following questions: How does online assessment differ from traditional assessment? What are student and […]
Effect of Online Learning on Struggling ESL College Writers
The experimental group made too many errors and had many writing problems. Both groups covered the same inclass material, assignments and assessment. In addition, the experimental group used a Blackboard online course from home.Read the Full Article