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Here at Boston College, we honor our academic traditions and zealously preserve the standards that have consistently ranked us among the nation’s top universities. At the same time, eLearning has touched everyone on our campus, and we’ve managed to balance technology and tradition. Read the Full Story
In the field of technology education, some (e.g. Davis, 2000, Ndahi, 1999) have studied university distance education programs, but a characterization of potential learners and their needs has not been performed. The goal of this article is to inform those considering offering online technology education, especially at the graduate level, of the perceived need for […]
Pat Bosco, dean of student life, said this increase could be due to the rise in the number of students who have added online or distance education courses through the Division of Continuing Education to their regular schedules at K-State. Read the Full Story
Citing a new report that shows parents and students generally overestimate college tuition costs by thousands of dollars, U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige today announced a new Web site to give students and families the facts they need to plan and prepare for college.Read the Full Story
“It may be that it no longer holds true that each succeeding generation [of Americans] will be better educated than the one that preceded it,” she said.Read the Full Story
The five-year grant for the “100 Megabits to 100 Million Homes” project” was made under NSF’s Information Technology Research (ITR) Program and is one of eight large grants made from that program this year. Read the Full Story
In what may be the first-ever award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to a musical ensemble, the Miami Beach-based New World Symphony (NWS) has received a grant to enhance its connectivity to the Internet2 network and help form a global music education network that can train musicians regardless of geographic location.Read the Full Story
A study released Wednesday by the National Center for Education Statistics, which analyzes educational data for the federal government, found that families often overestimated the cost of college tuition at four-year public institutions.Read the Full Story
A modern building both in appearance and function, the center houses telecommunication tools that enable teachers and students from across the world to connect, teach and learn. In the view of college president Dr. John Cooper, the E. K. Porter Distance Learning Center will further enable the college to reach out to outlying communities in […]
But not all are comfortable with switching to the system, and the students and teachers who use it everyday continue to weigh its pros and cons. Read the Full Story