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California State University, Fullerton is accepting applications for its on-line Masters Degree Program in Instructional Design/Technology

This online Master’s degree is designed for professionals working in the field of technology in pre-K through higher education, the military, and corporate settings, or for those who wish to change careers. Further your skills and education in direct applications of technology for teaching, learning and curriculum development used by professionals, including: Instructional technology trainers […]

Developing Online Courses: A Human-Centered Approach

The process is built around Donald Norman’s (2000) definition of human-centered design. This paper describes the process used by Option Six and outlines the benefits and challenge of human-centered design for distance education.Read the Full Story

Online course evaluation access goes live

Discriminating Yale students have a new course-shopping tool at their fingertips.Read the Full Story

Campbell Expands Online Program

Currently, there are 34 general college curriculum courses and a selection of upper division courses available online as part of the university’s Internet Pilot Program, a program that is expanding to meet the needs of students.Read the Full Story

Enrollment for online courses up

Enrollment for courses offered both online and in traditional classrooms at MSU is up for the sixth consecutive year, but the number of exclusively online classes hasn’t increased. Read the Full Story

The Illinois Online Network Is Making The Virtual Classroom A Reality: Study Of An Exemplary Faculty Development Program

This paper examines the programs and resources that ION provides, the effectiveness of the program as a whole, and the lessons ION has learned about providing a large-scale faculty development program.Read the Full Story

Essay service on Internet reviews students’ work

But for students in more than 200 school districts and colleges across the country, the Criterion Online Writing Evaluation has become a vital tool, providing immediate feedback on their writing. Read the Full Story

Cybersecurity threats a concern for colleges and universities

Maitland, Fla. — September 5, 2003) — Businesses and individual computer users have learned a lot from the recent spate of attacks by computer viruses and worms. This sobering education has not escaped colleges and universities, many of whom are concerned with the prospect of continued cybersecurity threats to network systems that could corrupt student […]

A Cross Sectional Review of Theory and Research in Distance Education

As doctoral students in the field of distance education, we were interested in developing a systematic approach for studying the current problems in this diverse field. We organized the literature into the seven research categories of research including conceptualization, learners and learning, technology and designing instruction for distance education, faculty in distance education, policy, administration […]

Teacher sets off Chabot online furor

But Beal, who was reprimanded last month by the college board for his actions, also triggered a broader debate about the extent to which online classes should be moderated to prevent academic fraud. Read the Full Story