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UF is teaming up with other universities in the United States and around the world to develop the International Virtual Medical School, a program aimed at forming an online medical school curriculum based on all participating university programs. Read the Full Story
At the seven mini-IITs, as these centres are called, students get the same interactive education as those in the regular course. Read the Full Story
Students returning to classes are finding themselves summarily unplugged if their computers are infected. Oberlin College in Ohio is threatening to fine students $25 for inadvertently spreading a virus. Read the Full Story
Laptop users can now access e-mail, the Penn State Portal, LIAS and many other Internet services while sipping coffee between classes in the HUB’s upstairs student lounge or conducting research in the Robeson Center Library. Read the Full Story
MarketTimes, a web-based information service focused on the postsecondary education market, issued the first edition of the “MarketTimes Update”, a bi-monthly report that includes data and analysis critical to organizations doing business in post-secondary education. The September update entitled “Adult Students & Distance Education,” focuses on two recent reports issued by the National Center for […]
Perhaps of greater concern was the inability of our computer lab to run modern software. Needless to say, it was time for a change.Read the Full Story
However, the same study shows that students taking so-called distance-learning courses, especially tel-ecourses, drop out of those classes at a higher rate than students taking classes in a traditional bricks-and-mortar building. Read the Full Story
Thirty-eight percent of the undergraduate students surveyed said that in the last year they had engaged in one or more instances of “cut-and-paste” plagiarism involving the Internet, paraphrasing or copying anywhere from a few sentences to a full paragraph from the Web without citing the source. Almost half the students said they considered such behavior […]
Collegis, a higher education services corporation based in suburban Orlando, Fla., will serve the GCU community by providing leadership, vision and guidance regarding technology services according to the university’s strategic plan for improving efficiencies in all campus departments.The seven-year, $6.5 million agreement with Collegis, which began Sept. 2, marks a significant step toward upgrading the […]
New technologies are offering many alternatives for those teaching in the distance education environment. What can instructors and those charged with distance learning programs do to ensure that they are giving students the best educational experience? Standards can help. Read the Full Story