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NUTN 2003 Presents Leadership Award And Recognizes Outstanding Achievement In Technology Enhanced Education At Annual Conference

Awards were also presented to individuals or organizations for Distinguished Service, Distance Education Innovation, Excellence in Teleconferencing and Best Research Paper. The Annual Awards program acknowledges the innovation and accomplishments of technology enhanced learning, highlighting individuals, educators and organizations who have achieved distinction in the field. Speaking at the awards ceremony, Dr. Mel Muchnik, past […]

Orientation needs to get with the program

In so doing, the fledgling Hawkeyes will be subjected to an archaic practice long since abandoned by most students. Course selection, which forms the bulk of Orientation activity, is still done with the aid of printed schedules of courses.Read the Full Article

Michigan Virtual High School Offers Apex Learning’s Online Learning Products for Fourth Consecutive Year

Michigan high schools will have access to Apex Learning’s online courses, classroom resources and exam review products for the fourth consecutive year, as the result of a recently signed contract with the Michigan Virtual University (MVU), operator of the Michigan Virtual High School (MVHS). Through MVHS, Michigan high schools provide courses and learning resources students […]

Course Design Factors Influencing the Success of Online Learning

Abstract: This paper looks at factors affecting the success of asynchronous online learning through an investigation of relationships between student perceptions and course design factors in one of the largest asynchronous learning networks in the country. It finds that three such factors — consistency in course design, interaction with course instructors, and active discussion – […]

Colleges seek least painful options

In an unusually candid and sometimes tense meeting, the Board of Regents and university officials debated how to apportion the imminent cuts between layoffs and a further tuition increase. Read the Full Article

Steps To Curb Sub-standard Distance Education Institutions

”No sub-standard distance education programme shall continue any more,” said a statement by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) outlining joint efforts by a group of autonomous agencies.Read the Full Article

Preparing Technology-Competent Teachers

Nationally, a large number of graduates from colleges of education feel ill-prepared to integrate technology into their curriculum (Beckett et al. 2001; Congressional Office of Technology Assessment 1995). Although students graduating from the College of Education at Arizona State University West (ASUW) have taken a course on teaching with technology, they did not feel prepared […]

SAN JOSE STATE E-MENTORING PROGRAM: Web provides a safety net

One of the few women studying computer engineering at her university, Jenn Blankenship felt frustrated and alone as she struggled with calculus. But she wouldn’t ask for help, she said, “because the guys expected me to know everything.” Read the Full Article

Indiana Public Radio names news director

Heifetz replaces Bob Papper, who will direct research for the digital news project known as Newslink Indiana.Read the Full Article

Cal State L.A. is Recipient of Four Telly Awards

The Tellys—among the most sought-after awards in the TV, commercial and video industry—were awarded in spring 2003. Simon is a 1996 alumnus of Cal State L.A. who majored in film and telecommunications. Simon’s moving Living the Legacy video, written, produced, and directed for the Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Institute of Public Affairs on the Cal […]