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Electronic Resources for Information Research Methods

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New Web Will Enable Scientists to Share Data Across Disciplines

Billed as a new and improved version of today’s Web, the Semantic Web would foster greater productivity in science and engineering research, he said.Read the Full Article

Online Ads for U. of Phoenix Irk Officials at Other Colleges

Until Phoenix pulled the ads, on Thursday, Internet surfers who sought information about certain colleges were easily misdirected to the Web site of the University of Phoenix Online. Read the Full Article

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Dental Medicine face instructor shortage

A shortage of educators is nothing new at the dental school, located in Alton, Ill., but it has become more severe in recent years, according to Ann Boyle, acting dean of SIUE’s School of Dental Medicine. Read the Full Article

Online education sees murky future

News that Columbia University’s online learning venture, Fathom, will close this spring has led to resurfaced doubts about the future of online learning. Read the Full Article

Do Online-Degree Programs Pass Hiring Tests?

I don’t get much feedback on how much [an online degree] is valued,” says the 35-year-old Mr. Moorman, who lives in Spokane, Wash., and is getting a bachelor’s of science degree in information technology from the Minneapolis institution. “But now that employers have the cream of the crop, it’ll be interesting to see what happens.” […]

Distance learning works for Cook County

That early morning revelation was a surprise to her — Morawitz said she had never thought she would be the type of person who would want a career, even though her aunt and cousin were both nurses and had been telling her for years that she would be good at it. Read the Full Article

The Distance Education Degree Program for The Master of Mathematics with a Teaching Option At Texas A&M University

Abstract: This paper is a report on the planning, development, and implementation of the online Masters degree program offered by the Mathematics Department at Texas A&M University. The degree, which is completely online, is targeted primarily to secondary high school teachers that desire to sharpen their mathematical skills or advance their overall learning, particularly to […]

6 Institutions Will Help Fine-Tune a Popular New Archiving Program

The six institutions are Columbia University, Cornell University, Ohio State University, the University of Rochester, the University of Toronto, and the University of Washington at Seattle. Read the Full Article

World Campus Expanding Participation In eArmyU

The World Campus was approved to expand its offerings in the program, operated by IBM Business Consulting Services. The new degree offerings include a baccalaureate degree-completion program in Letters, Arts & Sciences and associate degrees in Letters, Arts & Sciences; Dietetic Food Systems Management; and Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. The World Campus will join […]