Online course evaluations meet early success, prof says
Charles Bailyn, chairman of the Yale College Committee on Teaching and Learning, said he was happy with the results thus far. Read the Full Article
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Credit for competency
If you already know something, why would you want to spend your time and money to sit in a classroom and “learn” it again? Or if you are in a hurry to get into the job market, why would you want to poke along in regular college courses if you have the ability to fast-forward? […]
Factors that Deter Faculty from Participating in Distance Education
“Technological change is what many have said is the only constant in our work today” (Kubala, 2000). As technology changes, our need to adapt to these changes increases. Information technology is not just contained within the world wide web, computers or the Internet – it is integrated into all aspects of our lives (Green, 1999; […]
Registration reopening for eArmyU
Diane Stoskopf, director of the Army Continuing Education System, said the registration of new students into the eArmyU program was halted for the past quarter because it was time to assess the program’s value. Read the Full Article
eCollege and Element K Partner to Provide Faculty with IT and Business Content
DENVER – January 15, 2003 – eCollege(SM) [Nasdaq: ECLG], a leading provider of technology and services for online higher education programs, today announced a partnership with Element K®, a leading provider of eLearning solutions for business and technology skills. The partnership provides eCollege’s customers the opportunity to incorporate Element K’s extensive information technology and business […]
Does Policy Make a Difference? An Exploration into Policies for Distance Education
The study focuses on the impact of various policies (e.g., faculty compensation, workload, intellectual property, geographic service areas) on distance education enrollment growth. Five cases were developed based on data submitted in response to a survey sent to institutions that are members of the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications. The cases provide greater appreciation for […]
Elite Colleges Finally Embrace Web Degree Courses
His two dozen students, doctors studying clinical-trial design, will be in sitting in front of computers many time zones away, in Asia. Read the Full Article
Presidents, CEOs Go Back to School, Earn MBAs Without Sacrificing Family, Work
They are enrolled in Babson’s Fast Track MBA program, the first-of-its-kind online/onsite MBA program in New England. Fast Track integrates traditional onsite classroom instruction with distance and interactive learning. Read the Full Article
Bernard Osher Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to CSUH to Establish Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
The grant, renewable by the foundation to CSUH for two additional years at $100,000 per year, will fund the OLLI program to provide educational courses to persons 50 and older. It will help fund the Contra Costa Campus’ SCHOLAR program lecture series, which has been offered to older adults since 2000. The Osher Lifelong Learning […]
Penn State receives national awards for online education
Of the five major awards presented at the Eighth Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks: “The Power of Online Learning: The Faculty Experience,” Penn State garnered an Award for Excellence in Online Faculty Satisfaction for the UniSCOPE (University Scholarship and Criteria for Outreach and Performance Evaluation) project and an Award for Excellence […]