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New Society Learns Lessons From Nature

Dr Elizabeth McMillan from the Open University is a co-founder of the Complexity Society which will bring together academics, researchers, and members of the public who are all fascinated by radical new ways of structuring and running organisations – utilising concepts from chaos theory, complexity science and evolution. These new approaches use living case studies […]

New Mexico State University Enhances Distance Education Program with Real-time eLearning Software from Centra

“We identified an enormous opportunity to leverage the power of Centra to enhance and extend the quality of Internet-based distance education programs across our state and beyond,” said Brian Ormand, assistant director, ICT, of New Mexico State University. “The ease-of-use, reliability, and interactivity of the virtual classroom experience made Centra the obvious technology choice. As […]

Golden Gate University Offers 31 Fully Online Degree and Certificate Programs for Spring 2003 Term

DENVER and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 12, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — eCollege(SM) (Nasdaq: ECLG), a leading provider of technology and services for online higher education programs, and Golden Gate University (GGU) today announced spring registration for 31 graduate and undergraduate online degree and certificate programs, including the most recently launched bachelor of business administration degree […]

Regents look to fill void in southwest [Kansas]

Now, the Board of Regents is studying how best to put bachelor’s degrees within easier reach of all Kansans. Read the Full Article

Data transfer demo sets speed mark

The high-speed networking technology is a component of grid computing, which allows people to tap computer power and resources like databases from computers distributed around the world. The speed makes it possible to work with very large amounts of remote data, much like the Web’s Hypertext Transfer Protocol makes it easy to access and interact […]

Virtual Counseling

Amy, a freshman at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, thought something in her life had gone wrong, and she went to talk to a friend about it. The friend referred Amy not to a counseling center, but to a Web address that had been mentioned as part of a class orientation. Read the […]

The California State University system selects Collegis for six-month Academic Technology Strategy Project

(Maitland, Fla. and Long Beach, Calif. — November 12, 2002) — The California State University (CSU), the nation’s largest university system, today announced it will develop an Academic Technology Strategy to ensure that its growing investment in technology will reap academic dividends for its students and instructors. As a first step toward accomplishing this goal, […]

Analysis: Education in transition states

For example Kliment and Metodius University in Skopje, Macedonia is investigating forged diplomas issued to its students — and staff in the economics faculty — by Bulgarian diploma mills. Read the Full Article

Ghostwriter: Educational Drama and Presence in a Virtual Environment

Abstract Improvisational dramatic role-play activities are used in classrooms to encourage children to explore the feelings of the characters in a story. Role-play exercises can give a story personal significance to each child, and an insight and understanding of the characters and the relationships between them. It can also help the development of moral reasoning […]

University Of Wisconsin System’s dot.edu(SM) Partners With NIIT To Enhance e-Learning Education Utility Offerings

ATLANTA, GA — (INTERNET WIRE) — 11/06/2002 — dot.edu, the University of Wisconsin System’s educational application service provider, announced today its partnership with NIIT, a global training and IT solutions company, to offer NIIT’s integrated learning framework to its external customers in higher education institutions, public and private schools, and educational agencies nationwide. Read the […]