Online classes usher in new era of learning
When Jennifer White moved to Tampa from northern Minnesota, she planned on getting a degree from the University of South Florida. Read the Full Article
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Online M. A. Program in Educational Technology Debuts at San Diego State University
Distance Educator.com: Dr. Ritchie, recently, you announced the expansion of the distance education offerings by the Department of Educational Technology at San Diego State University. Would you tell us about the origin and recent history of your online program? Dr. Ritchie: We began offering students the ability to take our distance courses in 1996. At […]
New Internet-based Courses on Library Science
LIS 519 – Selection, Acquisition and Management of Non-Book Materials LIS 581 – Management of Libraries and Information Agencies LIS 584 – Academic and Research Libraries Spring Semester courses will be offered January 13 – April 28, 2003 Spring 2003 registration begins October 26, 2002 See the Distance Learning Web Page for cost and online […]
The Development of Social Climate in Virtual Learning Discussion Groups
Abstract As the educational use of computer mediated communication (CMC) increases there is growing interest among researchers as to social processes evolving within the varied models of group work using Internet, e.g., special interest groups, topical discussion groups, discussion forums attached to virtual courses, and learning communities. In this paper we present a synthetic summary […]
Polar Bear Offers Students U.S. Degree Accreditation Through Affiliation With Kaplan College
The agreement will enable students of Polar Bear’s programs to transfer up to 40 credit hours towards a Kaplan College bachelors or associates degree. Read the Full Article
MIT and London team report first transatlantic touch
Potential applications abound. “In addition to sound and vision, virtual reality programs could include touch as well,” said Mandayam A. Srinivasan, director of MIT’s Touch Lab and leader of the MIT team. Read the Full Article
Web learning growing statewide
The IVC, which coordinates distance education courses in Illinois, reported a 49 percent increase in the number of students taking online courses statewide last spring. Read the Full Article
The Online Life of the Millennial College Student
College life today puts them in an entirely different environment: one that allows them to date, play games, register for classes, publish their diaries, and buy books (and anything else they want)—with the entire planet and do it without ever leaving their rooms. It’s a world lit by incredible opportunity and darkened by shadows of […]
Wallenberg Hall opens new era in innovative learning
New information technologies developed during the last two decades have the potential to change education as much as the printed book transformed learning during the last millennium, Provost John Etchemendy said at the reopening of Building 160 as Wallenberg Hall on Oct. 24. Read the Full Article
3 state universities proposing changes in their educational focus
The changes may be forced by changing economic times – less state funding to the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University while the costs of programs, faculty and keeping the campuses in shape continue to increase. Read the Full Article