African Virtual University Launches Computer Degree
The four-year programme will be offered simultaneously to students based in different countries within sub-Saharan Africa, starting January next year. Read the Full Article
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Short Distance Learning
Students with the same majors go through the same academic struggles and by being grouped together can overcome them together. Based on initial results, the volunteer program appears to be paying dividends to the participants. Read the Full Article
Princess Sumayya U. to implement on-line training
This agreement is considered the second cooperative effort between the university and the training company. Earlier, ExecuTrain was chosen to be the training provider for ANERA Project that has been conducted in cooperation with Princess Sumayya University as the first “Centre of Excellence.” Read the Full Article
New Web Site Boosts Student Recruitment At Clovis Community College
His enthusiasm justifies the college’s decision to launch its student recruitment campaign for 2003 with a new Web site, http://www.clovis.edu/. Read the Full Article
Carnegie Mellon Awarded $1.9 Million Hewlett Foundation Grant to Initiate New Web-based Courses
To be provided free to individual users on the Internet, the finished courses will also be available, for a small access fee, to colleges and high schools that wish to offer them for credit. The courses include Formal Logic and Causal Reasoning with Statistical Data, both already developed, as well as Introductory Microeconomics and Introductory […]
UC Santa Cruz Online Course Emphasizes Student Involvement
The course, Technical Writing for Computer Engineers, made use of custom software developed by the instructor, Tara Madhyastha, an assistant professor of computer engineering. Madhyastha developed the online version of the course after teaching it with conventional lectures for three years. Offered by the Department of Computer Engineering as CMPE185, the course teaches engineers and […]
Moving Past Time as the Criteria: The Application of Capabilities-Based Educational Equivalency Units in Education
With the introduction and proliferation of instructional technologies and distance education, equivalency based on time in the classroom is of minimal relevance to students and instructors who supplement educational opportunities through technology (e.g., asynchronous online discussions, computer-based instruction). Unfortunately, proposed alternative models of equivalency that merely build complex relationships between new delivery systems and the […]
New distance programs available
Indiana University has become the first state institution to offer a four-year bachelor degree entirely online. Students around the world are now able to complete all 120 credit hours towards a bachelor of general studies degree by using their computer. Read the Full Article
Santa Barbara City College Gives Campus Pipeline High Marks
Survey Results Confirm Need to Launch the Campus Pipeline Web Platform Campus Wide SALT LAKE CITY—October 22, 2002—Following a successful pilot program and very positive survey results, leaders at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) rolled out the Campus Pipeline™ Web Platform to the entire campus. The Web Platform provides students, faculty, and staff with access […]
Going the distance for higher learning
Comparing the options, the long-distance programme appears to be the newest phenomenon in Thailand. Read the Full Article