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Cal State Fullerton Debuts Its First Online Master’s Degree Program

Based on a growing demand by military personnel, industry professionals and teachers who are seeking advanced education in instructional design, Cal State Fullerton is introducing an online master of science degree in instructional design and technology. Aug. 2 is the registration deadline for the program’s September launch. It will be the university’s first online master’s […]

Regent universities combine resources for foreign language

In an effort to combat lower enrollments in some of the foreign language and literature classes, mainly due to state budget cuts; Iowa University, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa have combined their resources to create a new program called the Iowa Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies Distance Learning Consortium. Read […]

UTEP distance learning sets example

Henry Ingle, the university’s associate vice president for Technology and Planning and Distance Learning, said the participants from Africa, Asia, Europe, Mexico and Central and South America should be enlightened about every aspect of distance education, including building a program from the ground up. Read The Full Article

University of Massachusetts Advances Distance Learning Programs with Live eLearning and Collaboration Platform from Centra

LEXINGTON, MA (July 29, 2002) Centra (NASDAQ: CTRA), the leading provider of business software solutions for eLearning and real-time collaboration, today announced that UMassOnline, the University of Massachusetts’ Web-based learning division, has standardized on CentraOne™ to power live, instructor-led, online education programs. After an extensive evaluation of eLearning vendors and a competitive procurement process, UMassOnline […]

A Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth

COL is sharing the draft document at this time is to solicit input from stakeholders and interested parties throughout the Commonwealth. COL will present an initial report, including these recommendations, to a committee of Commonwealth education ministers later this year. If the ministers endorse the recommendations, the next phase will be for COL to prepare […]

Law Student Sues Web-Filtering Company in a Challenge to Millennium Copyright Act

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court, is the latest challenge by an academic researcher to the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act. )Read The Full Article

Princeton Pries Into Web Site for Yale Applicants

Yale officials filed a complaint yesterday with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Read The Full Article

Yale Tells FBI of Rival’s Web Breach

Princeton issued an immediate apology and suspended its associate dean of admissions. Read The Full Article

U. of Texas at Austin Plans Online Gateway to Digitized Resources

Called the Digital Knowledge Gateway, the resource will let anyone with Internet access peruse the university’s collections and research. And Texas residents will be able to create customized portals that will let them search for information and sign up to be notified when data that fit their interests are added. Read The Full Article

University Offers Islamic Studies Online

The nonprofit college, called Internet Islamic University, awards diplomas and bachelor’s degrees in Islamic disciplines, says the president, Zahir Uddin. He is executive director of a research group, the Center for American Muslim Research and Information. Read The Full Article