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The Connecticut State University System announced today that it has signed a contract with Campus Pipeline, CollegisEduprise, SCT and WebCT to extend its distance learning arm, OnlineCSU, and enhance its online services. The CSU System includes Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, and Western Connecticut State University. Working together […]
DENVER (April-16-2002) – Jones International University® (JIU™), the first fully online, accredited university, announced today that Mexican President Vicente Fox will be the keynote speaker at its May 13 commencement ceremonies. In keeping with its students’ day-to-day learning environment, JIU will conduct the event online at www.jonesinternational.edu, where Fox’s remarks will be Webcast. The cyber […]
Digital technology has taken learning resources from the static confines of the old overhead projector to easily accessible, interactive experiences that include sound and motion. But despite the dramatic evolution in the quality of learning resources, there has been little progress towards a system of classification that allows educators to efficiently identify, locate, and reuse […]
New England College of Finance (NECF), a not-for-profit educational organization serving all segments of the financial services industry, today announced it is offering a first-of-its-kind online accredited degree program for employees of its Member and Partner companies. These include some of the most prominent firms in the industry including Fleet, State Street, Fidelity, and Liberty […]
SDSU’s computer science department has approved 45 Global Knowledge courses for credit. Further, the university has also agreed to provide SDSU computer science students and faculty access to up to five online courses from Global Knowledge per semester, providing flexibility and choice to those students in developing their course curriculum. Through this agreement, some students […]
The move is meant to help the university expand its course programs and technology networks by working more closely with African governments, says Bruno N. P. Donat, business development officer for the university. Read the Full Article
David A. Wan, currently President of the Penguin Group, the global trade book division of Pearson plc, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation (HBSP). Read the Full Article
Digital technology has taken learning resources from the static confines of the old overhead projector to easily accessible, interactive experiences that include sound and motion. But despite the dramatic evolution in the quality of learning resources, there has been little progress towards a system of classification that allows educators to efficiently identify, locate, and reuse […]
This paper looks at one particular virtual community, an on-line degree programme at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, which offers an M.S. in Library and Information Science (called “LEEP”). It draws on a framework presented by Mynatt, et al., (1998), which provides a lens for talking about on-line community as a set of affordances. This […]
In news over the past 5 – 10 years we have witnessed stories of social deviants who have taken on roles of nurturing individuals in order to lure youth into misdirected acts. But do we even consider individuals may take on different personas in on-line learning environments? In the synchronous on-line environment of the World […]