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Software piracy investigation hits Purdue

During the week before Christmas Break a student’s Shreve Hall room was searched and a computer was confiscated in connection with an investigation into one of the largest software piracy rings in the world.

New Distance Education Offering for Crop Advisers

In 1993, the American Society of Agronomy created a professional certification program for crop advisers. More than 14,000 people now are certified through the program. To maintain their certification, crop advisers must earn 40 Continuing Education Units (CEU) every two years. Helping crop advisers earn those CEUs is the focus of a new Iowa State […]

Nicholls State University to expand online programs via grants

Nicholls State University has received two grants worth more than $86,000 to develop and expand distance-learning college courses to off-campus students.

Dr. Randall Ott’s Perspective on Online Instruction

Dr. Randall Ott is a Professor of Production Medicine/Theriogenology at the College of Veterinary Medicine on the Urbana campus of the University of Illinois. He is an advocate, user, and early adaptor of online learning technology. As the Director of Online Degree Programs for the College of Veterinary Medicine he is responsible for helping other […]

UMass Lowell’s Gower to Teach ‘Principles of Supervision’ Online Beginning in January

Four Courses for M.Ed. in Educational Administration Available Online This Spring

Use of video conferences rising, Mississippi State University official reports

Video conferences for distance education and business meetings are providing options for meeting the travel challenges faced during tighter budgets and increased concerns about flying.

At the Naval Academy, Professors Are Pushing to Offer First Distance Course

Several professors at the United States Naval Academy are modifying an ethics course required for all midshipmen to make it the institution’s first online course.

Intellinex and Alliance for Higher Education to Partner on Learning Solutions

Intellinex LLC, one of the largest providers of advanced, strategic, e-Learning solutions announced today a marketing alliance with the Alliance for Higher Education. Through the relationship, Intellinex and the Alliance for Higher Education can provide customized, end-to-end distance learning solutions for Alliance members, and other large corporate customers.

CollegisEduprise, Inc. steps up technology services at “The Rock”

Maitland, Fla. and Slippery Rock, Pa. – Dec. 18, 2001 – Learning opportunities are getting more fun and efficient at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (SRU), which has teamed with CollegisEduprise to enable faculty and students to enjoy the benefits of technology-enhanced education. CollegisEduprise, a Florida-based technology services and e-Education provider to higher education, today […]

California State U. Investigates a Dean’s Ties to ‘Degree.com’ Institution

The chancellor of the California State University System has suspended a dean at its Monterey Bay campus pending an investigation into the dean’s affiliation with a distance-learning institution that was fined in October by Texas