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Free and Thornton, LLC announced today that it has been awarded The California State University Master Enabling Agreement (MEA) contract for the Common Management Systems (CMS) Project.
NYUonline, the three-year-old distance-learning venture of New York University, is restructuring its operations and will eventually close, the university announced Tuesday.
The National Science Foundation has awarded $13.75 million to create a Center for Bits and Atoms at the MIT Media Laboratory to explore how the content of information relates to its physical representation, from atomic nuclei to global networks.
The architecture of Walter A. Netsch draws on what he calls “field theory” — an intricate lattice of intersecting shapes that serves as the basis for all of his designs. It’s not a system that can be easily demonstrated in a lecture hall, says Glenn Wiggins. Mr. Wiggins, a professor of architecture at the Wentworth […]
After several years of planning, Northland College’s Distance Learning program is now in full swing, with 12 courses being offered this coming winter and spring. Community members are encouraged to register for any of these courses; registration begins on November 26 and continues through December 15.
The training in information technology and other technical fields that community colleges provide is a major resource for the United States’ global competitiveness, says Willard R. Daggett, president of the International Center for Leadership in Education, a consulting group that focuses on education reform through academic technology.
The greatest aim of the Internet, it would seem, is to get every single thing in the natural world online, in one form or another – everything from artificial oceans to virtual body parts. Scientists and technology experts seem to have attacked no task with greater doggedness. And why stop with the terrestrial, when there’s […]
TechSkills announced it has received approval for licensing from the North Carolina Community College System’s Proprietary School Licensing Board. TechSkills has joined the elite group of licensed proprietary schools that provide education to North Carolina communities. To be licensed, proprietary schools must meet stringent requirements including standards for program and course offerings, facilities, financial stability, […]
“Witchcraft and Heresy in Europe,” a popular online course at Arizona State University, might draw some of its appeal from the timeless intrigue of its subject matter.
While University of Alabama students prepared for the Thanksgiving holidays, the Faculty Senate met Tuesday to discuss posting faculty evaluations on the Internet.