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The vast natural and cultural wonders of China and the day-to-day lives of the Chinese people are the subject of Minnesota’s new interactive online learning resource called China-Minnesota Ventures. The site is unique because it will feature interactive daily Internet reports produced by two student “ambassadors” who will accompany Governor Jesse Ventura on his trade […]
Oregon State University has begun a process to streamline its operations for greater fiscal efficiency and realign its curriculum and organizational structure to better serve its many constituents and create a greater impact in the world.
The Purdue Board of Trustees today (Friday, 11/2) adopted a five-year strategic plan to make Purdue a preeminent university, advancing quality in all areas, leading the world in basic and applied sciences and engineering, and contributing to societal progress, especially in Indiana.
Professor Henry Mintzberg is one of the world’s most influential teachers of business strategy. Now he’s developing a new lesson plan: to change the very essence of business education itself.
Not too long ago, course registration was a grueling rite of passage for college students across the country. Not anymore. Today’s Wahoos can read class descriptions, register, and add and drop courses from the comfort of their own keyboards or phones. Registration, however, is just one example of the administrative business students now conduct electronically, […]
The new Computing Research Institute at Purdue University is harnessing the information revolution that is driving much of the nation’s economy to develop technologies for use in computing and digital communications.
Cheryl Vedoe, Apple’s vice president of Education Products and Marketing, talked about “Empowering Higher Education: Tools for the Digital Age” in a corporate presentation at this week’s EDUCAUSE education conference in Indianapolis, IN. She spoke of how Apple was working to develop solutions for administrators, faculty members, researchers and students in higher-ed.
Pressure is building among higher education faculty to supplement classes with course Web sites. While the vast majority of college students report that they use the Web for college work, only 40 percent of four-year college faculty and 22 percent of two-year college faculty have course Web sites. For faculty interested in building Web sites, […]
School administration officials will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and further their professional and educational goals completely online through Penn State World Campus courses starting in spring 2002. The World Campus will offer “Ethical Leadership and Decision Making in Education” (EDADM 501) and “School-based Prevention: Planning for Safe and Caring Schools” (EDADM 502)–the […]