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Technology major driving force in future of education

What is happening to education and where is it going in the 21st century? While there are no simple answers to that question, Jon Martinson, executive director of the North Dakota School Boards Association, says there are some indicators of what the future will bring.

Going offline in class gets students on task

Five years ago, Houghton College became one of the first institutions in the country to require laptop computers for all incoming students. Now it’s among the first to install software to keep students from using those laptops to go online or check e-mail — at least while teachers are lecturing.

Education online

Two institutions stand out in their online promotion of e-learning – the Auckland University of Technology and The Open Polytechnic.

World’s first e-university sets up global base in Singapore

Singapore is now home to the world’s first online university — U21global.

The Wharton School Chooses Centra to Make Executive MBA Program `Bi-Coastal’ through Live eLearning and Collaboration

Nation’s Leading Business School Expands Reach to Remote Students with Interactive Online Courses

Increasing number of institutions attacking Internet plagiarism

It’s great when you have an original thought and put it down on paper; it’s bad when you put someone else’s thought down on paper without credit.

Online courses get high marks

Online graduate programs offered in Public Health and Business Administration are ranked among the top programs in the nation, according to a new survey by U.S. News & World Report. Both programs are available through the Division of Continuing Education.

Got baseball?

New IUB grad student’s ‘Stealing Home’ tomorrow on WTIU

Virginia’s Answer to Enrollment Boom: ‘Virtual’ U.

Virginia officials are planning a new “virtual” university that would let students earn degrees by stringing together online and traditional course work from several colleges across the state.

Higher-Education Council Backs a New Virtual University for Virginia

Virginia’s State Council of Higher Education on Tuesday endorsed the creation of a distance-learning institution that would let students accumulate college credit by taking online courses from colleges all over the state.