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Electronic education connects students
A student lying down in class dressed in plaid flannel pajamas with a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey Ice Cream might not go over so well with some instructors.
Connecticut State University System Selects WebCT and The Alliance to Enhance Distance Learning Initiative
Hartford, Conn., Oct. 17, 2001 ? Following extensive research and analysis, the Connecticut State University System has selected WebCT to provide the course management system for its online and web-enhanced classes. “OnlineCSU, the virtual classroom of our four universities, constantly strives to improve the student-centered learning experience,” said William J. Cibes, Chancellor of the CSU […]
UC Davis-Developed ‘Chat’ Software Helps Students Learn Languages
Language students at the University of California are using “chat” software, developed by UC Davis computer scientist Richard Walters, to learn better and faster. The technology is so promising that the U.S. Army Defense Language Institute is funding further development and extension to other languages, particularly Arabic, with an initial grant of $100,000. The Remote […]
School offering 4-year degrees online in partnership with PHCC
An alliance with Franklin University of Columbus, Ohio, will allow the local community college to offer more four-year degrees.
USM library science online degree offered
The University of Southern Mississippi is in the forefront of universities offering online certificate and degree programs.
Sun Microsystems and Stanford University Protect Online Materials Around The World
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW) and Stanford University announced their joint undertaking, the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) program — designed to protect the integrity of valuable electronic content, is performing well in large-scale tests at the 47 locations around the world where it has been deployed. A product of an eighteen-month collaboration between […]
The upcoming opening of a new training and testing center at Montgomery College shows that education doesn’t stop after college.
The college’s ACT Center, one of four such facilities at North Harris Montgomery Community College District campuses, will open Nov. 8 to provide state-of-the-art Web-based learning. The centers will hold open houses that day which the public is invited to attend.
Cornell’s Distance-Education Arm Readies a New Program, and Hopes for Profits
eCornell, Cornell University’s for-profit distance-education company, is ramping up for a November 1 grand opening of its online courses from Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. The courses mark the introduction of eCornell’s first full-length online professional-certification program.
Microsoft, U. Iowa enter new relationship
Iowa — A new relationship forged with software giant Microsoft will likely trigger more cash and hardware donations in a time when money at the University of Iowa is tight, a UI official said.