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America Online and GW Announce Research Alliance to Explore New Uses for the Internet in the Home

Dulles, VA and Washington  – America Online, the world’s leading interactive service, and The George Washington University announced today at GW’s annual Technology and Business Expo a new partnership to create the “Home of the 21st Century” Research Laboratory at the University’s campus in Ashburn, Va., in the heart of Northern Virginia’s technology corridor.  The new […]

Nova Southeastern University To Offer Online Graduate Program For European Council of International Schools

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -Nova Southeastern University, a pioneer in distance learning, has entered into a partnership with the European Council of International Schools (ECIS) to offer ECIS members an online M.S. degree in education with a specialization in teaching and learning in international schools. The advanced degree was developed in collaboration with ECIS at NSUs […]

Kansas State University: Courses offered for family and consumer sciences teachers

Kansas State University will offer summer TELENET 2 courses, which may be of interest to family and consumer sciences teachers. TELENET 2 is operated by the Kansas Regents Network and is a distance education system. It is a network of desktop videoconferencing units located in communities throughout Kansas. TELENET 2 links the entire state into […]

E-Degree: New graduate program in internet technology at UGA approved by the Board of Regents

E-commerce is now an academic pursuit at the University of Georgia. The University System of Georgia Board of Regents on Wednesday approved a one-year masters degree in Internet technology that could become a popular career move for people looking to join the management ranks of an electronic commerce venture or Internet software developer. Three departments […]

University of Minnesota takes leap into Web-based financial aid program

At the University of Minnesota, the forms used to process financial aid gobble up more than 1 million sheets of paper each yeaar. Piled up, they’d be taller than the Statue of Liberty.

Students and Academic Partners Applaud Magellan’s New Shorter Courses

Tucson, AZ: Magellan University has restructured its Information Technology course schedule so that students can now take popular IT courses in shorter segments at a lower price point. The affected courses-MCSE 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, A+ Certification, and N+ Certification are four of the most popular courses in the burgeoning IT industry. “Its a […]

Internet Remains an Important Tool for Business Education, Speakers Assert

EVEN THOUGH HUNDREDS of dot-coms have exploded into dot-bombs, the Internet remains a powerful tool for distributing business education, speakers told more than 1,000 management educators Tuesday.

Masters of business, thanks to the Internet

WHEN Peter Savoff and Mark Brannigan studied the online Master of Business Administration from the University of SA they were just as likely to be exchanging notes with students in northern China, Canada, New Guinea or the Riverland.

Athabasca University: Study Comparing Student-to-Student Classroom and Online Learning

High Quality Online Education Compares Well to the Traditional Classroom, Says New Athabasca University Study Toronto, April 24, 2001 — In a study exploring the interactions of MBA students, researchers from the University of Western Ontario’s Richard Ivey School of Business and Athabasca University’s Centre for Innovative Management (CIM) have uncovered that online learning is […]

Element K Provides Online Training for Florida Community College Distance Learning Consortium

Element K, a leading provider of e-learning solutions for education, business, and individuals, announced an agreement today with the Florida Community College Distance Learning Consortium, a system-wide entity representing twenty-eight community colleges and more than 800,000 students in Florida. Element K will provide online training for eighteen Florida community colleges, including Miami-Dade Community College, the […]