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With the advent of widespread use of the Internet to convey information, there has been considerable interest in formulating college and university policies concerning intellectual property (IP), especially as it relates to distance learning (DL). When professors’ lectures are put on the Internet to be distributed to potentially numerous students at a physical distance from […]
U of A, Athabasca reach out to deliver learning, information around the world
(U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. — Geoff Hicks’ room looks more like a spaceship than a dorm room. Four computer monitors fill his desk space. A VCR, two stereos and a television rest on the bookshelves above his bed.
IRVINE, Calif. — RnetHealth, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RNET) today announced a comprehensive partnership with the University of Florida College of Medicine, Continuing Medical and Distance Education, to offer educational programs for students and professionals related to the neurobiology of addiction and the physical and neuropsychological mechanisms of major substances of abuse. The first partnership […]
The National Education Association has issued a manual asserting that online instruction is almost always more expensive than traditional, in-person instruction.
Gurak proposed a minor in Internet, Science and Society because of student demand. “We’re doing stuff at the graduate level, and the undergrads kept saying, `We’d like to learn some of this stuff, too.”’
(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES — USC’s distance learning program has its merits, but it must focus on what’s best for both the distance learner as well as the student attending classes on campus.
(U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. — While anonymity is considered a blessing if you are a student who does not like going to a 9:10 lecture class, this luxury is slowly being lost as many of the nation’s top universities are instituting systems that enable instructors to easily identify students.
In the world of elite business schools, Harvard and Stanford are separated by ideology, distance, and a rivalry that has them competing for students, faculty, and corporate customers. But in an uncharacteristic twist, the two now appear close to a landmark deal to merge part of their B-school operations, BusinessWeek has learned. The proposed plan: […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee will join nearly 100 university leaders from six continents at a convocation beginning April 22 in Washington, D.C., to explore how universities are responding to the economic and cultural challenges of globalization and information technologies. The international meeting is being convened by the Association of American Universities, of […]