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Kentucky Virtual University signs agreement with publisher
Kentucky’s online institution of higher learning has reached an agreement with a national online publisher that will allow the school’s faculty and students to publish and read computer-based texts.
New Poll Shows Faculty Prefer Web-Enhanced Courses to Either Classroom-Only or Distance-Only Courses
Lynnfield, MA — A new e-Learning Poll from WebCT, the worlds leading provider of integrated e-learning systems for higher education, shows strong faculty preference for web-enhanced classroom instruction over either traditional classroom-only instruction or online-only distance education. Faculty also say student learning achievement is maximized in courses that combine online and classroom elements. The […]
Corinthian Colleges Reports Record Activity in Distance Learning Initiative
SANTA ANA, Calif.– Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Nasdaq: COCO) today announced record setting increases in activity in its distance learning initiative. For the quarter ended March 31, 2001, activity in the company’s distance learning courses increased approximately 62% over the prior quarter, and 337% over the same quarter of last year. The company defines distance education […]
NetTrends: Online programs change how business taught
As more and more teaching is taking place through cyberspace, many of the top-tier business schools are incorporating at least a component of Web-based learning.
MIT Cheered From a Distance
Distance educators on Wednesday applauded MIT’s plan to post its course materials online for free, and believe it will complement both traditional education and online education.
SUNY Buffalo Library School Renamed School of Informatics
The State University of New York at Buffalo has merged its Department of Library and Information Studies with the Department of Communication. The new unit is called the School of Informatics.
Auditing Classes at M.I.T., on the Web and Free
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 3 — Other universities may be striving to market their courses to the Internet masses in hopes of dot-com wealth. But the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has chosen the opposite path: to post virtually all its course materials on the Web, free to everybody.
Hispanic group, IBM join to narrow digital divide
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and IBM announced an alliance to recruit and better prepare Hispanic students for careers in the computer industry.
At Purdue U., Students Chat Online With the Artists Whose Works They Study
STUDENTS IN AN ONLINE COURSE IN ART of the American West, offered at Purdue University, chat online with the artists covered in the course.