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University of Arizona Streams With Virage

Virage, Inc., a provider of software and services that enable video for strategic online applications, announces the University of Arizona’s use of the Virage Internet Video Application Platform to provide searchable streaming video of select courses at a University website. The initiative, which is part of the University’s Virtual Adaptive Learning Architecture (VALA) research grant […]

WebCT Provides New Products and Services for Institutions Expanding Their E-learning Campus-wide

LYNNFIELD, Mass. and VANCOUVER, BC, Mar 27, 2001 — WebCT, the world’s leading provider of integrated e-learning systems for higher education, announced today the release of its newest e-learning platform, WebCT 3.5. WebCT 3.5 is offered in two editions, Standard and Campus. Standard Edition is a continuation of the company’s current product line for institutions […]

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Instructional Technology Specialist

Instructional Technology Specialist The University of Georgia Educational Technology Services (IS&T) (http://www.gsu.edu/uets/) (#1462), Paygrade-19 Anticipated hiring range-$47,137-$63,247 For more information and to learn about the application process go to http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwhre/bulletin.html Overview Provides instructional technology services and support to faculty for their web-based courseware. Participates as a member of the project management team to develop new […]

A Digest of Recent Corporate News in Distance Education

DIGEST OF RECENT CORPORATE NEWS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION, involving Babson College; Hamline, Michigan Virtual, Texas Tech, and United States Open Universities; the State University of New York; and the Universities of Arizona and Washington, among others.

Online learning is cost effective, says Iowa State U. speaker

(U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa — Studies have found online learning may be more cost effective, said Ann Hill Duin, associate provost and director of Extended and Continuing education, during a nontraditional student conference.

A Day in the Life of the Part-Time MBA

No one said juggling jobs, school, and family was going to be easy. Here’s how six part-timers are trying to achieve the balance

Virtual university on growth spurt

In Depth Report From The Business Journal

eCollege’sSM Unique Campus AuthorSM Empowers Administrators to Easily Update

DENVER – March 26, 2001 – eCollegeSM [Nasdaq: ECLG], an eLearning software and services provider, today announced the availability of its unique Campus AuthorSM tool, empowering administrators to easily change and update their online campuses in real time, without any knowledge of HTML. The tool is already being used by 12 institutions. “eCollege is on […]

The Dearth of Teacher-Educators

As educators and policymakers try to address widespread teacher shortages, experts say few are recognizing a similar and perhaps more disturbing trend: the dwindling supply of teacher-educators. (Education Week, March

Virtual Operations

Simulators Could Curb Patient Deaths, But Can Med Schools Afford Them?