OUBS JOINS EUROPEAN BUSINESS SCHOOL ELITE
The Open University Business School has been awarded the prestigious European quality kitemark (EQUIS) from the European Foundation for Management Development (efmd).
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO BE FOCUS OF NEW DUKE ‘ISIS’ PROGRAM
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke is developing an innovative program that will use cutting-edge information technology to create new teaching models and more closely link course work to the workaday world.
Stanford University and Harvard Business School Explore e-Learning Partnership
The two institutions, pioneers in electronic learning, propose creation of a distribution platform for non-degree courses and say they expect it will become the world’s premier source of online management education. “The worldwide need for management skills has never been greater, and the demand for innovative approaches to management education is high,” said Robert Joss, […]
UselessKnowledge.com Trivia Scores Big with College Students
UselessKnowledge.com, the world’s largest trivia Web site, is quenching College students’ thirst for trivial information. Found at http://www.UselessKnowledge.com, the site recently signed agreements with two major college Web sites to put its wealth of trivia in front of college and university students across the U.S. UselessKnowledge.com is the exclusive provider of trivia and trivia questions […]
First Graduate of Online University Receives Degree from Governors on Friday
Surrounded by governors of western states wearing caps and gowns, Gennie Kirch, an elementary school teacher, will received her Master of Arts Degree in Learning and Technology on Friday, December1. The unusual graduation ceremony is being held in conjunction with the Western Governors Association meeting in La Jolla, California and celebrates the first commencement ceremony […]
Western Governors University and The Chauncey Group Form Partnership
PRINCETON, NJ — November 28, 2000 – Western Governors University (WGU), an online distance education institution that offers competency-based degree programs, has contracted with The Chauncey Group International to develop high-quality assessments for students seeking degrees in WGU’s Business curriculum. WGU extends the opportunity for a college degree to the non-traditional student. In developing a […]
College will offer Microsoft training
Chemeketa has been approved to provide classes that prepare students for systems engineer testing.
Blackboard Buys Two College-Based Co.’s
Blackboard Inc., already one of the Districts best-known technology companies, is scheduled to announce acquisitions today that aim to strengthen its position as a provider of technology infrastructure to colleges and universities—and nearly double the size of the company.
Campus unplugged
Buena Vista University’s wireless campus plugs students in, 24/7 – and the impact is felt from the dorm to the classroom.
University of Hawaii teams up with mainland school for virtual training
The universities of Hawaii and New Mexico have embarked on a virtual reality medical training program they hope will improve medical services in accidents, disasters and maybe even in the far reaches of space.