Archive for the ‘New Programs’ Category

University of Evansville Expanding Online Learning with $1 Million Grant

Indiana’s University of Evansville is developing its online education and learning efforts thanks to a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment. The university will use the funds to “implement major initiatives that will enhance the campus as well as the online learning environment,” according to a news announcement. Campus Technology

Signature Course: Building Virtual Worlds

In Building Virtual Worlds (BVW), one of four core classes in the Master’s in Entertainment Technology (MET) program from CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), students are placed on small teams, with new groups and goals for each two-week round. Working together, they design and build interactive experiences. Carnegie Mellon University

OSU offers virtual gardening, chicken brooding classes during lockdown

As people work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and spend more time thinking about their personal safety and security, home gardening has grown in popularity, said Timothy McDermott, an extension educator in agriculture and natural resources at The Ohio State University. edscoop

Penn State adds new areas of study to its top-10-ranked online MBA

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State has expanded its highly ranked online MBA program to include six new areas of study, a move aimed at giving today’s business professionals a chance to shape their graduate education to their career goals and diversify their skill sets. Students in the Penn State Online MBA can now choose […]

New Online Academic Programs

The new degrees and certificates are in American Sign Language studies, cybersecurity, emergency management, military history, nursing and public health. Inside Higher Ed

Nebraska College Launches New Data Science Major

Nebraska Wesleyan University has developed an integrative data science major designed to connect its traditional liberal arts education with high-tech skills now in demand by employers. Nebraska Wesleyan University

Salesforce Joins Forces with SNHU to Offer College Credits

A new partnership between Southern New Hampshire University and Salesforce will give students the opportunity to earn college credits for completing Salesforce training badges. Campus Technology

Online Education Start-Up, Backed by Research University Credit

Outlier, from founder of MasterClass, aims to create high-quality, low-priced ($400) gen-ed courses to help community college students transfer. Credits will bear University of Pittsburgh’s name. Inside Higher ED

Vietnam National University launches distance medical training

Underpinned by a decentralised cloud network, the university is offering medical training to people in rural and poorer areas Educational Technology

OU partners with colleges to deliver sector specific functional skills courses

The partnership between The Open University (OU) and three FE colleges has been extended with the launch of sector specific English and maths functional skills. Supporting the government’s National Retraining Scheme, several courses are now available with contextualised content, specific to the construction; engineering; health; social care and education. The free courses, available on the […]