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SDSU’s computer science department has approved 45 Global Knowledge courses for credit. Further, the university has also agreed to provide SDSU computer science students and faculty access to up to five online courses from Global Knowledge per semester, providing flexibility and choice to those students in developing their course curriculum. Through this agreement, some students […]
The move is meant to help the university expand its course programs and technology networks by working more closely with African governments, says Bruno N. P. Donat, business development officer for the university. Read the Full Article
David A. Wan, currently President of the Penguin Group, the global trade book division of Pearson plc, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation (HBSP). Read the Full Article
In news over the past 5 – 10 years we have witnessed stories of social deviants who have taken on roles of nurturing individuals in order to lure youth into misdirected acts. But do we even consider individuals may take on different personas in on-line learning environments? In the synchronous on-line environment of the World […]
This paper looks at one particular virtual community, an on-line degree programme at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, which offers an M.S. in Library and Information Science (called “LEEP”). It draws on a framework presented by Mynatt, et al., (1998), which provides a lens for talking about on-line community as a set of affordances. This […]
The most recent issue of The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) is now online. "Hybridization of Higher Education: Cross National Perspectives" – the efforts of conventional campus teaching universities in 13 countries to become "dual mode" distance teaching universities – is the theme of latest issue of IRRODL. In this […]
ITVS presents INDEPENDENT SPIRITS: The Faith & John Hubley Story airing nationally on public television in June 2002 (check local listings) An inside look into the lives and work of two of the most important artists in animation, Faith & John Hubley. "Too often animation is served as mindless, soul-less entertainment aimed at children. The […]
Work-Learning Research today released a condensed version of its E-Learning Audit and made it available for free on its website (www.work-learning.com). The E-Learning Quick-Audit ensures that e-learning courses follow the principles of learning articulated in Dr. Will Thalheimer’s research white paper, e-LEARNING: Utilizing research-based considerations to improve learning and performance. The audit is designed (1) […]
E-learning wasn’t immediately embraced by Bell Nexxia employees but it has been useful in smoothing over some relationships, according to one executive. Read the Full Article
LANSING, Mich.-April 10, 2002-Michigan Virtual University announces the release of a comprehensive set of standards that can be used to develop and evaluate the quality of online courses. Developed by MVU instructional designers Noel Estabrook and Peter Arashiro, the standards are based on decades of research and the best thinking in the field of instructional […]