State of the States
The nation’s governors began the State of the State season with the January 3 address by Governor Jesse Ventura to the people of Minnesota. At least 36 governors will address their constituents over the next five weeks.
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Minister To See How Open University Opens Doors To Study
The Open University will play host to Margaret Hodge, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning and Higher Education, briefing her on the latest OU initiatives to broaden the range of people taking up university study. The Minister will hear how the university continues to encourage people of all backgrounds to study – reflecting the Government’s […]
Big Ten School in Cyberspace: A Brief History of Penn State’s World Campus
In his 1996 State of the University Address, Penn State’s President Graham Spanier first outlined his ambitious goals for a new, “virtual” Penn State campus – the World Campus. “I believe the World Campus will change the shape of the land-grant university in the 21st century,” said Spanier. “We are creating a university without walls […]
Software developed by Georgia Tech detects possible cheating in students’ homework
A software program designed by Georgia Tech professors to detect cheating in students’ computer programming homework turned up 186 possible violators, school officials said.
Husband and Wife Use ‘Smart’ Classrooms to Teach Policy-Making at 2 Universities
In the world of public policy, American University and Cleveland State University are separated by more than a few hundred miles: Public-policy students at American usually train for careers in the federal government, while most of their Cleveland State peers plan to work on local or state levels. Using videoconferencing technology, a husband-and-wife team aims […]
Honolulu Community College Named a Microsoft “IT” Academy Program
Only 12 Schools Selected throughout the United States
Stanford Online Courselets: Leveling the Learning Field, On- and Off-Campus
The Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD), working with School of Engineering faculty, has launched another innovation in online learning for both on-campus and distance students taking Stanford graduate engineering, science and engineering management courses. SCPD will develop a comprehensive portfolio of online courselets — self-contained, integrated sets of Web-based learning materials and tools to […]
Capella University Expands Into Global Education Markets Through New Partnership With Informatics
Capella University announced it has formed a distribution partnership with Informatics, a global IT training company based in Singapore, that extends the opportunity for adult learners outside the U.S. to obtain a graduate-level degree from an accredited American institution. PurpleTrain.com, the e-learning service provider by the Informatics Group, will represent Capella by marketing, recruiting, pre-screening […]
U. of Maryland’s Online Program Reaches Out to Students of Naval War College
Military officers seeking to improve their chances for promotion both within the armed services and in the civilian world can now transfer credits from a program at the United States Naval War College to a new online master’s-degree program offered by the University of Maryland University College.
Campus Pipeline Enters 2002 Running — Delivers New Web Platform and Six New Products
Campus Pipeline, Inc.announced it has delivered the latest upgrade of the Campus Pipeline™ Web Platform 3.1, and six new products that expand the Web Platform’s enterprise functionality and customization capabilities. The Campus Pipeline Web Platform serves as a foundation for the unified digital campus, integrating campus technologies, student information systems (SIS), learning management systems (LMS), […]