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Capella University today announced that it has received approval from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools for its School of Business to offer a Bachelor of Science degree program. The approval makes Capella one of the few universities to offer an accredited upper-division baccalaureate program entirely online.
WebCT ( www.webct.com), the world’s leading provider of integrated e-learning systems for higher education, today announced its support for JA-SIG’s uPortal open standard portal framework with the general availability of a uPortal Channel Utility for the latest version of its market-leading e-learning software. WebCT’s uPortal Channel Utility is available online to WebCT Campus Edition customers […]
Gail de Vos proudly says there are no superheroes in the online course she teaches about comic books. Students come to the class with “preconceived notions” that comics and graphic novels begin and end with Spider-Man, she says, but they leave with a broader perspective on an underrated literary genre.
New York – December 5, 2001 – This week’s episode of LearningWeek Live – the first interactive weekly webcast featuring stories about the people, technology and business of learning today – features a discussion about MERLOT, the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching. MERLOT is a consortium of institutional and system partners who […]
As technology forges ever tighter links in the areas transportation, telecommunication and finance, the scope and power of networks are continuing to expand and strengthen into so-called “supernetworks” that exceed all previously known systems.
VBrick Systems, a leader in low-cost DVD-quality video networking appliances, today announced the details of its involvement in the creation of the United States’ first fully integrated multimedia IP network on a college campus. In an ambitious undertaking, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has developed a converged IP network capable of delivering both […]
International Datacasting (TSE:IDC.) announced the signing of a contract valued at CDN$1.1 million to provide a SuperFlex hybrid broadband data and video distance learning system to a new government customer in Mexico (who declined to be identified for policy reasons).
Excite@Home (news/quote) signed an agreement yesterday afternoon with a group of cable companies, including the Comcast Corporation (news/quote) and Cox Communications (news/quote), to maintain high-speed Internet access for their customers.
New guidelines are being proposed to target students who cheat in exams on computers.
The National Science Foundation has launched a $100 million initiative to regenerate leadership in teaching and research in mathematics, science and technology by establishing Centers for Learning and Teaching throughout the country. The centers will encourage the development of new faculty and new materials to boost learning in kindergarten through 12th grade as well as […]