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Students who enroll in the online version of Brenau University’s master’s program in early-childhood education automatically get a $200-per-course scholarship. The unusual incentive was created to attract students who otherwise might not be able to afford the university’s distance-education courses, which cost more than its traditional ones.
SEATTLE — The University of Washington is making available online four of its newest and most innovative programs in information technology and e-business, the certificate programs in Internet Programming, Web Administration, Web Consultant, and E-Commerce Management. These intensive, distance learning programs have been designed to give students interested in the Internet and business the tools […]
Colleges must find new ways to pay for information technology, says a new report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy in Washington
The K-State program, offered through the department of agricultural economics, has received the University Continuing Education Association/Peterson’s Award for most innovative distance education program. The award was presented at the association’s annual meeting April 7 in Philadelphia. In addition, the master in agribusiness program also has received honorable mention honors from the American Distance Education […]
Officials at the digital-library company Questia this week sliced their staff in half, laying off 139 of 283 employees.
May 09, 2001 — Effective immediately, Dr. James Shaeffer will serve as the University of North Dakota’s Chief Information Officer on an interim basis. The position is in addition to Shaeffer’s responsibilities as Associate Vice President for Outreach Services and Dean of Outreach Programs. This title of Interim CIO recognizes Shaeffer’s activities in the development, […]
Nicholson Baker — best known for his popular novels that explore the minutiae of everyday life — has recently become a self-described “library activist,” on a crusade to preserve dusty books, newspapers, and other old-fashioned printed materials.
Indeliq, a provider of performance simulation e-learning solutions to the corporate enterprise market, and internationally recognized Babson College recently announced they have formed an alliance to develop simulated e-learning applications. Through this alliance, Indeliq and Babson are jointly developing a suite of seven web-based simulations entitled “Building Business Acumen” that combine Babson’s integrated curriculum and […]
Kaplan, Inc., a leading education and career services company, today launched TOEFL Skills Assessment, an entirely online introduction to the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Accessible at Kaplan’s test preparation and admissions Web site www.kaptest.com, the TOEFL Skills Assessment expands access to the hundreds of thousands of international students applying to American […]
PeopleSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq:PSFT), a world leader in providing eBusiness applications, today announced that its Student Administration software will be used within PricewaterhouseCoopers’ online learning portal solution recently selected by the US Army. Under the agreement, PeopleSoft will be instrumental in providing soldiers with convenient and easy access to higher education degrees and advanced training certifications. […]