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Iowa Plans an Online-Education Network Bringing Together Existing Offerings

The Iowa Board of Regents approved a plan last week to create a statewide online-education program that will bring together existing offerings by the state’s public universities and community colleges.

Book Review: FACILITATING ONLINE LEARNING

Distance education is no longer traditional classroom instruction transplanted to a computer interface, nor does it define itself relative to the traditional classroom dynamics between teacher and student.

Bell Opponents Scorch Tauzin Bill

Opponents of the regional Bells opened fire Tuesday on a bill that would free the four phone giants from prohibitions on offering data services outside their local service areas.

Book Review: FACILITATING ONLINE LEARNING

Distance education is no longer traditional classroom instruction transplanted to a computer interface, nor does it define itself relative to the traditional classroom dynamics between teacher and student.

FCC’s Powell: Net content to remain unregulated

LAS VEGAS — It’s a myth that the Internet is not regulated, said Michael Powell, newly installed chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference during a keynote speech on Tuesday.

Blended Learning Case Study

Recipe for blended learning: Start with a few online tutorials, add one synchronous event and a pinch of discussion forums for flavor, and stir.

DigitalThink Announces Record Revenues for Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — DigitalThink, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTHK), the leading provider of business-to-business e-learning solutions to Fortune 1000 companies, today announced record revenues for its fourth quarter and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. Revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001 were $12.8 million compared with $4.3 million for the same period last year, an […]

Athabasca University: Study Comparing Student-to-Student Classroom and Online Learning

High Quality Online Education Compares Well to the Traditional Classroom, Says New Athabasca University Study Toronto, April 24, 2001 — In a study exploring the interactions of MBA students, researchers from the University of Western Ontario’s Richard Ivey School of Business and Athabasca University’s Centre for Innovative Management (CIM) have uncovered that online learning is […]

Librarians don’t favor e-books

FERRIDAY, La. – In recent years, librarians throughout the nation have debated the role that electronic books, or e-books, will have in the library of the future.

Element K Provides Online Training for Florida Community College Distance Learning Consortium

Element K, a leading provider of e-learning solutions for education, business, and individuals, announced an agreement today with the Florida Community College Distance Learning Consortium, a system-wide entity representing twenty-eight community colleges and more than 800,000 students in Florida. Element K will provide online training for eighteen Florida community colleges, including Miami-Dade Community College, the […]