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Online IT Education Comes to Central Carolina Technical College Through Magellan University Partnership
TUCSON, Ariz. — Online Information-Technology instruction has come to Central Carolina Technical College, a two-year, fully accredited institution serving four South Carolina counties. Through a new academic partnership with Magellan University, one of the oldest fully online educational institutions (magellan.edu), CCTC Continuing Education has begun offering Internet-based courses toward certification in: MCSE Windows 2000 (certification […]
Grad Schools Back in Business
The dot-com debacle turns into a boon for business schools as droves of pink-slippers head back to class. Also: AT & T gives MentorNet $300K to encourage minority women to enter scientific programs, as Katie Dean discusses the latest in education news.
Prometheus Selected to Deliver Online Course Management For United States Open University
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prometheus — a community-based, open architecture software platform that meets the online infrastructure needs of educational institutions and is backed by George Washington University — announced today that it has partnered with United States Open University to continue the expansion of the highly successful Open University UK distance-learning program into the United […]
VCampus Enrollment Rose 106 Percent for Higher Education Programs in 2000
RESTON, Va.– VCampus Corporation (Nasdaq:VCMP – news), the leading provider of end-to-end e-Learning solutions, today announced that enrollment in its Higher Education Division during 2000 jumped 106 percent over 1999 enrollment. The growth resulted from VCampus’ acquisition of new customers as well as increasing enrollment among existing customers. “The division’s growth is directly attributable to […]
Senate Fails to Form Fathom Committee
When the University Senate’s subcommittee on Fathom.com issued its report to the full Senate body last month, its members urged the Senate to form another committee to examine the broader issue of online learning. At Friday’s meeting, the task of establishing that committee proved harder than anyone had expected.
University graduates lack essential IT training
UNIVERSITIES were turning out students ill-equipped to work because they lacked information technology skills, Employment Minister Matt Foley said yesterday.
6 Universities Collaborate Across State Lines to Create a Distance Degree
SIX UNIVERSITIES in six different states have found a way to collaborate across state lines and offer an online master’s degree in family financial planning. And more degrees are in the works.
In Depth: Learning from a distance
Distance education is one of the fastest-growing trends in higher education, according to the American Federation of Teachers. In fact, 70 percent of the nation’s more than 4,000 two- and four-year colleges offered online courses last year, up from 48 percent in 1998, according to Market Retrieval Service.
According to a United Nations study, only one in five school-age children worldwide has access to any kind of computer-assisted technology.
A network helps Latin American teachers use technology to enhance learning.