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Open University ecological scientist – creator of the nature-lovers’ social networking site iSpot – has been given an award in recognition of this and other achievements by the British Ecological Society (BES). Jonathan Silvertown, Professor of Ecology at the OU, was presented with the society’s Ecological Engagement Award this month, receiving an honorarium of £1,000 […]
GEORGE TOWN (Sept 18, 2011): The Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) Annual Conference will be held in Penang for the first time, from Sept 28 to Sept 30.SOURCE: The Sun DailyRead the Article
Since I DO have some skin in this online learning game, let me tell you some of the things I hope we will hear about during the next few days:SOURCE: eLearning Roadtrip Blog Read the Full Article
Nevada should create an online community college and outsource its operation to a vendor, such as a for-profit or Western Governors University, according to a new report from a task force convened by the Nevada System of Higher Education’s chancellor, Daniel Klaich.SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed Read the Full Article
Abstract Introduction. This paper explores serendipity in the context of everyday life by analyzing naturally occurring accounts of chance encounters in blogs. Method. We constructed forty-four queries related to accidental encounters to retrieve accounts from GoogleBlog. From among the returned results, we selected fifty-six accounts that provided a rich description including a mention of an […]
Obama administration officials will draw on expertise of tech industry, higher education to determine how educators can best use technologySOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article
Abstract The number of distance education (DE) offerings, including programs and courses, continue to grow in higher education. The current economic hardships have only increased the demand. However, with this increase comes the urgent need to maintain a reliable and consistent DE faculty. This need is complicated by the increasing reliance on contingent faculty to […]
Incoming students at the University of North Carolina’s School of Information and Library Science this year are getting a new kind of welcome-to-campus perk: Free data storage, for keeps.SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher Education Read the Full Article
…students will be able to earn an online bachelor of science degree in kinesiology in the concentration of health promotion and wellness.SOURCE: The RepublicRead the Full Article
In a message to students, Frits Pannekoek, president of Athabasca University, Canada’s Open University, announced that “Athabasca University has joined more than 35 other universities in Canada in electing to opt out of using Access Copyright for permissions related to the use of third party materials in courses.” Access Copyright was established as a not-for-profit […]