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Battle over online class fees moves to Capitol

Efforts to quickly legalize student access fees for community college cyber-classes – fees that are banned by state law but which may be rampant across California campuses – have hit a snag in the state Capitol.SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle Read the Full Article

Online Learning, Teaching, and Research in the New Media Ecology

17th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning November 9-11, 2011, Orlando, FloridaVisit the Conference Web Site

Is Your Technology Making You an ‘Emerging Human?’

Technology may be making us better people. Literally. According to University of Queensland’s Phillip D. Long, technology, in particular social media, may have already begun to augment the innate capabilities of human beings in new and profound ways, “not as a crutch or a proxy, but as an actual integrating force,” as he explains in […]

New web-search formulas have huge implications for students and society

A quiet revolution has taken place in recent months, as Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and other internet gatekeepers have revised their search algorithms in an attempt to bring users more personalized information. This subtle shift has enormous implications for students, researchers, and society at large, experts say.SOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article

Michigan educators push for more online options

The Michigan Department of Education isn’t waiting for the Legislature to increase online options for students.SOURCE: Detroit Free Press Read the Full Article

Universities Begin to Offer Online High School Diplomas

Online high schools have given athletes and performers a way to keep up with their studies without giving up what they love. Recently, other students have begun to give these schools a try. A new crop of university-backed, virtual high schools is changing this emerging field.SOURCE: US News Read the Full Article

VCU School of Social Work Launches Distance Education M.S.W. Program

Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Social Work is launching a new distance education M.S.W. program, available beginning with the fall 2011 semester. The deadline to apply is Aug. 10.SOURCE: Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRead the Press Release

Penn State introduces master of finance degree delivered online

Working professionals who want to advance their careers in finance can earn a master’s degree conveniently and apply new knowledge on the jobSOURCE: The Pennsylvania State UniversityRead the Press Release

A Dozen Economic Facts About Innovation

During the past century, innovation in mechanics, computing technology, medicine, and business practices has driven economic growth, raised wages, and helped Americans lead longer and healthier lives. Since the 1970s, however, the pace of innovation has slowed, leading to lower overall wage growth for American workers. Moreover, those gains that have been made have not […]

Army to shut down eArmyU

The eArmyU civilian education option that has provided distance learning support services to 64,000 soldiers over the past decade will be shuttered next year.SOURCE: Army Times Read the Full Article