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It came as no surprise to many of those attending the annual meeting of the Association of College and Research Libraries this weekend that the typical liberal arts freshman believes Time and Newsweek to be legitimate scholarly sources. Groans and laughter accompanied this and other non-surprising factoids — 100 percent of incoming liberal arts freshmen […]
This paper presents a scenario in which education is approaching a potential tipping point, where major changes are about to happen as a result of developments in technology, social networking, deeper understanding of educational process, as well as new legal and economic frames of reference. Read the Full Article
Here we report on the design, building and testing of MyVLE, an internet-based e-learning system that provides a universal telematic education environment for educators. The system was designed from first principles with strong support for numerical disciplines integrated at the outset. Read the Full Article
The emergence of learning objects for teachers as a focus of educational concentration is relatively new and much of the discussion has not been based on the actual development of objects, but different definitions, learning theories, properties and standards or decorative packages of learning objects (LOs). Read the Full Article
The emergence of learning objects for teachers as a focus of educational concentration is relatively new and much of the discussion has not been based on the actual development of objects, but different definitions, learning theories, properties and standards or decorative packages of learning objects (LOs). Read the Full Article
Local colleges and universities are continuing to see increases in the number of students logging in for online courses, a practice becoming more and more integrated into mainstream higher education.Read the Full Article
(AFNEWS) — Air University’s Air Command and Staff College begins offering an online master’s degree program in June. For the first time ever, eligible officers will be able to enroll in an educational program that simultaneously fulfills Joint Professional Military Education and Air Force Intermediate Developmental Education requirements while allowing them to earn an accredited […]
SANTA ANA, Calif., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO) has appointed Steve Quattrociocchi president, CCi Online, a unit of the company’s Online Learning Division (formerly the Pegasus Division).Read the Full Article
he Teaching Every Student (TES) section of the CAST Web site supports educators in learning about and practicing Universal Design for Learning (UDL).Read the Full Article
SHREWSBURY, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UMassOnline, the online learning division of the University of Massachusetts, announced record revenue and enrollment results for fiscal year 2007. Program revenue grew by 32.1 percent and enrollment increased by 25 percent, in fiscal year 2007 (July 2006 – June 2007), the largest growth rate recorded in more than three years. Revenue from […]