Students attracted to distance learning
A new distance learning program offered by the Nanaimo school district has generated a huge response from students and parents.Read the Full Story
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Students attracted to distance learning
A new distance learning program offered by the Nanaimo school district has generated a huge response from students and parents.Read the Full Story
Log in to your degree: Online programs increasing in popularity, credibility
If you can’t put your life on hold to get a graduate degree, why not consider an online degree? More and more prestigious colleges and universities in Illinois offer complete online degree programs taught by the same faculty who teach in their classrooms. Subject areas range from business to nursing, degrees from MBAs to Ph.Ds. […]
Sir John Daniel announces the Commonwealth Computer Navigator’s Certificate
Coinciding with Software Freedom Day 2006 (16 September), Sir John Daniel, President and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), announced plans to institute the Commonwealth Computer Navigator’s Certificate (CCNC). This COL initiative will widen access to ICT skills training using free software and will be distributed as free content for anyone to use, modify […]
Online Learning in an Emergency: Delivering the Curriculum When the Campus is Closed
National Workshop Convenes to Help Colleges and Universities PrepareRead the Full Story
College plugs in to online education
The number of courses being delivered to students through the Columbia College online learning program now exceeds the number of students taking courses through the traditional classroom method.Read the Full Story
Ball State’s interactive student recruitment Web site wins national award
Ball State’s interactive student recruitment initiative using blogs and podcasts continues to attract national attention. This time it’s from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), which bestowed a silver Circle of Excellence Award to Ball State in the Web site category for its Experience Ball State site (www.bsu.edu/reallife).Read the Full Story
Market Should Guide Internet Governance
WASHINGTON D.C. – If the Internet is to continue to flourish and grow, it must not be “bogged down by bureaucratic and politicized decision making,” Dr. Thomas Lenard said today at a Capitol Hill hearing. Lenard, senior fellow and senior vice president for research with The Progress & Freedom Foundation, was a witness at a […]
Considerations for producing re-usable and sustainable educational streaming materials
Abstract: Useful lifetime of educational materials should be defined by their continuing ability to help meet defined learning objectives. More often lifetime is compromised by changes in the educational environment that do not specifically relate to the capacity of the material to assist learning. Approaches for integration of materials into the learning environment can be […]
Microsoft Zune to share the music
SEATTLE, Washington (AP) — Microsoft Corp.’s effort to compete against Apple’s iPod juggernaut will focus on the idea that people want to be able to easily share music with friends and others.Read the Full Story