Narrowing the ‘digital divide’
Program takes computers to students in farm towns.Read the Full Story
Posts Tagged ‘premium’
Wikipedia may go to print
Entries from Wikipedia, the popular free online encyclopedia written and edited by Internet users, may soon be available in print for readers in the developing world, founder Jimmy Wales said on Monday.Read the Full Story
College Students Interrupted by Hurricanes Continue Studies Online
Tuition-Free Semester Now Underway for More Than 1700 StudentsRead the Full Story
Advanced Economies Losing Lead In Education, Says Analysis by The Conference Board
Developing countries are rapidly increasing the number and quality of college graduates, generating a sea change in the relative education advantage that advanced countries have enjoyed over literally hundreds of years, according to an analysis released today by The Conference Board, the global business network.Read the Full Story
New Report and Service on Internet-Supported Learning Trends
Just released! November 1, 2005. What did we learn from working with over 40 higher education online initiatives over the last 6 months? Plenty! We’ve released a 40 page summary report: Internet-Supported Learning (IsL) Self-Audit Study 2005: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Quality and Success. Read the executive summary. Eight vendors/products out of over 43 […]
CCSF [City College of San Francisco] recognized as national leader in online teaching and learning
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER 31, 2005 — Two City College of San Francisco (CCSF) online courses have received the top two “Best Practices in Distance Learning Programming†awards through the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) at a ceremony held in October in Long Beach, California. “The USDLA awards have become the standard of excellence […]
More going the distance at NAU [Northern Arizona University]
Leah Lommel has a 16-month-old son, something she didn’t have when she was an undergraduate student. She also lives in Bellemont, 10 miles west of Flagstaff, and works 36 hours a week as a Peoplesoft/Oracle analyst for Northern Arizona University. But she didn’t want these things to stop her from earning her master’s degree in […]
Online ed making the grade
Offering flexibility, lower costs, Web site degrees gain popularityRead the Full Story
Congress Shouldn’t Intervene in Google Program, Public Knowledge Advises
Background: Tomorrow, Nov. 1, Google is due to restart its program of scanning books under copyright for its Google Print program for libraries. Today, Public Knowledge President Gigi B. Sohn sent a letter to key Congressional leaders saying that Google’s use of material from those books constitutes fair use, and that Congress shouldn’t become involved […]
Individual Learner Differences In Web-based Learning Environments: From Cognitive, Affective and Social-cultural Perspectives
INTRODUCTIONWeb-based learning has become an increasingly important aspect of higher education as it meets the needs of an expanding pool of nontraditional students who find education necessary for jobs in today’s information age, and provides a convenient, flexible and manageable ways to the learning. Through various approaches to learning and thinking, educators and researchers are […]