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SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa — Sequestered in a spare bedroom once home to her son, Terry McFarland sat in front of an off-white computer monitor, staring down the work ahead of her as the October sun began setting outside her window.Read the Full Story
LANSING, Mich., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ — The Michigan Virtual University (MVU), a private, not-for-profit Michigan corporation established in 1998 to deliver online education and training opportunities in Michigan, has added five new members to its 23 member Board of Directors. The MVU Board includes representation from business, industry, education and state government organizations.Read the Full […]
A moral commuter wants to know whether it is ethical to get off and on the expressway multiple times — to save time — even if he will thus be adding to congestion in merging lanes. A physician needs guidance on how to handle a pregnant woman with asthma who may be making decisions that […]
PBS showcases the work of hundreds of diverse producers and local PBS stations, who in turn tap the creative minds of top thinkers from around the world to create education’s best content.Read the Full Story
IRVINE, Calif.–(HISPANIC PR WIRE – BUSINESS WIRE)–August 21, 2003–Parents who missed any of the original segments of the popular weekly KOCE-TV series “Help Me Grow” will be able to catch the show again beginning Friday, Sept. 5 (12 p.m. PT), with a special dual broadcast for the first time in both English and Spanish. The […]
Just weeks after announcing the development of a Homeland Security in Public Health Preparedness degree, two new similar graduate certificates will soon be available, officials announced yesterday.Read the Full Story
Rising tennis star Ryan Sweeting, who attends an online high school, won the U.S. Open Junior Championship in September at Flushing Meadows, N.Y., upsetting reigning Wimbledon junior champ Jeremy Chardy of France.Read the Full Story
Abstract Through a modified Delphi study, an expert panel identified 62 concepts organized in eight issue categories that impact administrative decisions as higher education institutions commit to implementing distance education courses and programs. Using a mail survey, 62 department chairs in Colleges of Agriculture in Land-Grant Universities ranked the impact these concepts had on their […]
LANSING, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Mr. Jamey Fitzpatrick has been named President and CEO of Michigan Virtual University (MVU), a private, not-for-profit Michigan corporation established in 1998 to deliver online education and training opportunities in Michigan.Read the Full Story
When a plane breaks the sound barrier, the noise reverberates for miles around. The advent of e-pedagogy produced no sonic boom, but the message educators are getting rings loud and clear. Technology is a potentially powerful tool for more effective teaching and deeper learning. Used wisely and well, it may break down barriers to learning […]