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Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Tutorials: Factors Affecting Students’ Preferences and Choices

This study aimed to determine the factors that affect students’ preferences regarding tutorial modes. A learning-habit inclinations questionnaire (LHIQ) was constructed and administered to 288 students. Factor analysis revealed four factors: “time management,” “ease of access” to learning materials, “positive aspects of interaction,” and “negative aspects of interaction.” Seven satellite-based synchronous tutorials were delivered to […]

Secretary Spellings Announces New Commission on the Future of Higher Education

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced the formation of the Secretary of Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education.Read the Full Story

Westchester Colleges Tapping into Online Learning

More than 30 years ago, Iona College in New Rochelle inaugurated what it called “distance learning,” using videotaped classes based on a public broadcasting educationai series and other media of the day to provide a college education to offcampus students. Today, most of Iona’s distance learning is by the Internet, which has even become an […]

Online Higher-Education Market to Exceed $6B in 2005

The online distance education market is heating up, with enrollment expected to exceed 1 million students in 2005, representing a market of more than $6 billion, according to a recent report by Eduventures, an independent research firm.Read the Full Story

Google’s digital library tests law

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Sanfilippo is of two minds when it comes to Google’s ambitious program to scan millions of books and make their text fully searchable on the Internet.Read the Full Story

NTCA Survey Shows Rural Telcos Continue Comprehensive Deployment of Broadband

September 19, 2005, Arlington, Va. – A survey revealed today by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) found that NTCA member companies remain leaders in bringing broadband services to consumers throughout rural America. Now in its seventh year, the annual survey is conducted to gauge the deployment rates of advanced services by NTCA members.Read the […]

Apollo Looking a Bit Less Godlike

Shares of leading for-profit education company Apollo Group (Nasdaq: APOL – News) experienced some apostasy around midday Monday, as the company modestly trimmed its forward guidance. Shares were down 7% at the time of writing, continuing a trend that has been going on for much of September. Read the Full Story

Blackboard edges into Chinese education market

Angel investor Ching-Ho Fung and Blackboard together plan to invest $3 million to $5 million to acquire control of a Chinese education software company by year-end.Read the Full Story

Hatsize Revolutionizes Online Training Labs

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Hatsize Learning Corporation launches TrueLab(TM), a leading-edge technology for superior online lab environments, at the DEMOfall 2005 conference September 19-21 in Huntington Beach, California.Read the Full Story

If Higher Education Listened to Me . . .

Technology has had a profound impact not only on colleges and universities but also on college and university students.Read the Full Story