A Tutor Half a World Away, but as Close as a Keyboard
As part of a new wave of outsourcing to India, some tutors teach Americans using the Internet.Read the Full Story
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Computer simulation is ‘making history’
A simulation-style computer video game that allows players to act as world leaders, make momentous decisions, and discover the consequences is being used to teach students history.Read the Full Story
Public Television Gives Childhood Obesity a Run for Its Money With Its Newest Show: ‘KID FITNESS’
NEW YORK, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Kid Fitness Inc., along with WQED Multimedia Pittsburgh and American Public Television are pleased to offer parents, educators and children nationwide a jolt of heart-healthy exercise with KID FITNESS, its new interactive children’s television series, debuting this month.Read the Full Story
University of West Florida Selects RightNow CRM to Support Expansion of Online Campus
Leading On Demand Solution to Help Distance-Learning Organization, Optimize Relationships With Active and Prospective Students Read the Full Story
BigBad Launches Web Sites for Harvard, Boston College, and Univ. of Puget Sound
Boston, MA—September 6, 2005—Boston interactive agency BigBad, Inc., announced the launch of three new Web sites for Harvard University, Boston College, and the University of Puget Sound. Each engagement is designed to have a specific impact on admissions and advancement outcomes for the respective institutions.For Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Executive Programs, http://ksgexecprogram.harvard.edu/, Cambridge, […]
A System-Level Comparison Of Cost-Efficiency And Return On Investment Related To Online Course Delivery
As the number of students enrolling in Internet-based or online instruction grows, so do questions from educational leaders, policymakers, college and university presidents, members of governing boards, and legislators regarding cost (Johnstone, 2001). This situation is not unique to the United States.Read the Full Story
Online courses offered for non-Tech students impacted by hurricane
In the second half of the first installment of a four-part series on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the university offers online courses for students in affected areasRead the Full Story
UIS to offer courses for displaced students
In seven hours last Wednesday, Springfield’s Ray Schroeder helped conceive a nationwide initiative that could salvage the semester for thousands of college students in the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast.Read the Full Story
Free Online College Courses for Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
Leading Consortium of Universities to Offer First Ever Special 8 Week Accelerated Semester to Keep Students LearningRead the Full Story