Going the distance, at home or at work
It can be hard enough to find the time to go back to school, never mind being two hours away from the place that offers the program you want to take.Read the Full Story
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Put e-learning, access and research first: Education strategy needs more than a big cheque
The recent provincial premiers’ meeting in Banff, Alberta brought welcome news of a commitment to focus greater attention on higher education in Canada. Given the importance of education to Canada’s future prosperity, this decision, which is likely to lead to a summit with Prime Minister Paul Martin in the fall, is long overdue.Read the Full […]
Student Sues Term-Paper Web Sites for Selling One of Her Papers
A graduate student has sued three term-paper Web sites, accusing them of selling one of her papers without her permission. The case could be the first of its kind.Read the Full Story
Pirating students face the music
Piracy is alive and well at UNM, and not the kind that involves eye patches and walking the plank.Read the Full Story
Distance Learning Can Reach All
OPEN Distance Learning (ODL) has the inherent potential to ensure that all people have access to life-long learning.Read the Full Story
A Baby Step Toward Wi-Fi Photos
EVERY now and then, someone combines two technologies into a single new product, and the result is a triumphant new category that changes the industry. Clock + radio. Cellphone + camera. Music player + hard drive.Read the Full Story
Flood Waters Can’t Sink Net Link
Despite the loss of most public utilities, at least one hosting company in hurricane-battered New Orleans is still online, fighting against time and the odds to keep part of the internet humming.Read the Full Story
Watch the Keynote Speech: New Strategies for E-learning Design
One of the key priorities in the UK Government’s new estrategy for education is to stimulate greater innovation in e-learning design. To accelerate the development of next generation e-learning, the focus should be less on content-centered design and more on design flexibility for teaching learners. Flexible learning design packages would enable teachers to build their […]
Katrina: What Can We Do to Help; This Time and the Next?
Well, this year it’s not digital viruses hitting higher ed hard, it’s a hurricane – right as the students returned or were about to. It’s nightmarish to imagine your server room under 30 feet of water; or with its interior exposed to wind and rain because a large tree fell on it. What IT staffers […]
Storm blogs offer Katrina insight
The web has once again proved its worth as a news source as blogs offered a vivid description of the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina.Read the Full Story