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Japanese Distance Education Programme

The Language School of Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IJCCI) has launched a unique Distance Education Programme.Read the Full Story

At Last, An Agent for Online Instructors and Developers!

Course Agent, LLC http://www.courseagent.comCourse Agent develops and delivers high quality online courses, seminars and workshops in formats that are designed to meet client needs.Unlike publishers and software companies, Course Agent is not a content seller. It is a broker for e-learning developers and providers. It represents college and university professors, K-12 teachers, corporate trainers, and […]

Sooner or later we will melt together: Framing the digital in the everyday

AbstractDigital technologies are increasingly pervading our everyday lives. Many of our everyday practices involve the appropriation of digital technologies. The aim of this piece is to discuss two central issues surrounding this digitalisation of everyday life: (i) what constitutes digital culture?; and, (ii) how do digital technologies transform ownership? These questions are considered in this […]

Do Online MBAs Make the Grade?

Dale Bolger, the vice-president of information services for Oki Data Americas and a 2003 MBA graduate of the University of Phoenix online program, has worked in international business for almost 20 years. Maintaining a hectic travel schedule but wishing to advance his career with an MBA, Bolger saw an online program as his only option. […]

Burton joining Virtual High School program

John I. Burton high school students will be able to choose from 210 new advanced courses this year, and Superintendent John Sessoms hasn’t had to hire a single new teacher to teach them.Read the Full Story

Beyond the Textbook: Learning in a Digital World

Today, textbooks are seldom the only source of information in a classroom: e-books, digital materials, and online reference collections are gaining in popularity and acceptance. Yet, to really take advantage of the digital world requires changing the way information is delivered, when it is available, and the ways we engage with it. The fall 2005 […]

State: Online testing helped raise scores

Oregon students of all ages showed across-the-board improvements on state tests in core subjects during the 2004-2005 academic year, according to figures released last week. State officials attribute the gains in part to the use of a home-grown, web-based testing service …Read the Full Story

College students expected to load up on gadgets

Electronics retailers, expecting to show a sharp drop in back-to-school sales for middle and high school students, may see the shortfall nearly made up in back-to-school sales to college students, according to a report out Tuesday.Read the Full Story

Make Distance Education Programme Teacher-Friendly -GNAT.

Bolgatanga, Aug 18, GNA- The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) on Thursday called on the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports to examine the Distance Education Programme and make changes that would make it more Teacher-Friendly.Read the Full Story

Digital divide: Is the internet polarising rich and poor in our cities?

Sutton, Surrey. An affluent town on the outskirts of London. You’ve probably already got an image of the place in mind before you’ve seen the pictures. Read the Full Story