Computers becoming a must-have
Students start pecking away at keyboards as early as kindergarten.Read the Full Story
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What university is going to cost
If you are a student or the parent of a student starting university next month, are you congratulating yourself on just escaping the new variable fees that come in from next year in England?Read the Full Story
A distance education boom, spawned by call centres
As BPOs’ young turks see the appeal of degrees minus college, correspondence courses hit a new highRead the Full Story
DVD is reminder of ‘Cosby’s’ significance
Twenty years ago, the No. 1 program in America was “The Cosby Show.†Its Nielsen ratings kept it at the top of the heap for five years in a row, making it one of the most popular shows in TV history.Read the Full Story
Students turn soldiers in cyberwars
Oakland Schools camp teaches high-schoolers how to protect PCsRead the Full Story
Selected Topics from a Matched Study between a Face-to-face section and a Real-time Online section of a University Course
AbstractTwo sections of an interpersonal skills building university course were observed for the purposes of this matched study. The face-to-face (F2F) section was in a classroom on the Concordia University campus in Montreal, Canada, while the non-turn-taking real-time online section used a Web application, LBD eClassroom© designed specifically for highly interactive large size classes and […]
The online university
Professors at MIT have decided to teach physics in Thailand, organic chemistry in Azerbaijan, and modern poetry in Bangladesh–and that’s just for starters.Read the Full Story
Distributed Learning Meets Intellectual Property Policy: Who Owns What?
The rise of eLearning and technology in higher education—including distance education, digital repositories, and electronic courseware products—has changed the way faculty and institutions regard ownership and control of these materials. A new market exists for products that previously had little or no commercial value, especially as institutions become more adept and profitable at delivering and […]
Earning college credit in high school
BROCKTON — A chance to earn college credit, boost his grade-point average and learn more about the subjects he loved was an offer that Brockton High School senior Matthew Houstle couldn’t refuse.Read the Full Story
Sumtotal to Acquire Pathlore
A live audio webcast will be available to investors and the public from SumTotal’s website at www.sumtotalsystems.com/company/investors. In addition to the webcast, a telephone replay will be available on Wednesday, August 3, 2005, beginning at approximately 5:00 P.M. (Pacific) through the close of business on Wednesday, August 10. The replay can be accessed by dialing […]