Capella adds space downtown
Capella Education Co. will hold on to more than 90,000 square feet of office space in the Campbell Mithun Tower that it had planned to give up. Read the Full Story
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Educators capture Armstrong’s triumph
When Lance Armstrong pedaled his way into Paris yesterday for an unprecedented seventh-consecutive Tour de France victory, veteran educator Hall Davidson was standing by, video camera in hand, to capture the moment.Read the Full Story
Reading the Tea Leaves on John Roberts
Given the ongoing legal struggles to preserve digital freedom, it is difficult to underestimate the importance of carefully vetting President Bush’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge John G. Roberts. If confirmed, Judge Roberts will have extraordinary power to shape the future of digital rights, for good or ill. Unfortunately, Judge Roberts’ brief judicial record offers little […]
Navigating Distance and Traditional Higher Education: Online Faculty Experiences
Abstract The academic culture of higher educational institutions is characterized by specific pedagogical philosophies, assumptions about rewards and incentives, and values about how teaching is delivered. In many academic settings, however, the field of distance education has been viewed as holding marginal status. Consequently, the goal of this qualitative study was to explore faculty members’ […]
Adaptable personal e-learning from beginning to end
An innovative e-learning platform to provide individual students with unique educational experiences tailored closely to their personal profiles, interests and needs, has been developed enabling the key goals of personalisation and adaptability to be met.Read the Full Story
Distance programs approved: Regents OK two master’s degrees and one bachelor’s
Texas A&M University campuses in Corpus Christi and Kingsville will offer three new degree programs through distance education starting in the fall of 2006.Read the Full Story
The hunt is on for ed-tech visionaries
The search is on for the nation’s top education visionaries. Not long after Intel Corporation staged its own Visionary Conference in Washington, D.C., two more technology giants are on the hunt. Read the Full Story
Bridges Signs Agreement with 12th Largest U.S. School District
KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(CCNMatthews – July 22, 2005) – Bridges Transitions Inc. (“Bridges” or “the Company”) (TSX:BIT), a leading provider of career and educational planning solutions, is pleased to announce that it has recently signed a one-year agreement with Virginia’s Fairfax County Public School District. This agreement will see Bridges’ products placed in all of the […]
California State University, Chico, leads evolution
LYNNFIELD, Mass., July 20, 2005 — California State University, Chico, an e-learning pioneer with one of the Cal State system’s highest graduation rates, has selected the WebCT Vista™ academic enterprise system to support online learning far into the future.Read the Full Story
Dueling DTV Bills
Ending analog television is becoming the Holy Grail of secondary issues on Capitol Hill. In between judicial appointments, John Bolton, the Patriot Act and the “memo,” lawmakers jockeyed to introduce DTV bills.Read the Full Story