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Transglobal classes overcome distance barriers

Lenoir Community College Early Childhood instructor Kimberly Simpson knows the meaning of a classroom without walls. She teaches early childhood classes for LCC while living in another country – Guam.Simpson left the Kinston area last year with her family when her husband was transferred with the Department of Justice.Read the Full Story

Kihei High to offer virtual program for students

KIHEI – If you’re a junior or senior at Kihei Public Charter High School, your mornings will be your own.Read the Full Story

Think Partnership Acquires Real Estate School Online Inc.; Accretive Merger Expected to Add Over $1.6 Million Annually to the Company’s Pre-Tax Income

NORTHBROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 18, 2005–In a move that will make CGI Holding Corporation d/b/a Think Partnership Inc. (the “Company”) (AMEX: THK) a major player in the growing field of online education, the Company today announced that it has closed its acquisition of Real Estate School Online Inc. (“Real Estate School Online”).Read the Full Story

Post expands Kaplan division again

The Washington Post Co., whose newspaper circulation is falling, is expanding its highly profitable Kaplan Education division.Read the Full Story

ministerial Career Training Offered

Lay people interested in a ministerial career will have at least one more local educational opportunity this year when a distance-learning program affiliated with Loyola University New Orleans starts in October.Read the Full Story

TANDBERG Adds Significant Reliability, Security Innovations to its Visual-Communication Systems, Completes its Multipoint Portfolio with MPS 200

Cisco CallManager features now available on 2000 MXP, 1500 MXP New York, USA, and Oslo, Norway — July 18, 2005 — As organizations continue to expand their visual communication networks, TANDBERG®, a global leader in visual communication and innovation (OSLO: TAA.OL), today introduced major advances that enhance the dependability and security of its H.323 video-communication […]

Is Multiple-Column Online Text Better? It Depends!

Summary: This study investigated the effects of multi-column displays and justification on reading performance and satisfaction of an online narrative passage. Participants read a short story displayed in one of six formats (one, two, or three columns, in either a full or left-justified format). Results showed a significant column x justification interaction with reading speed […]

Online school lets busy students balance tasks

High-achievers can take Internet classes anytime, anywhere but work is more difficult, intensiveRead the Full Story

Future of Online College Degrees Discussed Among University Leaders at NECC 2005 Conference

Future of Online College Degrees Discussed Among University Leaders at NECC 2005 ConferenceDrexel University hosted a session at the National Education Computing Conference (NECC) 2005 conference titled “Online College Degree Programs: Current and Future Issues.”Read the Full Story

GenY loves degrees, but avoids the classroom

MUMBAI: Call it “earning while learning”. This rather western concept is fast catching up with India’s younger generation, and the serpentine queues at various distance education centres are getting longer at all metropolitan and mega cities in India.Read the Full Story