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Database of Institutions and Programs Accredited by Recognized United States Accrediting Organizations

Each accrediting organization’s list of institutions or programs is prefaced by a brief description of the accredited status of the institutions or programs on the list and the year for which the list is accurate. The information in the CHEA database was supplied by the accrediting organizations. It has been reformatted but otherwise not edited […]

A New Concept: Virtual Summer Camp Offers Youth Safe Adventures Online

“We are excited to give parents this alternative to expensive summer programs,” said Patricia Carnabuci, CEO of the Home School Learning Network. “Our Virtual Summer Camp will engage students in new ways by using technology as a stepping stone to adventure, both online and off.”With cooking lessons, “nature trail” activities and poetry writing contests, the […]

Blackshear library to witness virtual signing

Gov. Perdue and State Superintendent Kathy Cox will be conducting a virtual signing of the Georgia Virtual High School bill at Winder-Barrow High School.Read the Full Story

IPO activity drops sharply, but M&A deals persevere

Minnesota-based underwriters took just 12 companies public, less than half the number in the fourth quarter of 2004.Read the Full Story

Farm life series coming to television this fall

“America’s Heartland” will profile the people, places and products of U.S. agriculture.Read the Full Story

IGNOU [Indira Gandhi National Open University] invites applications for B.Ed

Graduate or post-graduate in-service teachers with two years of full-time teaching experience in primary, secondary or higher secondary schools recognised by the central or state governments are eligible for admission, university chief spokesman, Ravi Mohan, today said.Read the Full Story

SkillSoft Releases Dialogue Virtual Classroom

Exemplifying the next-generation of virtual classroom technology, Dialogue offers templates and tools to make even first-time use easy, as well as access to all SkillSoft-owned content, and a licensing structure that puts design tools in the hands of subject-matter experts throughout the enterprise.Read the Full Story

Hooking up with Net phones: The Baby Bells may still be the big kids on the block, but they’re facing increasing competition from cable companies, ISPs and other phone service wannabes.

Internet service provider EarthLink later this year will test Wi-Fi cell phones and a high-speed Internet package that includes unlimited local telephone service, the company said this week.Read the Full Story

Constructing Cultures in Distance Education

There were, however, no computers in the childhood environments of most of us, and certainly no computer conferencing etiquette in our mothers’ stores of knowledge. Neither did we know about listservs, or two-way interactive video conferencing classes, or computer conferences. There was no way for us to grow up with a common set of expectations […]

Albany distance learning college introduces MBA program

Some work-related experience could translate into credits under American Council on Education standards. Other credits can be earned through distance-learning or more traditional college course-taking, Excelsior College officials said.Read the Full Story