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Incorporating Distance Learning into Counselor Education Programs: A Research Study

The researchers also attempt to identify faculty perceptions related to and experience with the importance of distance learning; the impact of distance learning on counselor education programs in terms of quality and enrollment, recruitment practices, course development, time commitment, supervision issues, and faculty compensation; and ethical and legal issues.Read the Full Story

UT Gets Award for “Best Practices in Student Services”

This designation is awarded to institutions that provide comprehensive information and services for distance learning students as outlined in OLN’s Principles of Good Practice.Read the Full Story

Distance learning: Making a connection

Dennis Cannon’s favorite class – pre-veterinary medicine – is also his hardest.Read the Full Story

USAC Announces the Issuance of Centralized Logging Server Solution

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) is requesting proposals from organizations for consulting services to complete a Centralized Logging Server solution recommendation and follow-on implementation. Proposals must be submitted to USAC by 5 p.m. on April 18, 2005.Read the Full Story

New Mexico State University [NMSU] to offer 4-year film degree

Cissy Lujan-Pincomb, project coordinator of the NMSU Film and Digital Media Institute, said the program will provide students with digital video, animation, computer science, art, broadcast journalism and theater skills applicable to a broad spectrum of careers.Read the Full Story

The Death of Big Bird?

Will said that PBS should be weaned from the public dollar. In fact, there is a movement growing in Congress to eliminate funding for public TV and radio. A campaign to do that years ago was derailed when supporters for PBS falsely charged that this would lead to the death of Big Bird, a beloved […]

Virtual Vandals Face ITSO Terrific Team Defense

The university must now spend thousands of dollars to investigate and patch the electronic breach, and notify those whose information may have been taken about the potential for identity theft.Read the Full Story

WebCT is founding member and co-chair of new open source/commercial e-learning software group

WebCT, provider of higher education’s most flexible and widely used e-learning solutions, today announced it is aggressively working to make open source and commercial learning software – traditionally polarized camps – interoperate in campus e-learning environments. WebCT Chief Technology Officer Chris Vento is a founding member and co-chairman of a standards panel dedicated to the […]

Ohio Universities Select SunGard SCT Solutions to Help Improve Student Services and Institutional Competitiveness

Wright State University (WSU) and Youngstown State University (YSU) have joined 21 other Ohio higher education institutions in selecting SCT Banner, one of the most widely-used collegiate administrative solutions, it was announced today by SunGard SCT, an operating unit of SunGard (NYSE:SDS).Both universities are using an array of SunGard SCT software and services to create […]

Macromedia Pushes into Mobile and Enterprise Market

The Macromedia Max 2005 Conference, held on March 14 & 15 at Delhi and on March 17 & 18 in Bangalore, saw Macromedia sending a definite message that Flash is set to become ubiquitous with its entry into the mobile devices arena while Breeze will see increased adoption in enterprise, government and education sectors. Flash […]