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E-Learning: The Hype and the Reality

The paper provides a summary of some of the current research areas under investigation and provides a list of characteristics of the area. The paper goes on to consider the professional identities of researchers in the area and the tensions which have resulted in terms of aligning with this new emergent group of professionals within […]

New Web service to assist students with majors, careers

Quest, a Web-based service offered through the Career Center, assists students with identifying Ball State majors and careers that relate to their interests. The program then provides information on what types of careers are available after graduating with a particular major or minor.Read the Full Story

Gates Offers $30M for ‘Early Colleges’

A sophisticated student information system will help administrators track the progress of the program, the Seattle-based foundation said. Read the Full Story

Sloan-C View: Quality Matters: Inter-Institutional Quality Assurance in Online Learning

Recognizing quality is much like recognizing art – you know it when you see it, but everybody sees something different. And when it comes to online courses, your students, faculty, administrators, peers, and accrediting bodies may certainly not see what you do. In fact, they might not even know what to look for in assessing […]

Don’t get caught in a degree-mill scam

But before you spend the time, effort and money to get a higher education degree through correspondence courses or the Internet, make sure you aren’t signing up to become a victim of fraud. The country has more than 2,600 diploma mills — set-ups that will take your money and, after little or no work on […]

The 5th DIVERSE International Conference on Video and Videoconferencing in Education

You are cordially invited to attend the Fifth International DIVERSE conference on Video and Videoconferencing in Education in Nashville, Tennessee, July 5th – 7th 2005. This year’s event is hosted by Vanderbilt University and the DIVERSE network. Using the navigation bar on the left, you will find information on the scope of the conference, on […]

Embanet’s New World Headquarters Provides Additional Advantage

Toronto, December 8, 2004 – Embanet has successfully completed the move into its new 53,000 square foot World Headquarters on time and on schedule. The world-class facility enables Embanet, a market leader for providing institutions with scalable and profitable online programs, to expand its already powerful hosting and 24/7 technical support for learners and students […]

George Washington University Selects BbOne(SM) to Manage Off-Campus Merchant Network

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) announced today that The George Washington (GW) University will license Blackboard’s BbOne(SM) system to enable students to make safe, secure, cashless transactions off campus through their student identification (ID) cards. George Washington University, which already licenses the Blackboard Transaction System(TM), opted to move its self-operated off-campus […]

Japan Telecom and Polycom Announce Partnership to Deliver Video Conferencing to Small and Medium Sized Businesses

TOKYO, Japan and PLEASANTON, Calif. – Dec. 8, 2004 — Japan Telecom Co. Ltd., based in Chuo-ku, Tokyo (President and CEO, Hideki Kurashige) and Polycom®, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), based in Pleasanton, Calif. with Asia-Pacific headquarters in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Country Manager, Tomomi Okuda) announced today that the two companies have formed a business partnership to provide […]

Oracle stretches beyond its database roots

The company said Wednesday that early next year, it will complete work on new content management server software, called Oracle Files 10g. It also released different editions of its application server software, including a version specifically designed for integration.Read the Full Story