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UWS [University of Wisconsin-Superior] offers master’s education courses online

By recently putting some courses online and changing the schedule for others, the UWS Teacher Education Department made it possible for students to earn either a master’s of education in writing or in instruction in two years of online work and two summers of on-campus study.Read the Full Story

Test scores now available online

A new state testing standard that’s supposed to better spotlight students’ academic growth could mean bad — or good — news for schools barely meeting No Child Left Behind standards.Read the Full Story

Distance Learning Administration

The Distance Education Administration Conference focuses on the administration and management of distance learning. The conference specifically addresses the needs of those who plan, manage, and support distance education activities.Visit the Conference Site

Distance learning program gets approval

The initial framework for the cooperative endeavor was developed by the Montana School Boards Association (MTSBA) and the Montana Rural Education Association.Read the Full Story

Live digital piano recital presented simultaneously from Batavia, IL, and San Francisco Bay Area studios using pioneering web-based methods

The technology combines web-based video conferencing applications with high-speed links connecting Yamaha Clavinova digital pianos.Read the Full Story

ASUN [Association of Students of the University of Nebraska] targets fake diploma mills in letter to Legislature

Traditional universities. Trade schools. Public schools. Private schools. Technical schools. Distance-learning programs.Read the Full Story

Questionmark/Caveon Partnership Offers Tighter Online Test Security

Caveon offers a full range of detection, remediation and protection consulting services including:• Investigative services to confirm identified instances of test compromise; • Security audits to review and certify the security measures of testing programs; • Data forensics to monitor test data for anomalies and response patterns that indicate test fraud;• Web patrol to identify […]

Watch: 2004 VOTE, First Presidential Debate

On Thursday night the first of three presidential debates for the 2004 general election took place when Republican nominee Pres. George W. Bush debated Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL. The topic was foreign policy and national security. Watch the First Debate

Integrated Solutions to E-Learning Implementation: Models, Structures and Practices at Trinity Western University

The development of this perpetual learning infrastructure has necessitated the resolution of four key issues in online learning: ownership and control of online educational products; curricular quality and mission-compatibility of online educational products; service to and satisfaction of learners in the online educational realm; and enterprise-wide integration of online education at all levels of TWU […]

Faculty Training for Online Teaching

While 89% of the participants in this research received at least some training, about half said that the training they received did not adequately prepare them to teach online. In addition, 60% said that they would have benefited from more training in facilitating online interaction before they began teaching online.Read the Full Story