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Wired to Learning Experience

Lebanon has always been known as an excellent regional centre of higher education and Lebanese experts have played a key role in developing modern educational infrastructure in the Middle East North Africa region (MENA). Read the Full Story

Offshoring shifts base from IT to education

The country’s premier B-school IIM-Ahmedabad, for instance, is eyeing short duration management development programmes and executive development programmes (EDP) as the first step towards milking the lucrative global management education market.Read the Full Story

Kalam proposes creation of virtual university

“For any nation the level and quality of education is one of the most significant parameters for development,” he said delivering the Vikram Sarabhai memorial lecture here. Read the Full Story

Internet Research Tracings: Towards Non-Reductionist Methodology

This paper contributes to this burgeoning field at a meta-methodological level by considering what is needed to achieve non-reductionist understandings of the Internet. Read the Full Story

Online Education Program Ready for Armywide Deployment

After more than three years of testing, the Web-based eArmyU program is ready to move from the pilot phase, said Dian Stoskopf, director of the Army Continuing Education System, in an interview with the Pentagon Channel and American Forces Press Service.Stoskopf, who has worked in Army education for more than 30 years, said the program […]

Dynamics Research lands joint DOD [Department of Defense] contract

In a release, the Andover-based information technology company, which specializes in government agency work, said it could reap up to $5 million for its portion of the work over the life of the contract. Read the Full Story

Webcast: 20/20 Vision, From reflection to action: Lessons learned and implications for future practice

As the lead presenter in the Forum titled, 20/20 Vision in Distance Teaching & Learning, From Reflection to Action, Dr. Saba, CEO of Distance-Educator.com offered an overview of the contributions of some of the leading experts in the field, and presented a new paradigm for research and development in the next 20 years.Preview the Presentation

Deal to Initiate Online Learning Technology Partnership to Integrate Post-Secondary Campuses Across British Columbia

MAKE will develop application tools that integrate the BCcampus portal with student information systems and service functions available to public campuses in the province.Read the Full Story

New format hastens textbook accessibility

The standard will make it easier to convert traditional textbooks into formats such as Braille or text-to-speech. Read the Full Story

Apollo Group Inc. to Convert University of Phoenix Online Common Stock to Apollo Education Group Class A Common Stock

Todd S. Nelson, CEO and chairman, said, “We believe that the conversion of University of Phoenix Online common stock will allow us to focus on online learning across all of our platforms and removes any market uncertainty arising from the potential conversion of these shares.” Read the Full Story