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Revenues from the University of Massachusetts system’s online programs were $14 million, up from $9.7 million in AY 2003, while enrollments reached 15,741, up from 12,131 in the same period. More than 90 percent of the revenues are retained by the UMass campuses to support education and research programs. Read the Full Story
The universities are expected to unveil a new five-year strategic plan for online education to the state Board of Regents this fall. A recent development has added a sense of urgency to that planning. Read the Full Story
The K-8 program remains, and officials are encouraging parents to sign up their children. An information night is planned for 7-9 p.m. Thursday in the vestibule outside the high school gym. Interim Superintendent/Principal Marilyn Tilmann said the district has sent newsletters to every district home telling residents about the programs.Read the Full Story
GeoLearning, Inc., the leading provider of ASP-hosted human capital management and development (HCMD) solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a $2.56 million 3-year contract with the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety on behalf of New Jersey’s Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force to deliver first responder training to 145,000 police, fire […]
WASHINGTON, Aug 9, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) has announced that it will provide Blackboard Application Service Provider hosting services and the Blackboard Learning System(TM) to Arapahoe Community College (ACC) in Littleton, Colorado. The new Blackboard(R) system will build on ACC’s successful two-year implementation of the Blackboard Learning System-Basic Edition(TM), a […]
Congratulations are in order for Drs. Chere Gibson, Terry Gibson, Christine Olgren, and Mr. William Winfield, and Ms. Kimary Peterson for creating, managing, and leading the conference, and making it the principal venue for in-depth discussion of practice, as well as theory and research in distance education.In addition to many concurrent sessions, the conference this […]
As a former teacher and assistant principal, he said, “I heard, ‘That kid is looking at me, that kid is talking about me.’ … We remove the ‘drama’ of school.”Read the Full Story
Announcing the Texas Distance Learning Association 2005 Conference, March 7 – 9 in Ft. Worth! Visit our website for more details http://www.txdla.org and to download the announcement flyer . Also, please help spread the word by printing TxDLA 2005 flyers to post in your workplace and to hand to others, as well as forwarding this […]
The Journal of Applied Educational Technology (JAET) is issuing a call for original manuscripts. The is a peer reviewed journal which targets educators in the k-20 setting. The journal requirements follow APA and are listed at the site. Please follow the link to contribute. Review takes approximately 2-3 weeks. Access The Journal of Applied Educational […]
“Some people have the naïve view that if a region gets fiber optic cables, computers and a university, then companies will come and a knowledge economy will flourish,” said Eileen Trauth, professor of information sciences and technology.Read the Full Story