ECollege leads state stock drop
The Bloomberg Rocky Mountain News Index, a price-weighted list of companies based in the state, slipped 0.08, to 240.55.Read the Full Story
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RSS could transform online communication
Simply put, RSS allows you to follow information from multiple online sources, such as news web sites or “blogs” (web logs), without having to surf all over the web to find it. RSS takes advantage of Extensible Markup Language (XML)–a code for web content that can be handled easily by a wide range of operating […]
The Effect of Motivational Scaffolding on the Effectiveness of Distance Learning
Two versions of a web-based 5-credit study skills course, both covering the same content and sharing all features save for the scaffolding, were compared: traditional-distance, and motivationally-scaffolded distance, during each of two terms. Motivational scaffolding consisted of using chat to run study skills support groups and instructor office hours. Results showed that procrastinating students performed […]
Distance Education Enrollments at Illinois Colleges and Universities Spring/Winter 2004
Illinois colleges and universities reported offering 4,884 online class sections that generated 69,015 student course enrollments during the Spring and Winter 2004 terms. This is an increase of 18,890 course enrollments (38%) from the 50,125 online enrollments reported for the Spring and Winter terms in 2003.Read the Full Story
House bill would slash ed-tech funding
Amid heated arguments about the size of the education budget and whether it’s adequate to meet states’ and school systems’ needs, the House Appropriations Committee on July 14 issued its markup of the 2005 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill. Read the Full Story
Corinthian Colleges Reports Student Population Up 49.9% for 2004 Fiscal Year
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Nasdaq: COCO), one of the largest and fastest-growing post-secondary education companies in North America, announced today that total student population increased 49.9% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004. Total student population at year-end was 64,810 compared with 43,229 at year-end fiscal 2003. Same school population increased 15.1% versus the prior […]
Corinthian Colleges Appoints New Executive Vice President of Marketing
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Nasdaq: COCO), one of the largest and fastest-growing post-secondary education companies in North America, announced today the appointment of Bill Buchanan as Executive Vice President of Marketing, a new position. Read the Full Story
Webcast: National Educational Technology Standards
The webcast, moderated by Cathy Gunn, Ph.D., executive director of the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), included expert panelists Gary Bitter, Ph.D., Arizona State University and executive director of Technology Based Learning & Research; Jim Bosco, Ed.D., Western Michigan University; Leslie Conery, Ph.D., deputy chief executive officer for ISTE; and Lajeane Thomas, Ed.D., project […]
SEARK Could Offer Distance-Learning to UCA Students
Beamed through Southwestern Bell telephone lines, “it’s live interaction in real time” between UCA’s nursing students in the master’s degree program who live in Southeast Arkansas and their instructors at Conway, according to to Diann Williams, vice president of assessment and institutional effectiveness and head of the nursing/allied health department at Southeast Arkansas College.Read the […]