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New public charter school

School officials are considering those unorthodox instructional methods and others in drawing up the curriculum for the Cocheco Arts and Technology Academy. Located in Dover and set to open in January with 40 freshmen, it will be the state’s first public arts-based charter school. Read the Full Story

Rutgers Increases Tuition 8%, as Much as State Will Allow

At most of Rutgers’s colleges, New Jersey residents who are undergraduates will pay tuition of $6,793, an increase of $503, for 2004-05. Out-of-state undergraduates at most of the colleges will pay $13,828, up $1,024. Read the Full Story

Penn State sets base tuition increase at 6.6 percent for 2004-05 academic year

The tuition for out-of-state students, whose tuition is expected to cover the entire cost of education, will increase by 4.9 percent.Read the Full Story

Harlem History

Harlem History presents a wealth of archival treasures and scholarship from Columbia about the history of one of the world’s most famous and influential neighborhoods.Access the Webiste

Anixter Selects GeoLearning’s Hosted LMS to Power Blended Learning

GeoLearning, Inc., the leading provider of ASP-hosted human capital management and development (HCMD) solutions, announced today that Anixter International, Inc. (NYSE: AXE), the world’s leading distributor of wiring systems, networking products and fasteners, has selected the company’s GeoMaestroâ„¢ learning management platform to administer blended learning for its 5,000 global employees. Anixter’s deployment also includes GeoLearning’s […]

Polycom Delivers First ‘Surround’ Stereo, Conference Phone/Video Integration & SIP Video for Award-Winning VSX Line

PLEASANTON, Calif. – July 12, 2004 – Polycom®, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the world’s leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced Version 7.0 software for its award-winning Polycom VSXâ„¢ video conferencing products. The new software upgrade delivers the first “surround” stereo audio, breakthrough integration of a conference phone with a video system for maximum […]

Interwise Expands Global Capabilities; Adds Spanish Language Version to Arsenal of Enterprise Communication Offerings

Interwise, the foremost leader in true enterprise conferencing, today announced that it has expanded the global reach of its award winning ECP Connect solution with the addition of a new Spanish language version. With the Interwise platform now available in English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Hebrew, global customers have even more options for […]

Alaska Online Adds Dynamic Interaction with Elluminate Live!

Pampano Beach, Florida., (July 12, 2004) Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and Web conferencing solutions for the real-time organization, and the Alaska Online consortium, a Web-based K-12 program that delivers online courses statewide, announced today that Alaska Online has selected Elluminate Live! Academic Editionâ„¢ to add live discussion and dynamic interaction to […]

Increasing Students’ Interactivity in an Online Course

The purpose was to increase students’ engagement with the course materials, heighten their online discussions, and deepen their thinking about course-related concepts, theoretical principles, and research findings. Several strategies were used towards this end. Analyses of students’ discussions showed that they relied frequently upon personal anecdotes to make meaning of the theories and developmental principles […]

Master’s program at USD caters to military officers

For many of the 23 University of San Diego students who graduated yesterday from an MBA-style distance learning program designed for active military members, their daily concerns went way beyond keeping a high grade point average. Read the Full Story