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Susan Patrick Named Director of Office of Educational Technology

Patrick is responsible for coordinating programs and policies on technology to further the mission of the department and the No Child Left Behind Act, including virtual education and e-learning, student data management systems, online assessments, and the National Education Technology Plan. The OET provides leadership to the nation in using technology to promote student achievement […]

Collaboration or community in unpaced online courses

Usually this is achieved using cohorts of online learners working on the same paced schedule – though often using asynchronous technologies. However, studies at our institution (Athabasca University) confirm that there are a large number of full time students and life long learners who do not want (or are not able) to study on a […]

Logging on for a degree

A growing number of students at the Springfield two-year college will never set foot in a classroom there while earning associate’s degrees. Read the Full Story

How to Be an Educated E-Learning Consumer

Most large companies have embraced e-learning as a cost-effective method of delivering learning to an enterprise audience. However, business divisions with specialized needs and mid-size and small companies continue to face challenges in finding e-learning solutions to fit their scale and budget. Read the Full Story

Gilat Brings VSAT Connection For Russia’s First Distance Education Project

The satellite-based network will provide Internet access, distance learning and video conferencing to the University’s branches located throughout the Russian Federation from Kalingrad in the west all the way to Sakhalin in the east. Read the Full Story

An Information Thirsty University

pursuing their degrees and staying aware of current events in an community with no Internet access and only one TV and radio station. Read the Full Story

I2-NEWS: Students around the World to Gather at International Megaconference

Megaconference Jr., born out of the Megaconference founded by Bob Dixon at Internet2 member Ohio State University, is designed to give students in elementary and secondary schools around the world the opportunity to communicate, collaborate and contribute to each other’s learning in real-time, using advanced multi-point video conferencing technology. Read the Full Story

VCampus Corporation Completes $5.3 Million Financing

RESTON, VA, March 26, 2004 – VCampus Corporation (Nasdaq: VCMP), a provider of end-to-end, web-based e-Learning solutions, today announced that it has completed a $5.3 million private equity placement through the issuance of a combination of common stock and fixed-price convertible debt to a group of institutional investors.SIAR Capital, an independent investment fund that invests […]

Congress Moves to Criminalize P2P

A draft bill recently circulated among members of the House judiciary committee would make it much easier for the Justice Department to pursue criminal prosecutions against file sharers by lowering the burden of proof. Read the Full Story

Emmaville Students Have More Choices

The program, which now allows students to complete their schooling to HSC level at Emmaville, is a first for the school, which has only been able to teach students to year 10 or school certificate level. In the past this has often forced families to send children into Glen Innes High School or away to […]