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New program to help teachers improve hi-tech proficiency

The Educational Technology program, which includes Indiana’s first computer education teaching license, is offered through the Department of Educational Studies in Teachers College.Read the Full Story

SCT Banner® Supports Goal of University of California, Merced to Build Technologically Advanced Campus

SCT (Nasdaq: SCTC) announced today that the University of California, Merced has licensed SCT Banner® to support the student and financial aid operations of its new, state-of-the-art campus.The Merced campus, the first American research university built from the ground up in the 21st Century and the 10th campus in the UC system, has selected SCT […]

NCR selects KnowledgeNet for e-learning

KnowledgeNet®, the fastest-growing e-learning company, today announced that NCR Corporation has signed an agreement for access to over 450 expert-led and self-paced e-learning technology titles. NCR expanded its partnership with KnowledgeNet based on past success with KnowledgeNet’s e-learning courseware, superiority of KnowledgeNet’s content and their specialization with Cisco®.“We’ve been using KnowledgeNet’s products since 2002,” said […]

The Design and Delivery of Effective Web-Based Instruction: An Analysis of Faculty Concerns

A new approach to higher education is sweeping across the nation. Faculty and students are embracing online learning in large and rapidly increasing numbers. Online learning is a computer mediated approach to teaching and learning. It can involve text placed in a Web site, email, chat rooms, bulletin boards, streaming video, etc. Some of these […]

College distance learning programs increas their revenues by a mean of 9.67% in 2003…

PRWEB) February 8, 2004–College distance learning programs increased their revenues by a mean of 9.67% in 2003, according to a new survey published by Primary Research Group, “The Survey of Distance & Cyberlearning Programs in Higher Education, 2004 Edition” (ISBN# 1-57440-066-5). Growth was slightly faster among 4-year than 2-year colleges. Private colleges increased revenues by […]

Geology goes virtual

The grant will be used to build and equip a room walled with projection screens to create the illusion of an immersive, three-dimensional environment. The facility, which is expected to be operating by mid-2004, has provisionally been named the Keck Center for Active Visualization in Earth Sciences.Read the Full Story

College-class options get easier Online courses, distance learning help students earn degrees

Gianetti said Spring Arbor has about 1,200 online students who are among a total of 3,500 students enrolled at 14 sites throughout lower Michigan. Read the Full Story

More students earning college degrees through online classes

These armchair scholars count time as their most valuable asset, and they don’t want to spend it sitting in a classroom or in a car driving to a far-off university. Read the Full Story

We’d Like a Bit More, For a Little Less

Things have gotten a lot more complicated lately. Without knowing the companies behind each of these services, can you tell which is fastest by its name alone: High-Speed or HiSpeed? TeleSurfer or TopSpeed? MegaModem or SpeedBand?Read the Full Story

Studies validate laptop programs in U.S., Canada

The studies come as an increasing number of states and school districts are rolling out laptop programs of their own. Read the Full Story