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Online learning a must at Deakin

The move to make online learning compulsory is believed to be a world first and is binding across all Deakin campuses, including Warrnambool. Read the Full Story

Portland students get expanded opportunity

The Virtual High School program enables selected students to access some 150 online courses, including some taught by instructors overseas. It could herald the beginning of what one virtual learning provider calls “anytime, anywhere online learning.”Read the Full Story

Lindquist co-writes first online, interactive text

Dr. Jay D. Lindquist, professor of marketing, and Dr. M. Joseph Sirgy of Virginia Tech, co-wrote “Shopper, Buyer and Consumer Behavior: Theory, Marketing Applications and Public Policy Implications.” The book, available in both paperback and online form, was published late last year by Atomic Dog Publishing.Read the Full Story

College from the comfort of home

… Students don’t need to have extensive computer knowledge to take an online class, said Robin S. Robinson, director of distance education. …Read the Full Story

SUNY’S Sensless Costs

Last summer’s 28 percent jump for in-state four-year colleges, as well as a recently adopted plan to institutionalize yearly tuition hikes at the State University of New York, demonstrate the system’s tenuous state.Read the Full Story

RWD Technologies and Appshop Announce Partnership to Provide Complete Blended Learning Solutions to Oracle Users

FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ — RWD Technologies, Inc. and Appshop, Inc. today announced a sales and marketing partnership to offer their integrated eLearning products and customized training services to Oracle® customers across the United States. Read the Full Story

Developing an Online Curriculum: Techniques and Technologies

It offers teaching suggestions for everything from course development to time management and community building. Read the Full Story

Egerton University will host 25 African universities attending an international conference on distance education this week

The Minister for Education, Prof George Saitoti, will officially open the two-day conference to be held on the Njoro campus from Thursday.Read the Full Story

Lessons from Launching an Online MBA Program

The College of Business at SDSU is one of the largest in the nation, with over 6,000 enrolled students. The online MBA program was intended to complement the wide variety of on-campus programs in the College. Read the Full Story

Learning virtual history lessons

Choosing a pope is not a typical premise for a video game, but Stephen Haliczer also isn’t your typical video game creator. Read the Full Story