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Most companies like to boast about how heavily they invest in their workforce. But when the economic downturn begins to bite, training has traditionally been one of the first things to go.Read the Full Story
It is when a distance-learning institution is not properly accredited that would-be scholars should be suspicious, said Gregory Ashe, a senior staff attorney with the Federal Trade Commission in Washington.Read the Full Story
Geneva, 4 December 2003 — A lack of timely and comparable data on access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) is a major barrier to understanding the depth and causes of the digital divide or a gap in ICT access within and between richer and poorer nations. This is especially relevant given that global leaders […]
Achbach is taking Music Appreciation online in order to fulfill one of the university requirements.Read the Full Story
Recognizing the severe shortage of registered nurses in the central San Joaquin Valley, the Bakersfield College nursing program, in collaboration with PC and West Hills College, is offering a new distance education nursing program. Read the Full Story
”I’d get too distracted,” he says. ”There would be kids sitting right next to me talking or something, and instead of paying attention to the teacher, I would drift off. Someone would drop a book, and I’d have to look.” Attention-deficit disorder was diagnosed; for a while, Andy took Ritalin, but it gave him migraines. […]
As we pursue this broader belief, we will discover new insights with respect to liberal arts education in a diverse and digital age. We believe these insights will have national significance, as other institutions address the growing need for liberal arts curriculum informed by diverse thinking and supported by technology.Read the Full Story
The promotions mark an attempt to shift education customers from proprietary operating systems such as Windows or Macintosh to less expensive, open-source alternatives–an increasingly alluring option for school technology leaders in light of waning budgets.Read the Full Story
This paper describes a community–based project that wired four computing centres (hubs) in a lower socio–economic urban area in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city. Read the Full Story
The EVC, free to users at http://www.c2e2.org/evc, provides information about campuses’ environmental compliance and green practices, including recycling, pollution prevention and energy savings.Read the Full Story