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Class.com Announces Fall Release of Spanish 2A

“Our first-year Spanish sequence proved to be so popular with both teachers and students that we’ve been looking forward to the release of our new Spanish series,” said Class.com CEO Katherine Endacott. “Now that Spanish 2A is finished, we’re very pleased with the way it turned out. Students and teachers will love it. And it […]

CMU planning courses for new campus in Qatar

“The next step after [approval by the Board of Trustees] is to negotiate a final agreement with the Qatar Foundation,” said University President Jared Cohon. Read the Full Story

eSN Exclusive: Texas cuts its ed-tech division

The cuts advertisement seem to forebode difficult changes across the country as an economic downturn of historic proportions continues to take its toll on school technology spending from coast to coast. Read the Full Story

Setback for Microsoft Ripples Through the World Wide Web

Last month, Microsoft suffered a stinging setback in a patent-infringement case when a federal jury awarded $521 million to a former University of California researcher. But this time, the rest of the industry is not smiling. Read the Full Story

Exclusive Interview with Dr. Melody Thompson, Director of the American Center for the Study of Distance Education

Dr. Saba:Congratulations on your appointment as the Director of the American Center for the Study of Distance Education. Please, tell us more about your interest in the field. How did you become interested in distance education, and why? Dr. Thompson:My interest developed VERY gradually as a graduate student in the Adult Education Program at Penn […]

Tomorrow’s Teachers are Here and Ready To Go

The much discussed and publicized shortage of qualified teachers for our K-12 schools provides an unprecedented opportunity to change the demographics of the teaching profession, the preparation of teachers at our universities, and thus the way we think about teachers and their role in contemporary society.Read the Full Story

Iraq From a Distance

Months ago, when the prospect of war with Iraq was just creeping toward reality, American Military University (AMU) planners foresaw an opportunity to meet the educational needs of students who would soon be deployed to the Middle East. Read the Full Story

CSU [California State University] and UC [University of California] Will Ask for Online Applications Next Year

Students applying for Fall 2004 can submit paper applications or apply online. Last year, more than 70 percent of those applying to both systems did so online. Read the Full Story

A Model for Self-Paced Technology-Based Training

Did you ever wonder how adults learn from self-paced, technology-based corporate training?Read the Full Story

Carnegie Mellon Technology Will Reshape Curriculum of New Jersey’s Centenary College

Centenary’s new business courses will be rolled out beginning in the fall. In addition, the college plans to offer a blended (partially online and partially in-person) version of the OLI statistics and causal and statistical reasoning courses to adult students enrolled in the college’s Center for Adult and Professional Studies accelerated degree granting program. Read […]