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Collegis, a higher education services corporation based in suburban Orlando, Fla., will serve the GCU community by providing leadership, vision and guidance regarding technology services according to the university’s strategic plan for improving efficiencies in all campus departments.The seven-year, $6.5 million agreement with Collegis, which began Sept. 2, marks a significant step toward upgrading the […]
Online University Consortium, the nation’s largest network of leading universities, today announced it is one of an exclusive number of vendors to be selected for the LearnShare Vendor Identification Program (VIP). The program enhances Online UC’s visibility among the world’s largest organizations representing a combined budget of over $1 billion, and provides LearnShare’s 2.5 million […]
New technologies are offering many alternatives for those teaching in the distance education environment. What can instructors and those charged with distance learning programs do to ensure that they are giving students the best educational experience? Standards can help. Read the Full Story
ARLINGTON, Va.—The National Science Foundation today published a first-of-its-kind resource for educators, parents and professionals seeking examples of unique and creative ways to explore science and technology and examine successful inquiry- based learning. Read the Full Story
And although their schools may be rivals on the football field, Camden, Lugoff-Elgin and North Central students are enjoying the unique experience.Read the Full Story
In addition, the award-winning course has been adopted for use by Maryland’s statewide distance learning network.Tsubaki’s Composition Skills II (ENG 82) features traditional English instruction with self-paced, multimedia instruction featuring Interactive English, a process-oriented writing program that provides a flexible curriculum of writing lessons, readings, and grammar exercises, as well as a management system to […]
The Illinois school didn’t provide much information, just a name. So Anenberg did what many anxious freshmen heading off to college have done — she went to the Internet and Googled her roommate-to-be. Read the Full Story
Hurst will now be responsible for overseeing electronic and face-to-face distance learning courses and programs.Read the Full Story
According to the Minister of State for Education, Hajia Bintu Musa Ibrahim, “this is because the quality, resourcefulness and dedication of teachers, to a very large extent, determined the quality of any educational system.”Read the Full Story
We begin this academic year with a marked increase in interest in distance education by students, administrators and faculty in higher education. The U. S. Department of Education recent report indicates that enrollments in courses taught at a distance reached more than 3 million in 2000-2001, and if the same rate of growth has continued […]