Distance Education Brings Naval War College to Students Around the World
In addition, the college is also offering a Master’s Degree that can be earned from their home base or duty station. Read the Full Story
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District fights to keep programs
but not the Menominee Area Public Schools. Despite the cut in funding, the Menominee district will actually work to expand its adult and community education programs this coming school year.Read the Full Story
Henrico County Public Schools Offers Secondary Students Access to Apex Learning’s Online Curriculum Content
Virginia’s Henrico County Public Schools will offer middle and high school students access to Apex Learning’s online curriculum content for the 2003-2004 school year, as the result of an agreement announced today. A leader in using technology to support teaching and learning, Henrico County Public Schools is entering the third year of its district-wide laptop […]
NC [North Carolina] agency expands Internet mandate
Gov. Michael Easley recently signed into law a measure that extends the public/private RIAA’s mandate for another three years beginning January 2004, under the control of the newly created e-NC Authority. Read the Full Story
Self-Esteem and Adult Learning
One frequently discussed problem in the educational field is the incidence of low self-esteem in children as a result of family problems or other external factors. Self-esteem problems can be a major cause of learning difficulties as well as a hindrance to children who already suffer from inborn learning disabilities(1). However, the problem of deficient […]
Website remedy for nursing shortage
The “Return to Practice” website, set up by academics at Stirling University, is designed to help tackle the nation’s nursing shortage.Read the Full Story
Technology on upswing in Dennis-Yarmouth schools
This is the year the district expects to meet its goal of having one computer for every five students, which could seem ho-hum to those who remember the bad old days when schools were spending huge sums to buy computers, many of which soon wound up languishing in store rooms.Read the Full Story
The Development of an All-in-one Virtual Campus From Ground Zero
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to share our experiences in developing a unique all-in-one virtual university. The Defense Acquisition University virtual campus is a unique model for web based instruction because it integrates all aspects of managing a corporate university while providing myriad dynamic layers of access privileges. The OSS provides functionality in […]
New OUBS Course Offers Winning Ways For Fundraisers
The course – the only distance learning route to the award – has been developed by OUBS, Europe’s largest business school, in collaboration with the Institute of Fundraising with backing from Lloyds TSB Foundations. The course offers a uniquely flexible study opportunity to fundraising professionals in search of qualifications. Terry O’Sullivan, who heads up the […]
Lightspan Signs $1.2 Million Contract With 11 Virginia School Divisions
The schools will use Lightspan eduTest Assessment to deliver benchmark and formative assessments to students, providing teachers and administrators with accurate, real-time information on student, classroom and school progress toward the district’s academic performance goals.Gwen Edwards, Chairman of Region 8 said: “We selected Lightspan based on the company’s extensive track record at successful districtwide and […]