Call to regulate distance education
Some of the 16 institutions offering higher education programmes were reacting to the ban imposed by the ministry on institutions found unlicensed. Read the Full Article
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Virtual solution: Technology slices into knowledge – without the knife
But these days, technology is removing that dread by giving students more options on how they can explore the insides of cats, frogs and other creatures. Read the Full Article
Michigan Virtual High School Chooses Aventa Learning
Aventa Learning announced an agreement with Michigan Virtual High School (MVHS), a project of Michigan Virtual University (MVU), for ten Advanced Placement (AP) courses, eight foreign language courses and two general study courses. In addition, Michigan Virtual High School will use Aventa Learning’s AP Exam Review product suite for the 2004 AP Exam period as […]
“The Influences of Art on Yellowstone”
The spectacular waterfalls, geysers, rock formations, & vistas in these works helped spread an appreciation of the wonders of Yellowstone. When President Grant signed into law the bill establishing Yellowstone as our first national park in 1872, he set in motion the tradition of preserving other tracts of great beauty for future generations. (NPS) Access […]
Hard drives make inroads into rural India
DAYALPUR, INDIA – Molly Ninan is about the last person on earth you’d expect to have a handheld computer. A field nurse in this rural Indian village, she sets out on foot every day to monitor the basic medical needs of roughly 7,000 residents of an area rife with poverty and illiteracy. Read the Full […]
The Global e-Learning Framework: An Interview with Badrul Khan
With the advent of e-learning methodologies and technologies, many educational institutions are beginning to view the world as their market. What does it take to provide the best open, flexible, and distributed e-learning environments for diverse learners across the globe? Badrul Khan, who grew up in Bangladesh dreaming of having access to well-designed learning resources […]
UMassOnline Professor Wins United States Distance Learning Association Excellence in Distance Teaching Award
“The USDLA awards recognize the best of the best in the distance learning industry,” says Dr. John G. Flores, Executive Director of the Boston-based USDLA. The Excellence in Distance Teaching Award is presented to “outstanding individuals who creatively use distance education technology to inspire learning.” Theroux received this award for his Real-Time Case (RTC) study, […]
Tennessee seeks emergency eRate relief
Tennessee’s 2002-2003 eRate funding is being withheld pending the outcome of a joint state and federal investigation into how contracts were awarded during advertisement the administration of former Gov. Don Sundquist. Read the Full Article
E-Rate Fraud Probe Widens
The House Energy and Commerce Committee had already instructed the CEO of the Universal Service Administration — the nonprofit that oversees the E-rate program — to produce 45,000 pages of documents. But much of the paperwork had been edited to hide the identities of companies and individuals, according to committee spokesman Ken Johnson. Read the […]
Senate Backs Bill to Establish Technology Grants for Colleges Serving Minorities
Sen. George Allen, a Virginia Republican, sponsored the legislation. He has said it would help historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges to improve their technology infrastructures (The Chronicle, March 7). Read the Full Article