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ZOOM IN! Independent Lens, Uncommon TV

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens INDEPENDENT LENS zooms in on ordinary and not-so-ordinary heroes: from a surfer activist fighting breast cancer to former World War II spies, coal miners to gay fathers to Native American basketball champs. Hosted by Angela Bassett, INDEPENDENT LENS represents the best work of fiercely independent filmmakers finding untold stories in unexpected places. The INDEPENDENT […]

Open University Announces Partnership With New School University, USA

The first course Managing Finance and Information is being planned for March this year, based on a module from the Open University Business School’s Professional Certificate in Management. The new online course is part of a five-course programme leading to a Certificate in Management and is designed for managers interested in a management qualification who […]

EDUCAUSE

To be sure, new opportunities and challenges will come, along with new demands from our constituents for bigger, better, faster information systems and services. Somewhere, somehow, in the middle of the complexity, we need to find the right combination of resources, effort, and approach to satisfy the demand in the most appropriate manner for our […]

NUTN 2003 Digital Learning: The Whole Enchilada

The National University Telecommunications Network (NUTN) is pleased to announce its 21st annual conference on June 1-3, 2003, in vibrant San Antonio, Texas! The conference theme is “NUTN 2003 Digital Learning: The Whole Enchilada.” Converging in the charming La Mansion del Rio Hotel, we intend to bring you and your colleagues three engaging days of […]

Tiffin schools to team up for digital academy

The board of education has resolved to sponsor a conversion community school with Tri-Rivers Educational Computer Association. The school would be known as Tiffin Digital Academy. Read the Full Article

Transforming e-Knowledge

The authors of this book set out to help us with that process. On every page you will find them striving to express the ways in which e-systems can be exploited, the benefits they could yield, and what we all, individuals and organisations together, must now do. Read the Book

College Loans Rise, Swamping Dreams

A smile overtakes her as she envisions life as a lawyer — fighting injustice, changing the world — until the prickly reminder of having $25,000 in undergraduate loans wipes it away. Read the Full Article

New School U. and Britain’s Open U. Create a Distance-Education Partnership

Open University, which has one of the oldest and largest distance-education programs in the world, has been struggling to break into the American education market. Read the Full Article

Army’s Distance-Education Program Adds 12 More Institutions

Officials of the program said the expansion will help meet a rising demand for online courses from soldiers serving around the world. Read the Full Article

School Board rejects AP credit policy

Board members rejected by a 5-4 margin the Policy Committee’s recommendation to support the .04 credit for the online courses. Read the Full Article