Virtual classes give a boost to Dearborn kids
DEARBORN — If it hadn’t been for technology, Diana Escamilla likely wouldn’t be graduating from Dearborn’s Fordson High School. Read the Full Article
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SUNY online learning jumps 34 percent
Enrollment last semester was 19,214, up 34 percent from fall 2001 when 14,303 students participated. Read the Full Article
E-cademy swings from online learning to corporate market
Following last year’s fight for control of E-cademy by Australian company MatrixIP and prospective investor Cube Capital, E-cademy is making a second corporate training acquisition, picking up Champagne Consultants for between $750,000 and $1.25 million. In July, it bought Australian corporate training company Performance Edge Systems. Read the Full Article
Five Tips for Type in Online Learning
Consider these guidelines as you choose sizes and fonts for the text in your online learning programs. Read the Full Article
SkillSoft quarterly loss widens
The announcement came a month after the company was notified that it did not comply with Nasdaq listing rules. Read the Full Article
Logging on for a degree at Saint Leo
The Catholic university’s booming Internet presence was noted in the New York Times recently in a profile of one of Saint Leo’s graduates. Read the Full Article
Students gather in Abu Dhabi for ‘e-ducation Without Borders 2003’ Conference
Dubai, UAE The conference that will be held in the Federal National Council building in Abu Dhabi is being held under the patronage of the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Read the Full Article
Identifying Predictors of Academic Persistence in Distance Education
Distance education as an alternative to face-to-face instruction has witnessed steady growth since its beginning in the mid-1800’s. This growth is evidenced by the fact that in 2002 nearly 78 percent of all adult students had received education in some distance format. This influx of adults taking distance education courses has occurred in part because […]
The Impacts of Text-based CMC on Online Social Presence
Social presence is a critical influence on learners’ online social interaction in an online learning environment via computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems. This study examines how three CMC systems, e-mail, bulletin board, and real-time discussion, influence the level of online social presence and privacy. Read the Full Article
Virtual high school ‘awesome’
In fact, three students have been doing just that. Read the Full Article