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09/03/2008 04:05 PM |
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Online Learing; Classrooms are virtual, but diplomas are real - Natasha Lindstrom, Daily Press |
High school classrooms will undergo vast makeovers in the next decade — and you’ll have to visit cyberspace to check out the updated looks. By 2019, 50 percent of all high school courses will be taken online, according to a report published in the summer issue of Education Next by researchers from Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. “The economy and necessity have driven virtual high 
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09/03/2008 04:02 PM |
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Green habits are learned young: Universities aggressive with recycling, energy-saving habits - Heather Clancy, ZD Net |
A full two-thirds of the member schools in the Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education have adopted energy-savings programs or some other initiative meant to instill environmental consciousness.... As you might expect, distance learning and online education programs are a big thing. About 65 percent of the schools have bought new equipment with the 
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09/02/2008 04:10 PM |
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Next Steps for E-Texts - Andy Guess, Inside Higher Ed |
More and more, colleges are getting into the mix as they start their own initiatives or partner with consortiums or start-ups testing new business models. For colleges, the impetus is to address cash-strapped students’ concerns about textbook costs in a lagging economic environment, while publishers get the benefit of increased visibility. Last year, according to the Association of American 
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09/02/2008 04:05 PM |
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Students logging on to save up: As fuel prices rise, many opt for online learning - Rebekah Allen, Pensacola News Journal |
Cantonment resident Marc Churchwell lives about 15 miles from Pensacola Junior College. And that 30-mile round trip could add up — especially given today's gas prices. When Churchwell, 51, retired from the U.S. Navy in 2004, he was determined to get a degree that would allow him to teach young children and children with special needs. And he did it without ever setting foot in a classroom. 
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09/02/2008 04:01 PM |
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Higher Education Groups Receive Grants (Including Online Learning) to Help Students with Disabilities |
The U.S. Department of Education today announced the award of $6.7 million in grants to 23 higher education organizations to help them develop pilot projects for students with disabilities.
The three-year grants support projects that provide technical assistance and professional development to faculty and administrators who teach and counsel students with disabilities at institutions of higher 
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09/01/2008 04:15 PM |
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Online Learning: A fresh take on the browser - Google Releases Google Chrome Browser - Google Blog |
At Google, we have a saying: “launch early and iterate.” While this approach is usually limited to our engineers, it apparently applies to our mailroom as well! As you may have read in the blogosphere, we hit "send" a bit early on a comic book introducing our new open source browser, Google Chrome. We will be launching the beta version of Google Chrome tomorrow in more than 100 countries.So why 
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09/01/2008 04:05 PM |
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Online enrollment continues growth - E.J. Anderson, Ahwatukee Citizen Reporter |
Ready for college? Looking for additional education so you can get promoted or start a new career? There's a good chance you'll be taking a class from the comfort of your home. Online education is no longer the new kid on the block but has become a popular way of gaining an education. It has become so popular that enrollment grew by nearly 14 percent from 2007 to 2008 at Rio Salado College. And 
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09/01/2008 04:01 PM |
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Tech Therapy: Know How Much Technology Costs? - Chronicle of Higher Education |
Few colleges and universities have a handle on the comprehensive costs of their technology operations. In the latest installment of The Chronicle’s technology podcast, Tech Therapy, Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, and Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, discuss some of the things to tally.
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08/31/2008 04:10 PM |
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New Orleans IT departments brace for Gustav - Todd R. Weiss, Computerworld |
Loyola of New Orleans prepares for Gustav! ....Since Katrina, the school has also moved its course management system online and has it hosted remotely so that students can continue their classes over the Internet in the event the campus is closed during an emergency. "What we're trying to do is make sure the educational process is not interrupted," says Bret Jacobs, executive director of IT at 
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08/31/2008 04:05 PM |
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NACOL Releases Report on Socialization in Online Programs: Third in Promising Practices in Online Learning Series |
The North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) is pleased to announce the release of a new report, Socialization in Online Programs, providing research on socialization issues in online learning and highlighting case studies. This paper explores the research and issues around socialization in online schools and how online programs are addressing these issues. This is the third report in 
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