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11/19/2008 05:10 PM |
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As Economy Wavers, Online Learning Enrollments Climb - Andy Guess, Inside Higher Ed |
Researchers who study online education tend to believe that the staggering growth in enrollments seen over the past several years can’t continue apace forever. According to a study released Wednesday, they’ll have to wait at least another year for the predicted flattening. In fall 2007, the study reports, some 3.94 million students enrolled in at least one online course, an increase of 12.9 
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11/19/2008 05:05 PM |
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Techno-teaching: The future of the classroom - Kari Pritchard, the Cord Weekly |
As the use of technology becomes more prominent at Laurier, The Cord looks at whether it is an asset or a problem for learning in a university environment. In a world of ever-increasing scientific advancements, it can no longer be denied that we are a generation embracing technology.... And of course there are online learning tools such as distance education. Sandy Hughes, director of teaching 
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11/19/2008 05:01 PM |
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New technologies helping educators, students and parents - Leslie Shepard-Owsley, Spinal Column Online |
There's no question that the "net generation" of kids today spends a lot of time speeding down the information super highway or launching into cyberspace; and with the emergence of cutting-edge technology, schools have been forced to keep pace in an evolving "technosphere" as they confront global education demands. Nowadays, schools utilize technological tools including personal computers, SMART 
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11/18/2008 05:10 PM |
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Students rely on hybrid convenience - Taylor Valentine, Tyler Junior College |
Students pay bills, shop and even watch a political debate online from home, and now technology is allowing students to pursue classes and careers through hybrid courses. A hybrid course is a blend of face-to-face instruction with online learning, spending only one day in class and the other day on Internet-based learning outside of school. The day used for Internet usage means there is not an 
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11/18/2008 05:05 PM |
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State's online learning praised - Charleston Post and Courier |
South Carolina ranked 17th in a nationwide survey of online learning policies and practices, according to a study by the Center for Digital Education. States were ranked to reflect the vision, policies, programs and strategies used for online learning to meet the academic needs of students. The survey found that 15 states, including South Carolina, offer state-led online learning programs.
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11/18/2008 05:01 PM |
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Online learning is here - Ayesha Inoon, Sri Lanka Sunday Times |
To study at your own time and pace, to be able to continue working while getting that long-sought university degree or diploma, to upgrade your skills from the comfort of your own home – who would not be attracted by such possibilities? These are the benefits of online, or distance education, a phenomenon that is fast catching on in Sri Lanka as well, with a number of universities, professional 
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11/17/2008 05:10 PM |
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Staying the Course: Online Education in the United States, 2008 - Sloan-C |
The complete survey report, “Staying the Course: Online Education in the United States, 2008” is available here. Staying the Course: Online Education in the United States, 2008 represents the sixth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education. This year’s study, like those for the previous five years, is aimed at answering some of the fundamental questions about the 
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11/17/2008 05:05 PM |
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iNACOL Releases Part 2 of Going Virtual Study: 'Going Virtual! Unique Needs and Challenges of K-12 Online Teachers' |
The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) released the results of the second phase of the research study in partnership with Boise State University, Going Virtual! Unique Needs and Challenges of K-12 Online Teachers. This year's report identifies the experience, skills and unique backgrounds of K-12 online teachers and takes into account both 1) the context of the program or
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11/17/2008 05:01 PM |
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Digital online learning is future of education: Cambridge University - eTaiwan News |
A top official of the world's oldest publisher, the Cambridge University Press, said on Friday that digital online learning is the future trend for education. "All countries in the world are looking at ways to provide education online and in a digital format. This is the trend of education in the future, " said Christopher Boughton, Asia Pacific Managing Director of the Cambridge University 
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11/16/2008 05:10 PM |
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Supporting the “Scholarship” in E-Scholarship - Christine L. Borgman, EDUCAUSE Review |
The opportunities of cyberinfrastructure have been both heralded and hyped. The express purpose of cyberinfrastructure is to enable e-scholarship: new forms of scholarship that are more information-intensive, data-intensive, distributed, collaborative, and multidisciplinary.1 But what does that mean for scholars, for academic libraries, and for campus information technology? What 
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