China’s R&D drive asks a risk-averse society for true experimentation.
Forbes - As the prof strolls in the front of his classroom, his image is captured by robotic video cameras and beamed to hundreds of other classrooms or personal screens–perfect for long-distance education or communicating with far-flung employees

A shot at Olympics
Anchorage Daily News - So he sat the girls down and gave them two choices: head to the public schools or continue with their home schooling, working with their correspondence teacher through the Interior Distance Education of Alaska home-schooling program. They chose the

The votes are in, the winner is: Pete Pizza
Gainesville Sun - Levantando El Pueblo” (”Counselors Lifting the Community”) was so successful, he and Smith-Adcock are considering creating a permanent distance education program to continue training bilingual counselors throughout the state. The researchers’ study

Rural technology “Spark Program” covers over 90% counties
Xinhua, China - Oct 15, 2006… the capability of young rural people by upgrading grass-roots their technological skills, building a nationwide network for distance education and encouraging …

Magdalena school board supports distance education in classroom
El Defensor Chieftain, NM - Oct 6, 2006Distance education is an important resource for Magdalena students; board members just want to make sure it is not replacing teachers in the classroom. …

In search of quality
GreaterKashmir.com (press release), India - Oct 13, 2006… For example if we sent our distance education material (B.Ed & M.Ed) to Commonwealth of Learning (COL) it will be awarded certificate of excellence by COL. …

VETA agreement with Postal Department
Chennai Online, India - Oct 19, 2006… various levels of learners. It offered two kinds of courses - direct class coaching and the distance education course. Founded in 1981 …

For-Profit White Knight?
Inside Higher Ed, DC - Oct 2, 2006… s nonprofit status and liberal arts mission, but an alliance in which the college and Knowledge Universe would offer a range of distance education programs. …

Rwanda: Dons Urge Govts On Distance Education
AllAfrica.com - Academicians from Institutions of Higher Learning from around Africa have called upon African governments to integrate distance learning programs within national development strategies.Speaking to The New Times, the Executive Director of the African

Nonprofit Colleges as Takeover Targets
Inside Higher Ed - Goldstein, Dow Lohnes, said that one twist on this truism can occur when a nonprofit institution has created something they see as having value, like a distance education program or other profitable enterprise, and consider selling it to a for

Unisa makes practical contribution to public
Sunday Times South Africa - Unisa is one of the major distance-education providers in the world, employing more than 4500 people in Tshwane. It may provide distance education but, Unisa spokesman Doreen Gough said, the university has a hands-on approach to its local environment

Distance Learning | Pratt Community College
We have been delivering instruction via Distance Learning for a number of years. … to the above mentioned distance learning opportunities we also have …

ODU Distance Learning
Distance Learning … Virginia, Out of State, Military Sites, Higher Education … Maintained by: Distance Learning Web Admin Updated: 09/1/06 | 2006 Old …

Distance Learning - ITDL-all issues
Journal Home. Editor, Synchronous Learning. Referee Manager/Coordinator … February. March. March. March. April. April. April. May. May. May. June. June. June. July …

Distance Learning :: Continuing Studies at Brandeis University
… numbers of graduate courses via distance learning, to meet the needs of our … Our distance learning (DL) courses are Internet-based, innovative and flexible. …

Students left in the lurch
Daily News & Analysis, India - Oct 15, 2006… final exam which is just four months away, said Nilesh Lokare, a first-year degree student at the University of Mumbai s Institute of Distance Education. …

Rural technology “Spark Program” covers over 90% counties
Xinhua, China - Oct 15, 2006… the capability of young rural people by upgrading grass-roots their technological skills, building a nationwide network for distance education and encouraging …

MES College wins trophy at `Yuvajanotsava’
Hindu, India - Oct 12, 2006… Delivered through distance education, the programmes are industry-relevant, current and structured to foster continuous learning within the workplace. …

Learning not a two- dimensional experience
Cowichan Valley News Leader, Canada - Oct 11, 2006… distributed learning”. That’s education jargon for what used to be “correspondence school” and then became “distance education.”. Whatever …

Long-distance education 
Seven years ago, the U began its service learning, politics and culture class, a course that involves studying India’s politics and is accompanied by a trip there over Spring Break. The course, Politics of India, counts for three credit hours and is offered in the spring.

Officials propose distance education for undergrads 
With the largest first-time freshman class in at least a decade and University of Nebraska-Lincoln residence halls almost bursting at the seams, Chancellor Harvey Perlman said he still wants more students. Perlman is looking for alternative ways to expand the school’s enrollment and addressed this issue in his Sept.

At Ball State 
MUNCIE — Jim Flowers, professor of industry and technology at Ball State University, has been named the winner of the 2006 Rawlings Outstanding Distance Education Teaching Award by the School of Extended Education.

UQ to upskill health sector in disaster preparedness 
The University of Queensland will bring together health and disaster experts with ground zero experience for annual workshops designed to prepare Australias health and support organisations.

CoupleTalk courses help relationships thrive 
Balancing homework, a job, sports, activities and a social life is hard enough without having to maintain an intimate relationship with that special person. But CoupleTalk, a free, Internet relationship course offered through the University of Nebraska Extension Center, can help students who want to improve their relationships.

UQ seeking “Rangeland Champions” to strengthen distance education program 
Rangelands Australia, an education and research centre based at The University of Queensland, Gatton Campus is set to improve support and access to further education and professional development for people living in the vast rangelands of Australia.

College of Business goes mobile 
LAS CRUCES The number of graduate students in New Mexico State University’s Business College is up almost 40 percent in one year, and Business Dean Garrey Carruthers doesn’t plan to stop there.

South Africa: Educor Africa Division to Offer Courses in Nigeria 
SA’S largest private education provider, Educor, was expanding into the rest of Africa with an agreement to provide courses to the National Open University of Nigeria, that country’s correspondence university, it said yesterday.

NCTC Regents discuss college’s future in workshop
Gainesville Daily Register - Because of distance learning there will be less need for buildings (brick and mortar). Building more in Denton, maybe a fourth campus. Attempt to get 100 percent of high school graduations into college. Help desk for individual subjects

NAU marketing campaign bearing positive fruit
Arizona Daily Sun - President John Haeger has said he wants to reach 15,000 full-time students in Flagstaff and as many as 25,000 full- and part-timers in distance-learning courses throughout Arizona and the Mountain West. At one new position for every 22 new FTE

The New Teacher
WISH-TV - Not only are there vast amounts of software programs available, but the internet also allows for interactive education and distance learning. Indiana’s home schoolers are beginning to feel vindicated but it’s outside the mainstream, no matter

Featured Schools
WTOL-TV - For Brenda McGreevy of Guilderland, N.Y., the convenience of distance learning allowed her to earn her associate’s degree in criminal justice almost entirely online, while working full time for the state Division of Criminal Justice Services, and

You report, we decide 
Thanks to Joe Tarr, Casey Grove, Monica Bradbury and R.A. Dillon for all the effort that went into Halcro, Palin or Knowles: Pick one (October 5). I thought it was extremely well written and offered fair, unbiased reporting.

Lackawanna, Lehigh form educational partnership 
Lackawanna College has entered into an educational partnership with Lehigh University, Bethlehem, which will allow students in Northeastern Pennsylvania to earn masters degrees from Lehigh by taking classes at Lackawanna Colleges campus in Scranton. The programs will be made possible through distance learning technology.

Course entry date extended 
MES Off Campus Centre has announced that the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, has extended the January cycle admission date, for MBA, MCA, MADE, B Ed, B Tech, P G Diploma and Diploma courses under its Distance Education Programme, to October 25. More information can be had from the administrator.

UCC, Eastern Oregon ink distance learning deal
News-Review - They do distance education well, and they support distance education students,” Nisson said. “So I can’t think of a better partner in terms of distance education delivery than Eastern Oregon University.” “The most exciting thing to us,” Cannon said

L pez expects no drop in enrollment at Tech this year
El Defensor Chieftain - Distance education figures were slightly low, but could grow because those students don’t have the same registration deadlines as others. “So in the end, we may end up flat or slightly ahead,” he said. “At least I’m hoping for that.” Administrators won

U. of Phoenix Accused of Religious Bias
Inside Higher Ed - Certainly not to be taken lightly. UoP has dominated distance education in recent years. This puts it in a position where it should be exemplary in business practices. If the smoke does indeed indicate fire, this is probably not the case. Markus , at 1

Online Press Release
PRWeb - Now, many people are even turning to the web to get a college education, receiving online diplomas entirely via distance education. - 2006-08-12 SumTotal and Adobe Provide New Integrated Learning Solution SumTotal Systems, Inc., the largest

Separate designations sought for different grade levels
Raton Range - To oversee IDEA, the Raton school district has hired Hal Roueche as a part-time distance-education coordinator. Roueche is a retired superintendent who worked in the Grady, N.M., and Hoehne, Colo., school districts. Walz said that Gov. Bill Richardson