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

Dropping a Bomb on Accreditation
Inside Higher Ed - Even on distance education, she said, the regional groups have worked together to deal with the issue and there is no crisis that needs to be solved. Wolff of the Western group agreed, and questioned the presumption that a national system would be

Distance learning booms
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Distance education has been around in some form for about a century, but the delivery methods and quality of the education have changed significantly. With the rise of the Internet, students can get degrees from prestigious universities in the comfort

Distance Ed s New Market in Spanish
Inside Higher Ed - FUNIBER the Fundaci n Universitaria Iberoamericana is a nonprofit alliance of about 50 universities in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Latin America that serves as the middleman for students seeking advanced distance education degrees at Spanish

Almost 80 Percent Of Estimated Afghan Voter Population Registered
UN News Centre - The project has received funding for US $2.5 million from the government of Italy to completely upgrade and rehabilitate distance education services in the country. Announcement of Guest I will now be happy to take any questions you might have before

Duer : I believe in the power of education (Roswell Daily Record)
The five elected members of the Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell board are responsible for considering bond issues and increases to the mill levy, which raise funds through higher property taxes.

School starts via airwaves for outback kids - ABC Online
School starts via airwaves for outback kidsABC Online, Australia - 20 hours agoChildren from outback Queensland return to the airwaves this week, with the Schools of Distance Education back on the air. …

Canadian distance education technology helps train nurses in … - Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release)
Canadian distance education technology helps train nurses in …Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release), Barbados - Jan 24, 2007On January 26th, Ryerson University's G. Raymond Chang School and the University of West Indies (UWI) will launch a state-of-the-art distance. education …

Accordent Technologies Chooses IBM as Preferred Partner to Help Deliver Business Solutions to Meet Education Customer … (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 29, 2007 — Accordent Technologies today announced it has achieved Industry-Optimized status in IBM’s PartnerWorld Industry Networks. The designation means that Accordent can now take advantage of IBM’s sales, marketing and technical expertise to develop and deliver solutions that meet customer requirements in the education and learning segments.

Distance degree for Caribbean nurses - Jamaica Gleaner
Distance degree for Caribbean nursesJamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - Jan 26, 2007They can achieve this through a new distance education programme between the University of the West Indies (UWI) and Ryerson University of Toronto, Canada. …Program aims to reduce nursing shortage Cay CompassUWI increases its training capacity for nurses SUN Weekendall 14 news articles

Canadian distance education technology helps train nurses in … - Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release)
Canadian distance education technology helps train nurses in …Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release), Barbados - Jan 24, 2007On January 26th, Ryerson University's G. Raymond Chang School and the University of West Indies (UWI) will launch a state-of-the-art distance. education …

Andrews Business and Technology Center marks one year - MyWestTexas.com
Andrews Business and Technology Center marks one yearMyWestTexas.com, TX - 4 hours agoIn addition to creating a virtual classroom, teachers can show videos and documents interactively, Distance Education Curriculum Specialist Sylvia Gray said …

The future is now for minorities preparing for college (Yakima Herald-Republic)
Candy Gutierrez doesn’t graduate from Davis High School until June, but she’s already done her homework. In addition to studying for her high school classes, she’s been taking part in the College Success Foundation to prepare for the demands of higher education.

Dispute mars meeting called to make peace (The Toledo Blade)
A Toledo Board of Education retreat yesterday, aimed at resolving board members’ disagreements and differences, kicked off with a dispute.

St. Louis tech firm wants to turn TV viewers into participants
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Among those ideas: interactive distance learning via television; “VEIL notes,” a school-based application that turns handheld computers into in-class note-taking devices; and VEIL adapters for mobile phones that call up online product information

Address : IQ-ity Learning Management Systems
eSchool Online - Distance learning also works for special needs students - those who work best when working at their own pace. Proficiency Testing Preparation Employing IQ-ity’s online practice tool for the graduation tests improves a district’s graduation rate and

E learning gains ground
East African Standard - In addition, it involves Web enabled classrooms and distance learning. E-learning can involve a greater variety of equipment than online training or education, for as the name implies, “online” involves using the Internet or an Intranet. CD-ROM and

UWI increases its training capacity for nurses - SUN Weekend
UWI increases its training capacity for nursesSUN Weekend, Antigua and Barbuda - 6 hours agoRecently, Ryerson University s G. Raymond Chang School and the University of West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, launched a state-of-the-art distance education …

Librarians tackle higher education issues at national conference in Baltimore March 29-April 1 (ALA)
CHICAGO More than 3,000 librarians and staff, leaders in higher education and guests will discuss the top trends and issues facing students, faculty and campus libraries nationwide at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) biennial national conference at the Baltimore Convention Center, March 29-April 1, 2007.

Get organized: distance education - Clarion Online - Glendora (subscription)
Get organized: distance educationClarion Online - Glendora (subscription), CA - Jan 17, 2007I discovered that when a student signs up for a distance education class, that student assumes the responsibility of a professor. …

Nurses needed 
News media first began reporting on the nationwide nursing shortage a few years ago.

TNOU to digitise learning content 
Students of Tamilnadu Open University can avail themselves of their study material in CDs, once their study content gets digitalised. The university has collaborated with Expertus, a US-based outsourcing company, to digitise its learning content.

Ghana: Diploma for Certificate “A” Teachers 
About 90,000 Certificate “A” teachers through out the country are expected to be upgraded to Diploma in Basic Education within the next ten years, to make them more efficient.

Ghana: Not Much Progress in Education After 50 Years - Patrick Awuah 
Mr. Patrick Awuah, Founder and President of Ashesi University has said that an assessment of Ghana’s educational system after 50 years of independence has shown that not much progress had been made.

IGNOU to leverage ICT for rural India
Cyber India Online - NEW DELHI: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) aims to leverage on ICT for educating rural India. Talking to CyberMedia News here, Prof. V N Rajasekharan Pillai, vice chancellor of IGNOU and chairman of the Open University s distance

CQU to cease Fiji operations
Fiji Times - Update: 2pm The Central Queensland University Fiji campus will wind-down next month as part of plans to expand its New Zealand operations. CQU says an estimated 350 Fiji students currently enrolled with them will continue studies either by Distance

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

EDUCATION BRIEFS - Zanesville Times Recorder
EDUCATION BRIEFSZanesville Times Recorder, OH - Jan 23, 2007… college-level training at the Zanesville campus, at Zane State's Willett-Pratt Training Center in Cambridge, or through distance education. …

Excel in distance education: TVR - Hindustan Times
Excel in distance education: TVRHindustan Times, India - Jan 20, 2007'THE DISTANCE education system has expanded its sphere in the past two decades and it should now aim for excellence in education. Distance learning mode is …

Active Schools going the distance - Buchan Observer
Active Schools going the distanceBuchan Observer, UK - 11 hours agoAberdeenshire Council's education and recreation committee chairman, Richard Stroud, said: "Although Active Schools in Aberdeenshire is relatively early in …

Excel in distance education: TVR - Hindustan Times
Excel in distance education: TVRHindustan Times, India - Jan 20, 2007'THE DISTANCE education system has expanded its sphere in the past two decades and it should now aim for excellence in education. Distance learning mode is …

Legislation Offered To Study Distance Education - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Legislation Offered To Study Distance EducationChronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - Jan 16, 2007Ever the critic of distance education, Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers, Republican of Michigan, has introduced legislation that would require scientific scrutiny of …

Brew City Tea is the Third Ward’s new tea destination (OnMilwaukee.com)
In the somewhat confusing world of bulk tea, the Third Ward’s new Brew City Tea House serves as not only a place to get a great cup of tea, but also as a place to get an education about what your drinking.

VBrick Systems, Inc.
eSchool Online - Company Description : VBrick Systems is the leader for IP network based video distribution systems for K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational institutions. VBrick s products are used for distance learning, event broadcasts

College credits grocery work
Times Union - After sending professors to sit in on Price Chopper’s professional development classes, Excelsior, an Albany-based distance-learning college, has approved more than 10 courses that could be applied toward a bachelor’s degree in business. Officials

James Canterbury
WTOL-TV - He earned his certification in meteorology through the Distance Learning Program at Mississippi State University. He also plans to complete another 4-year degree, this one a B.S. in Geo Sciences from Mississippi State University, very soon. A child