Sonic Foundry: Leadership in Long Distance Education - Seeking Alpha
Seeking AlphaSonic Foundry: Leadership in Long Distance EducationSeeking Alpha, NY - 7 hours agoWe have used Sonic Foundry s products for the last three years offering a long distance education component to the Pacific Coast Banking School, …

Unlimited Learning Center hopes students will earn top degrees in … - Cortez Journal
Unlimited Learning Center hopes students will earn top degrees in …Cortez Journal, CO - Dec 29, 2007In the near future, the center hopes to start a group of students in a doctoral program in education, taken via live interactive distance learning courses …

VCs’ Meet:Distance education challenge to traditional univ (Deepika)
New Delhi, Dec 29 (UNI) Vice Chancellors of conventional universities, open universities and the Directors of Distance Education Institutes today unanimously agreed that distance education had not only challenged the traditional form of higher learning but had become more of a movement to overcome generic problems of scarcity and exclusivity of the traditional universities.

Online course program enters third year at BMC - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Online course program enters third year at BMCNortheast Mississippi Daily Journal, MS - Dec 30, 2007The program is truly distance learning. BMC has been a godsend to me, said Ramona Price, an online student from Nevada working on her Special Education …

Distance Learning at St. Louis Community College.
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Distance Learning @ LLC
Local time is Monday, December 24, 2007 2:43 am. Contact Dennie Hoopingarner hooping4@msu.edu for information about this site

Distance Learning at Long Beach City College
LBCC Distance Learning: Enrollment & Registration Information. 1. Apply to LBCC Online - http://students.lbcc.edu/onlineapplication.html follow the instructions, and fill out the

Internet opens elite colleges to all (AP via Yahoo! News)
Gilbert Strang is a quiet man with a rare talent: helping others understand linear algebra. He’s written a half-dozen popular college textbooks, and for years a few hundred students at the elite Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been privileged to take his course.

Pet Owners and Animal Wellness Professionals Broaden Interspecies … - PRLog.Org (press release)
Pet Owners and Animal Wellness Professionals Broaden Interspecies …PRLog.Org (press release), Romania - 12 hours agoAnimal Spirit Healing Education Network (ASN) provides distance learning and on-site animal wellness classes including Animal Communication, Shamanic Animal …

Cameroon: Distance Learning Goes Operational At UB - AllAfrica.com
Cameroon: Distance Learning Goes Operational At UBAllAfrica.com, Washington - Dec 3, 2007The Distance Education Programme will start with the commencement of the Department of Nursery and Primary Education with a subsequent degree in that line …

2007 went from bad to worse, at least by columnist Tim Rowland’s humorous account (The Herald-Mail)
Washington County Board of Education member Ruth Anne Callaham greeted the year 2007 by saying she had concerns for world peace. Boy, was she right. Sen. Don Munson went into the year 2007 saying, The future is not looking too bright.

Immigration worksite arrests target workers, not employers
Wenatchee World - Education Central Washington University Centers Distance Education Program is accepting applications to fill a roster for temporary part-time Distance Education Operators at CWU Wenatchee. The work is highly technical though no experience is required

BDA Advises U21Global on Sale of Cengage’s 50% Stake to Manipal
PR.com - Manipal Education currently has over 125,000 students from over 52 countries, of which about 25,000 students study at institutions and overseas campuses in India and abroad, while over 100,000 students undertake distance education, delivered using a

Defeat for For-Profit Model
Inside Higher Ed - I agree with the poster who said you get what you pay for. Replacing residential campus programs with distance education is not going to yield the same experience for students, and will likely only further the 2-class system for those seeking a

New Argosy University President Appointed to National Advisory
Earthtimes - Army Distance Education and Training Subcommittee for Accreditation. He has published frequently in the areas of higher education, organizational management, distance education, and faculty development. Dr. Swenson has provided consulting services for

Rural health care gets a boost
Eureka Reporter - In 2000, UC Davis established the Center for Health and Technology ( www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/cht ) to consolidate its telehealth projects, which include telemedicine, distance education and applied medical informatics. The center collaborates with

The Pendulum Swings on Accreditation
Inside Higher Ed - I am referring to Guides for Private Vocational and Distance Education Schools, Part 254 ( http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/guides/vocation-gd.htm ): see 254.3 Misrepresentation of extent or nature of accreditation or approval. The FTC views this as

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PRWeb - She will propel the division’s cohort of free distance education programs, establish connections with other accredited institutions of higher education, and sponsor an academic course server as an official Initiative forum for course developers and

UEW enrolment rises to 23262 - Vice Chancellor - Joy Online
UEW enrolment rises to 23262 - Vice ChancellorJoy Online, Ghana - 2 hours agoThe figure comprised of 13026 fulltime, 8906 Distance Education, and 1330 Sandwich/Part Time. Professor Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, Vice Chancellor of the …

Online Education: What You May Not Have Considered (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - Employers love it when they have the manpower to get things accomplished. When looking for a new employee, they want to find someone who has the necessary skills to make things happen. Sometimes, a position can go unfilled for months (or years) if the right person isn’t found.

The course to take - Hindu Business Line
Hindu Business LineThe course to takeHindu Business Line, India - Dec 23, 2007… and student enrolment from Sriperumbudur is increasing year by year, says Prof SB Nageswara Rao, Director of Distance Education, of the university. …

Van Kekerix named interim dean for Division of Continuing Studies
UW Madison - He has a long history in distance education systems with the UW System, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and nationally. At DCS, Van Kekerix is expected to serve for 18 months to two years, beginning on Feb. 1, 2008. His salary will be $180,000.

Learning part of the equation
Cleveland Plain Dealer - at Allied National High School - an online high school with headquarters in California. Four other boys - two from Zambia and the two South Africans - will begin classes in January through brainline.com, a South African-based distance education school

U.S. Career Institute Launches 1st Ever DETC Accredited Medical
Earthtimes - Medical career training through distance education has traditionally been limited to administrative functions. The creation of our ground breaking virtual labs really prepares the student for what to expect in a clinical environment. The labs

BDA Advises U21Global on Sale of Cengage’s 50% Stake to Manipal
PR.com - Manipal Education currently has over 125,000 students from over 52 countries, of which about 25,000 students study at institutions and overseas campuses in India and abroad, while over 100,000 students undertake distance education, delivered using a

BHSU names dean of outreach
Rapid City Journal - Bukralia, who has been director of libraries at BHSU since 2005, will oversee the online and distance-education course offerings as well as the educational outreach for the University. He will administer and deliver a new online master of science

New Camp Fire executive seeks rejuvenation
Daily Oklahoman - In December, she will start on a distance learning program to get a master’s degree in non-profit management at Regis University in Denver. Leslie says she hopes it will help her with running a capital campaign and developing long-term strategic plans

What a difference a new school makes
Edmonton Journal - And there’s a special video conference room for distance learning so students and staff can enjoy lectures and classes taught elsewhere. A sunny indoor courtyard at the heart of the school will function, not just as a gathering place for students, but

Steve Staples to retire as York Schools superintendent
Vancouver Business Journal - The division initiated an International Baccalaureate program at York High, and more recently created the Virtual High School for distance learning. At W&M, Staples is an adjunct member of the School of Education faculty. Next fall he will become a

What’s an Anti-Suicide Smock?
Slate - The tribe gives full scholarships for students studying hospitality administration through a distance-learning program at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas with the understanding that students will work for Cherokee-owned casinos and businesses

Defeat for For-Profit Model
Inside Higher Ed - I agree with the poster who said you get what you pay for. Replacing residential campus programs with distance education is not going to yield the same experience for students, and will likely only further the 2-class system for those seeking a

Black Colleges Expand Distance Learning
Inside Higher Ed - While the percentages of colleges offering distance education vary by sector, they tend to be well over half, according to data from the Sloan Consortium. Nonetheless, the Howard survey suggests significant progress for black colleges in entering the

For-Profit White Knight?
Inside Higher Ed - details are still being worked out, the relationship envisions the preservation of Sierra Nevada s nonprofit status and liberal arts mission, but an alliance in which the college and Knowledge Universe would offer a range of distance education

Marijuana growers move their operations to greener pastures
Wenatchee World - Education Central Washington University Centers Distance Education Program is accepting applications to fill a roster for temporary part-time Distance Education Operators at CWU Wenatchee. The work is highly technical though no experience is required

Learning part of the equation
Cleveland Plain Dealer - at Allied National High School - an online high school with headquarters in California. Four other boys - two from Zambia and the two South Africans - will begin classes in January through brainline.com, a South African-based distance education school

Maine Community College System Announces Rural Initiatives
All American Patriots - for people living in rural communities; establishing a new Bring College to ME program to deliver two-year degree programs on an intermittent basis to rural parts of the state based on industry need and student demand; expanding distance learning

Turning Point: The Next Generation
Forbes - Prescott College celebrates 41 years as a leader in experiential education, offering a residential Bachelor’s degree program and community-based undergraduate, Masters, and PhD distance learning programs. Programs emphasize student-directed learning

Wepfer is New Chair of Mechanical Engineering
WebWire - Since 2003, he has served as vice provost of Distance Learning and Professional Education (DLPE). In this capacity, Wepfer was responsible for professional education and distance-delivered programs, the English as a Second Language program and