Tag: Distance Learning: Page 18

Community Colleges

Online Programs See Uptick in Enrollment, Despite Economy

After comparing local college tuition rates, New Jersey resident Shaheed Morris decided that Mercer County Community College (MCCC) was the most affordable choice. But Morris, who recently enrolled in an online communications course, says distance learning is not one-size-fits-all.

March 5, 2009

Home

Perspectives: Increasing Access and Relevance in Distance Education

Distance education is now well-accepted as high-quality higher education, although as with traditional campuses, the quality of different programs varies widely.

November 11, 2008

Home

‘A Dream, A Goal, A Reason to Live’

For almost two decades, Dr. Ronald Mallett, a physics professor at the University of Connecticut, has admired Spike Lee’s story-telling ability.

October 29, 2008

Home

View: Increasing Access and Relevance in Distance Education

Distance education is now well accepted as high-quality higher education, although as with traditional campuses, the quality of different programs varies widely.

October 15, 2008

Home

Beyond Blackboard and Into Virtual Communities

Online learning is evolving into much more than discussions via Blackboard.

October 15, 2008

Students

Higher Ed Professionals’ Perspectives on Online Education

The recent growth of online education has added a new dimension to college learning that was unthinkable a few decades ago. Knocking down the traditional notion of the “ivory tower” college campus, online education presents an entirely new classroom paradigm, a shift resulting in more opportunities and challenges. For insight into both, we turned to college professors and administrators who reveal the good and the bad that accompany an online college education.

October 15, 2008

HBCUs

The World Wide Web of Ed.D.s

The flexibility and convenience of online degree programs have attracted minorities in droves, especially Black K-12 educators.

October 15, 2008

Health

UNC-Chapel Hill Receives Largest Grant in Its History

The Carolina Population Center (CPC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received up to $181 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue its Monitoring and Evaluation to ASsess and Use REsults (MEASURE) program.

October 1, 2008

Community Colleges

Republican Education Plan Focuses on Rising College Costs

Sen. John McCain and party officials call for more transparency and restraint in college spending.

September 30, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Newspaper: NCCU Operated Satellite Campus

North Carolina Central University officials are trying to decide what to do with about 50 students who attended a satellite campus at a megachurch near Atlanta run by a school trustee.

August 11, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Newspaper: NCCU Operated Satellite Campus

North Carolina Central University officials are trying to decide what to do with about 50 students who attended a satellite campus at a megachurch near Atlanta run by a school trustee.

August 10, 2008

Community Colleges

To Off-set Students’ Gas Price Woes, Community Colleges Change Class Schedules

As gas prices continue to rise, community colleges are modifying class schedules and boosting online course offerings to accommodate students who must commute to campus.

July 14, 2008