Tag: Distance Learning: Page 9

Faculty & Staff

In Our MOOC Moment, Public Opinion about Teacher Quality Irrelevant

MOOCs will most likely remain apart of the education landscape as President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology have urged him to let market forces develop better systems to employ the technology.

January 21, 2014

Students

Kentucky State Drops Students Over Accounts

Roughly 200 students at Kentucky State University were cutting class this last week, but not getting in trouble for it.

January 19, 2014

Students

Faculty Panel Gives OK to Deviant Behavior Class

A course at the University of Colorado on deviant behavior has passed a faculty review, but the professor behind the class said she is still not sure if she’ll return after being suspended from teaching it.

January 1, 2014

Community Colleges

GED Test Overhauled; Some States Opt for New Exam

The General Educational Development (GED) test, for decades the brand name for the high school equivalency exam, is about to undergo some changes.

January 1, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Early Christmas Presents for Kids with Disabilities

A half-dozen children got some special early Christmas presents from a University of Georgia class this month.

December 22, 2013

Students

Aviation Schools Preparing Students for Future Drone Jobs

Student pilots are eager to cash in on the booming market for drone operators, which could happen in the next few years.

December 19, 2013

Students

Alabama College Transfer Program Strained by Budget Cuts

The chancellor of Alabama’s community college system says he hopes budget cuts don’t lead to the collapse of a program intended to help community college students transfer credits to four-year institutions.

December 15, 2013

Students

Journalist, Diversity Advocate Ramirez Dies

An advocate for diversity in journalism, Raul Ramirez, a lecturer at San Francisco State University for 30 years, has passed from cancer.

November 19, 2013

Students

Survey: Students Forgoing Advisers Who Can Help Them Graduate

At a time when research shows that academic advising is a key to helping college students graduate on time, most say they aren’t getting it.

November 17, 2013

Students

Louisiana Remedial College Education Study Extended

The Louisiana Board of Regents has extended a study of remedial education in community colleges and universities.

November 11, 2013

Students

Howard University Attempting to Re-establish Ties to Late John H. Johnson

Despite $4 million donation, the former publishing giant’s name had been removed from the university’s School of Communications building.

November 3, 2013

Sports

Calif. Gov. Signs Bill for Pricier Community College Classes

A bill that will allow a handful of California’s community colleges to offer additional courses at inflated prices during short summer and winter sessions earned Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature last week despite strong opposition from student leaders and the chancellor of the state’s two-year college system.

October 13, 2013