Tag: Online Higher Education: Page 13

Students

Is the Internet Stupefying Students?

At least one professor worries about the intellectual impact of some student-directed uses of technology.

March 18, 2009

Students

Duncan: Community Colleges Important to Restoring Economy

Miami Dade College nursing student Shelia Martin was re-applying for food stamps online in the school’s downtown computer lab Friday, when she looked up to find Dr. Jill Biden, along with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and a dozen news photographers, hovering over her.

March 8, 2009

Students

Tenn. State Students Alarmed by Planned Tuition Increase

Beginning fall 2009, Tennessee State University students will pay for every hour of coursework they intend to take, up to the 21-hour maximum overload.

February 2, 2009

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Learning Financial Planning Through Gaming

Last summer, freshmen at Saint Joseph College (Conn.) were not just prepared to navigate their school’s campus after freshmen orientation, but they were armed to wade through difficult financial times with the university’s new online course, “MoneyU.”

December 10, 2008

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Reflections on Teaching Online: the Myths and Realities of One Instructor’s Journey

As external and internal changes have taken place, it has become obvious that universities are planning to provide more and more classes online.

November 12, 2008

Latinx

Online Bookseller Targets Spanish-Only Market

Its new consumer web site, http://www.librerialectorum.com/ will be the largest U.S. online bookstore operating exclusively in Spanish, Lectorum Publications announced.

November 11, 2008

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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

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Beyond Blackboard and Into Virtual Communities

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

October 15, 2008

HBCUs

On DiverseEducation.com – The Academy Speaks Blog

Because most of the faces in historically Black college classrooms are of a darker hue, we typically ignore the need for multicultural affairs and intercultural conflict resolution in our midst.

August 20, 2008

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Study: Many Americans Experience Job Opportunity Loss for Not Having Academic Degree

One recent study, highlighting the role that many believe formal education plays in the workplace, reports that almost one in five (19 percent) Americans — which amounts to roughly 40 million adults in the United States — say they know someone at their current or past job who has been passed over for a job because they didn’t have the right academic degree.

August 17, 2008

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High Gas Prices Fuel Boom in Online Classes

Laurel Ranticelli considered driving 40 miles round-trip to take education classes at the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst.

July 9, 2008

Students

What DeVry Does Differently

By directly tying degree programs with today’s marketplace demands, universities can better serve underrepresented students.

July 9, 2008