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Faculty & Staff

Study Argues E-Learning Market Has Shaky Prospects

Study Argues E-Learning Market Has Shaky ProspectsPHILADELPHIA In “Thwarted Innovation: What Happened to E-Learning and Why,” two noted education researchers attempt to answer the question: “Why did the boom in e-learning go bust?” Researchers Dr. Robert Zemsky of the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. William Massy, a professor emeritus at Stanford University, examine what has […]

August 11, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Study Details How Faculty Use Course Management Systems

Study Details How Faculty Use Course Management SystemsDENVERTwo-thirds of faculty members increase their use of online course management systems once they begin using it in their teaching, rather than decrease or keep it at a consistent level, according to a recent study on course management tools conducted in the University of Wisconsin system. The EDUCAUSE […]

July 16, 2004

Latinx

Service is in Her Blood

Service is in Her BloodThe daughter of noted blood bank pioneer Dr. Charles Drew, Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis is no stranger to the spotlight. Yet, it is from her own political and educational pursuits that she has become a well-known figure in the Washington, D.C., area. After working as a research scientist at the National […]

June 30, 2004

Community Colleges

Technology: Riding the Waves of Change

Technology: Riding the Waves of ChangeBy Ronald Roach Twenty years of information technology (IT) innovation have transformed American higher education. From the introduction of personal computers to the spread of the Internet and e-mail, information technology innovation has altered the communications, administrative, research and teaching landscapes of colleges and universities. Its reach has permeated throughout […]

June 16, 2004

Latinx

IT Report Calls Attention to Minority-Serving Schools

IT Report Calls Attention to Minority-Serving SchoolsIn a study that builds upon the 2000 U.S. Department of Commerce-funded National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) report on IT resources at historically Black colleges and universities, researchers with the Washington-based Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHE) have authored the first, comprehensive national survey of […]

March 24, 2004

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National Bar Official to Run Online Law School

National Bar Official to Run Online Law SchoolNEW YORKKaplan Higher Education officials have announced that Barry Currier, a senior official with the American Bar Association (ABA), has been named dean of the Concord Law School, the nation’s only online law school. The appointment is effective June 1. Currently, Currier serves as the senior deputy for […]

January 14, 2004

Community Colleges

SEVIS Fee-Collection System Flawed, Higher Education Groups Say

SEVIS Fee-Collection System Flawed, Higher Education Groups SayBy Kristina LaneThe way the U.S. government wants to collect fees from international students for a foreign-student tracking system is flawed and could hinder foreign-student enrollment at American colleges and universities, according to a coalition of higher education groups.Last month the American Council on Education and 21 other […]

January 14, 2004

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Wiredscholar.Com Launches Web Site

RESTON, Va.Wiredscholar.com, Sallie Mae’s award-winning college financial planning Web site, has recently launched a new online resource for high-school guidance professionals. The High School Counselor Resource, available at http://counselor.wiredscholar.com, helps advisers counsel their students on planning and paying for college. It also provides counselors with professional development opportunities, interactive tools and information on higher education […]

December 3, 2003

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Opting for the Wired Classroom

Opting for the Wired Classroom Online MBA programs allow business professionals to pursue advanced degreeEvan Curry loves to learn but admits, “I’m not wired for the classroom.” So when the senior vice president for Philadelphia-based auto parts maker Cardone Industries USA wanted to pursue a master’s of business administration degree two years ago, doing so […]

November 19, 2003

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Survey Says Online Learning Equal to Classroom Instruction

Survey Says Online Learning Equal to Classroom InstructionWASHINGTONFrom the Ivy League to tiny community colleges, a majority of higher education institutions report that online learning is just as good as traditional, face-to-face classroom instruction. Nearly three out of four academic leaders say learning online may be even better within three years. A comprehensive survey released […]

September 24, 2003

Community Colleges

Baltimore Community College To Offer Online Law Enforcement Degree

Baltimore Community College To Offer Online Law Enforcement DegreeBy Ronald Roach BaltimoreBaltimore City Community College (BCCC) will offer an associate’s degree in law enforcement entirely online beginning this fall. Online courses will include Introduction to Criminal Justice, Fundamentals of Law Enforcement, People’s Law, Organizational Dynamics, and Investigative Principles and Concepts, and others. All course requirements, […]

August 27, 2003

Students

‘What Does it Take to Get There?’

‘What Does it Take to Get There?’… ‘A graduate degree,’ many conclude, as a weak job market has students flocking to graduate schools despite limited financial aidBy Page Melton Obra Hackett has a common-sense exercise for undergraduates weighing the choice between graduate school and a job. “Write the year 2023 on a piece of paper,” […]

July 2, 2003