Tag: Online Higher Education: Page 8

Students

New Student Advisers Show Nontraditional Students the Way at Online University

As driven as the students are to move forward professionally, many lack the will to communicate openly about barriers that are likely to come up in a virtual learning space.

April 2, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Calif. Bill Would Permit Online Courses for Credit

California would allow private, online education companies to offer courses for credit at state colleges and universities, under a bill introduced Wednesday in the state Legislature.

March 13, 2013

Home

Sequestration Expected to Squeeze Already Tight Job Market for Teachers

Some 30,000 teachers and teachers’ aides in roughly half of the states won’t get hired next year because of the cuts by the federal government, the White House reported.

March 7, 2013

Sports

Kentucky Inaugurates ‘Transfer Madness’ to Reach Students for Four-Year Colleges

Kentucky will offer community and technical college students the opportunity to participate in ‘Transfer Madness’ — a statewide online college transfer fair on Wednesday.

March 5, 2013

Community Colleges

More Top Universities to Offer Free Online Courses

More top universities outside the United States are joining the rush to offer “massive open online courses” that are broadening access to higher education.

February 21, 2013

Sports

Plan Expands College Classes For High Schoolers

Gov. Peter Shumlin has unveiled a plan to get more Vermont students into college and better prepared for jobs by expanding a program that allows them to take college-level courses in high school.

February 14, 2013

Community Colleges

ACE Recommending College Credit for Free Online Courses

Dozens of leading universities have begun offering free, digital versions of their most popular courses. But so far, few have offered degree credit for them.

February 7, 2013

Faculty & Staff

You Can’t Always Read or Write Just What You Want to Read or Write

Recently, I was doing some research for a forthcoming book that I am working on. I still have more work to do, but I was able to make some good headway in archives, came across some good online primary sources and was pleased with what I have been able to come with at this point.

February 5, 2013

International

Gallup Poll: Americans See Higher Education as Essential, yet Often Unaffordable

The poll found that 71 percent of Americans view higher education as important to a person’s financial security in the future.

February 5, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Pa. College Faculty Report Contract Talks Stalled

The union representing faculty at Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities says contract talks have stalled again.

January 17, 2013

Community Colleges

UC Online Courses Attract Few Outside Students

The University of California has spent more than $4 million marketing its new online courses, but so far it’s attracting few students outside the UC system.

January 8, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Embattled U.Va. Rector Lobbying to Keep Position

The head of the University of Virginia’s governing board has been meeting with lawmakers in an attempt to keep her position as opponents lobby for rejection of her reappointment.

December 20, 2012