| Online, Students and ‘Rest of the World’ Increase Traffic Chatter ... | | Posted Friday, February 02, 2007 1:06:26 PM by Blog57 Team | | A consortium of students from universities around the world have tapped into online blogs and forums to tackle issues such as conflict, poverty, migration, health and the environment ... Since launching at the end of November 2006, the u8 website: www.u8development.org.uk attracted over 60 countries. .... | |
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| | | Top Universities Partner to Offer Online Teaching Credentials | | Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 3:13:02 PM by Blog57 Team | | (ARA) - Ashford University and Rio Salado College have partnered to offer aspiring teachers a new opportunity in online education. Ashford now offers a bachelor's degree program designed to provide students with an accelerated way to earn their undergraduate degree and teaching certification."The partnership between Ashford University and Rio Salado College Online offers aspiring teachers an accelerated opportunity to fulfill their dreams," said Ashford University Chancellor Jane McAuliffe. "By combining a bachelor's degree and a teacher preparation program, Ashford and Rio Salado are providing students with a truly unique opportunity."This new degree program prepares students for success with courses that transfer into the Rio Salado teacher preparation program. These classes teach foundational content, methodologies, and functions performed by professionally certified teachers.... | |
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| | | Connecticut State University System Trustees Approve Increases to ... | | Posted Saturday, December 09, 2006 1:09:44 PM by Blog57 Team | | HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Connecticut State University System Board of Trustees today announced cost of attendance levels for Fiscal Years 2007-08 and 2008-09 for Central, Eastern, Southern and Western Connecticut State universities. For FY07-08, tuition will increase by an average of $159 per year for in-state undergraduate students and tuition and fees by $911 for in-state undergraduate residential students. In FY08-09, the Board noted that tuition at CSUS universities will increase by $168 per year for in-state undergraduate students and tuition and fees by $968 for in-state undergraduate residential students. CSUS Board Chairman Lawrence McHugh reaffirmed the Board's commitment to provide a first-rate education for students attending CSUS universities and stated that, "CSUS is firmly committed to access and affordability for all students, and does not engage in consideration of tuition and fee increases lightly.... | |
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| | | Demand for Tradition and Convenience Driving Success of University Alliance Online | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:09:23 AM by Blog57 Team | | When it comes to online education, today's students expect more than the convenience of high technology. They want the academic excellence of a traditional university. That's the basis for the ongoing success of University Alliance Online, which collaborates with accredited ground-based universities to provide access to certificate and degree programs online (http://www.universityalliance.com/info/). "We continue to see huge demand, particularly for online access to traditional universities," said Adrian Marrullier, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at University Alliance Online (http://www.universityalliance.com/info/). "Whether students want to earn a professional development certificate or an associate's, bachelor's or master's degree, they want it to come from a university recognized for academic quality." Prestige was high on the list of William Zagoren, who recently enrolled in the online Master of Science in Educational Administration program at The University of Scranton (http://www.uscranton.com/).... | |
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| | | A vision for Mac: Education for liberation not neo-liberal indoctrination | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 11:12:49 PM by Blog57 Team | | A New York Times article from a few weeks ago entitled "Seeking Quality, German Universities Scrap Equality," looks at the recent changes in the German model of education, shifting from one that is free, open to all and funded by the state, to a more American model where universities seek private funds, impose more selective admissions processes, and students pay tuition (though nothing close to the $40,000 at Macalester, fortunately). German universities are increasingly more brand-oriented, the article points out, as they are now in competition with each other for top places in the national hierarchy. Though it mentions how standards have increased and the system is more efficient, it is difficult not to think of the students who are now left out. Links to Americanization become more prevalent toward the article’s end as this new "entrepreneurial university" entails a shift away from the humanities to the sciences, and general imitation of "elite American counterparts." Elitism is a subject the article addresses directly in this supposed shift from equality to quality.... | |
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| | | Report: Number of students taking online courses rises | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 3:18:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | (AP) -- Roughly one in six students enrolled in higher education -- about 3.2 million people -- took at least one online course last fall, a sharp increase defying predictions that online learning growth is leveling off. A new report scheduled for released Thursday by The Sloan Consortium, a group of colleges pursuing online programs, estimates that 850,000 more students took online courses in the fall of 2005 than the year before, an increase of nearly 40 percent. Last year, the group had reported slowing growth, prompting speculation the trend had hit a ceiling. "The growth was phenomenal," said Jeff Seaman, Sloan's CIO and survey director, who also serves as co-director of the Babson College survey research group. "It's higher in absolute numbers and higher in percentages than anything we've measured before.... | |
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| | | Interview with UNC Chancellor James Moeser | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 1:15:04 PM by Blog57 Team | | Xing Zong, of Duke University Chinese Students and Scholar Association (DCSSA), recently had an interview with UNC Chancellor James Moeser. About Dr. James Moeser Dr. James Moeser has been chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one of the leading research universities in the United States, since 2000. He will visit Beijing in mid-December as part of UNC's collaboration with Peking University to convene a joint conference, "Harmonious Development and Reaching Health for All," focusing on health-care reform in China. Moeser's visit will follow a trip to Chapel Hill in November by Dr. Min Weifang, executive vice president and chairman of the University Council of Peking University and currently a visiting professor at Columbia University's Center on Chinese Education in New York City.... | |
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| | | Villanova University Launches Online Phillips ROI Methodology Program | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 7:11:38 AM by Blog57 Team | | Villanova University is pleased to announce the addition of the Master Certificate in Phillips ROI Methodology to its online offering of professional education courses. The world's only online ROI certificate program is based on the industry-leading Phillips ROI Methodology(TM), a step-by-step system for program evaluation that includes planning, data collection, data analysis and reporting. Comprised of Essentials of ROI Methodology, Mastering ROI Methodology and Advanced ROI Methodology, the master certificate program leads to industry certification by the ROI Institute. Students who complete Villanova's Master Certificate in Phillips ROI Methodology earn the designation of Certified ROI Professional (CRP), which is a proven way to increase salary potential and career opportunities.... | |
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| | | Lothian firms told 'go to universities' | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 3:18:17 AM by Blog57 Team | | BUSINESSES across the Lothians were today urged to consider tapping the world-class research offered by Scotland's universities to boost business and battle the growing global competitive threat. Interface, a free service that allows companies to access key resources available within all Scottish universities, will host a conference in Livingston on Monday, on how to draw from this massive pool of knowledge. Details are available from kevin.dorrian@acumen-pr.com This article: http://business.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1629722006 Last updated: 03-Nov-06 12:13 GMT .... | |
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| | | CIMA offers online tuition | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 11:22:24 PM by Blog57 Team | | THE Chartered Institute of Manage-ment Accountants (CIMA) has set up an online tuition portal to help students prepare for the final level of the professional examination. Through the portal CIMA Direct, students can study online with guidance from tutors from the United Kingdom. CIMA director of education Robert Jelly said they were piloting CIMA Direct for the Strategic level examination papers. We will look into the feasibility of extending this to cover other subjects. CIMA Direct will supplement the face-to-face tuition provided by local colleges and universities, he said in a statement. The Strategic level papers are P3 Management Accounting Risk and Control Strategy, P6 Management Accounting Business Strategy and P9 Management Accounting Financial Strategy. Under CIMA Direct, students will have access to a new product called Mind Planning at Cima designed to improve students exam techniques such as understanding the exact question requirements and structuring good answers. On the CIMA Professional Manage-ment Accounting qualification, CIMA Malaysia division president Michael Eow said CIMA was committed to ensuring its students were well-prepared to meet the needs of employers. The syllabus of the current CIMA professional exams was revamped about two years ago, after extensive worldwide consultation with employers, members and students of both public and private enterprises.... | |
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