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In the popular imagination, the Web distances learners and teachers (and "face-to-face" in the classroom is then assumed more desirable). But in reality "face-to-face" can be the most distancing experience for the student, and Web-based learning the most connected of all. It is odd to realize that in many higher education classrooms, we find the real "distance learning." More
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A research university in London's East End has adopted a new virtual lab system for delivering "hands-on" learning to graduate and undergraduate students studying Internet protocol- and infrastructure-related topics. MoreA state university's music program has moved its application process online to streamline a previously paper-based enrollment workflow. MoreFifty faculty members from 40 institutions in 14 countries have each received $10,000 grants from IBM for the work they're doing in developing innovative courseware and curriculum in healthcare, transportation, and city planning. MoreGraduate students in DePaul University are learning how to prototype applications with the aid of visualization software made available through the iRise campus program. MoreA small law school in Vermont is looking to create a model for other non-profit schools with the introduction of two new online master's degrees in environmental law. More
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