University of Florida Doubles eLearning Enrollment
eLearning usage at the University of Florida has doubled every year since
2000, with more than 75,000 student seats in 1,300 courses. WebCT Vista
will enable the institution to further scale its eLearning programs by
growing its distance-learning program and hosting eLearning services for
partner campuses. (WebCT)
Northcentral Technical College Expands Online Courses for Credit
Business and IT professionals can receive credit toward certificate or
associate degree programs by completing SkillSoft’s course combinations.
More than 800 SkillSoft courses are eligible for Northcentral Technical
College academic associate degree credit. (Skillsoft)
Online Learning System Can Increase Exam Pass Rates
An online learning program developed by a Scottish university can improve
exam pass rates by almost 10 percent, an independent study has shown. The
study, funded by the Scottish Executive, also found that the eLearning
program was so popular with students that they effectively use it behind
their teachers' backs. (The Herald)
Extended Learning and Distance Learning Unite
The College for Distance Learning teams up with the School for Extended Learning
and the School for Online Learning to facilitate and broaden
the non-traditional learning environment with up to 8,200
enrolled students. (Z-Wire/Sun News)
Classical Finally Cracks the Internet
It was, in short, a musical video conference, held over the Internet. Not
just your regular home Internet but Internet2, the next generation, with
enough broadband capacity to transmit huge quantities of data, including
CD-quality sound and DVD-quality images, at as much as 250 megabytes per
second (more than 4,000 times the rate of a standard dial-up modem; more
than 800 times that of a cable modem). All this can happen in several
schools at once. (cNET)
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Southern Cal Offering 'Smart Oil' Degree
Coloradans will be able to receive a master's degree from the University
of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering in "Smart Oilfield
Technologies" - ways to maximize recovery of oil and gas deposits, the
university said. USC is offering the master's degree program this fall,
and Coloradans can receive the degree, while working in the industry,
through USC's distance learning network. (Distance Education Network)
As Laptop Use Rises, So D'es Virtual Note-Taking
Dartmouth's much-touted wireless computer network lets student use their
laptop computers all over campus -- in Novack Cafe and on the middle of
the Green, as well as in the classroom. These capabilities permit students
to use their laptops in class not just to take notes, but also to send
e-mails and instant messages and browse the Internet.(The Dartmouth)
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WebCT Expands Service and Support Offerings for eLearning Technology
WebCT expanded its service and support options, introducing the new WebCT
Vista Standard Hosting Solution and 24 x 7 Student and Faculty support for all
customers. The WebCT Vista Standard Hosting Solution enables customers to take
advantage of the industry's premier academic enterprise system without supporting
the technology infrastructure themselves. Students and faculty at institutions
subscribing to the WebCT Vista Standard Hosting Solution need nothing more than
Web browsers to use WebCT Vista's advanced pedagogical, content management,
branding and reporting features. To further support student and faculty needs,
WebCT now offers affordable new options for 24 x 7 Student and Faculty Support
for both WebCT Vista and WebCT Campus Edition.
Distance Learning Purchases on the Rise
DirectView has received multiple purchase orders from educational organizations.
Responding to increased demand from the Distance Learning marketplace, DirectView
has created an internal division focused solely on marketing DirectView, Inc.'s
products and services to the distance learning marketplace. As a result the
company has received purchase orders from the Albuquerque Public Schools, Joliet
Township High Schools, Barry University and Educational Services, Inc. These
orders represent approximately $250,000.00 in purchase orders in the last 90
days.
The 'Tick Is Up' for the Nation's Oldest Distance Learning MBA Program
As the distance learning market has been maturing, the country's oldest
independent study MBA program has enjoyed a surge of momentum. Enrollment
in the iMBA, the Martin J. Whitman School of Management's distance MBA
program for mid-career and executive students, has grown by 27 percent in
2003-04.
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