09/06/2018
The most devastating storm in Puerto Rico’s history, Hurricane Maria, blasted the island relentlessly in September 2017, destroying roads, leveling homes, and causing wide-spread electricity blackouts. The schools were not spared as education came to an abrupt halt
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08/31/2018
DETROIT – A small, rural elementary school in northern Michigan. An urban charter school in California. Separated by thousands of miles, on any given day such schools may come together to learn about astronomy, weather, habitats and more through the Michigan Science Center’s ECHO
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08/28/2018
Chaudhary Devi Lal (CDL) University, Sirsa, has been barred from admitting students to 13 out of 14 courses it is offering under the distance education mode.
Sources say the University Grants Commission (UGC) has barred the CDL University from inducting n
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08/22/2018
Q.After doing BSc, I am currently pursuing MSW from an Open University. I have been very disturbed ever since I read some news reports about distance learning programmes of several universities being de-recognised by UGC. I’m in my final year. What should I do if my degree is rendered
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08/12/2018
MUMBAI: UGC has ‘cancelled’ the recognition of distance learning courses offered by 35 state and central universities, casting into uncertainty the future of lakhs of higher education aspirants across the country. The institutes have been given a month to submit their explanation to seek r
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08/07/2018
Since the arrival of the digital age, there’s been an overwhelming surge of innovative technologies and modern work approaches popping up in the education sector.
Due to the rise of technological trends, online learning has secured a space in many university frameworks. By
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08/01/2018
FRENCH SETTLEMENT — Schools in the southernmost part of Livingston Parish are among the district’s smaller, more rural campuses. That fact often presents those schools with challenges of offering students greater access to advanced coursework and diverse electives.
That
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07/23/2018
NC State’s online and distance education program has been ranked 14th in the top 18 programs in the state of North Carolina, according to a recent ranking compiled by the SR Education Group. The ranking was published on the Guide to Online Schools, a website run by SR Education Gr
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07/19/2018
Jeremy Dickerson ’97, ’99M has been named UNCW Associate Vice Chancellor for Distance Education following a national search, the university announced today. In this role, he will report to Provost Marilyn Sheerer and provide leadership and guidance to the university’s onlin
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07/15/2018
The lackadaisical approach of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) towards the directions of the University Grants Commission (UGC) has resulted in the derecognition of the International Centre of Distance Education and Open Learning (ICDEOL), leaving 25,000 students in the lurch.
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07/06/2018
dPa-O children in southern Shan State have to travel far from the highlands they call home if they want a better education.
THEY WERE like children anywhere on their first day at a new school; there were smiles, apprehension and a few tears.
However, for these children, the
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07/02/2018
NUJS Kolkata has suspended distance learning courses that it was offering through third party service providers.
Course developer iPleaders, which set up the entrepreneurship administration and business laws diploma, the sexual harassment executive programme and 9 other progra
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06/23/2018
WAYNESBORO — The city of Waynesboro is partnering with Blue Ridge Community College to open a distance learning center that would allow area residents to take online Blue Ridge courses at a facility in the center of the city.
Blue Ridge President John Downey said the community college ha
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06/20/2018
Each year New England weather challenges Westford schools’ ability to fit in 180 days of state-mandated student instruction. This past year, a new “Distance Learning” (DL) pilot saved the day, preventing students from attending classes during the often sweltering last week of Ju
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06/07/2018
Designed and written by the global leaders in data centre technical education, CNet Training, in close collaboration with leading data centre professionals from across the globe, the Certified Data Centre Sustainability Professional (CDCSP) program is set to be in high deman
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06/02/2018
A distance learning program on the Theology of the People of God will be available to English-speakers the world over beginning September 2018.
The Pontifical Lateran University’ Chair for the Theology of the People of God will soon be offering a distance learning program to Englis
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05/30/2018
Online MBA programs offer students the ability to study anywhere and at any time they choose, even while holding down a job, so long as they have access to the internet. According to the Graduate Management Admissions Council, flexibility, and having access to high-quality programs wit
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05/22/2018
The 2009 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) winner for Community Service has been named CEO/Executive Director of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA).
Prior to his appointment, Dr. Reggie Smith III served as Chair Emeritus of the USDLA Board of Directors. In 2
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05/15/2018
Students and teachers who can't get to Jamestown Settlement or the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will, by this fall, have a new, interactive way to learn about early American history.
The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation will begin to offer a live, distance learning compo
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05/11/2018
Over recent decades, the international dimension of higher education has become an essential part of the agenda of higher education institutions and governments all over the world. While countries compete with each other to host international students, supranational organisati
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05/02/2018
Faced with the need to cut nearly $1 million from its budget, Kentucky Educational Television is eliminating its online campus offerings, long known as "distance learning."
The online campus program has given middle and high school students around the state the ability to take courses no
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04/26/2018
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- If you're looking to head back to class but can't make it to campus, Judson College has the program for you. It's also available for high school students who want to geta jump on their college courses.
Judson's Distance Learning program is open to both
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04/20/2018
SPRINGFIELD — At the most rural schools in Livingston Parish, principals have to make hard choices about what classes they can offer with the limited number of teachers they can attract and afford
At French Settlement Junior High, for example, there is a keyboarding teac
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04/18/2018
For some, it’s the immersive experience of postgraduate education that swings their decision. For others, it’s about networking—getting to know a cohort inside and outside the classroom on a full-time course. For others still, it’s the practical experience that many courses off
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04/10/2018
Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU) has approached the University Grants Commission (UGC) seeking special permission to offer programmes in the open distance learning mode from the academic year 2018-19.
The request was made after the apex body of higher education issued a directi
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04/05/2018
Kottayam: As per the fresh guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Distance Education Bureau (DEB), not a single university in Kerala is on the list of institutions recognised for offering distance education programmes (correspondence courses).
Although stu
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03/21/2018
The century-old University of Mysore, which was accorded autonomous status along with 21 other State universities in the country by the University Grants Commission on Tuesday, is set to introduce an open distance learning programme in due course.
The decision to grant autonomy wa
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03/12/2018
Carrie Wilson Morris, a student in the paralegal program at Wilson Community College, was in Raleigh three counties away watching on her office computer as a Wilson attorney discussed his work.
As an online student, Marris was accustomed to not being in a classroom. What was new th
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03/09/2018
The Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland in Beachwood is offering more opportunities for seniors involved in its Lunch Plus Program with the help of University Circle Inc.'s established distance learning program.
Lunch Plus Program gives seniors a chance to talk with
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03/01/2018
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Institute of Distance Learning (IDL) has commissioned its Takoradi City Campus at Kansaworodo, in the Western Region.
The centre, constructed at a cost of GHS21,600,000.00 with the University’s Internally Generated Fund
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