09/25/2015
 Distance learning and part-time enrollment continue to grow at UND, according to new figures from the university.
Official enrollment data released this week showed 78 percent of students were attending classes on campus.
Over the last five years, the percentage of all enrolled st
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09/19/2015
 As the world conference of the International Council for Open and Distance Education approaches, ICDE President Tian Belawati – rector of Indonesia’s enormous open institution Universitas Terbuka – says that the twin messages of open, distance and flexible learning are “
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09/18/2015
 Students of Delhi University’s School of Open Learning (SOL) are a worried lot. They were earlier concerned about late declaration of results by SOL which marred their chances to secure seats in regular courses results after admissions to major universities were over. Now, their
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09/11/2015
 The uproar over dual-credit courses for local high school students turned to praise at Thursday night's Wethersfield School Board meeting.
Area school superintendents have been at odds with Black Hawk College administrators in recent weeks over raising the qualific
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09/09/2015
 Qlik® QLIK, +0.92% a leader in visual analytics, today announced Qlik® Continuous Classroom, a new 24/7 subscription-based, self-service learning platform for Qlik® Sense. With this supplemental offering to the Qlik® Education Services portfolio, Qlik now provides users with a new way
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08/30/2015
 The business community and business schools might learn a thing or two from Christine Greenhow.
The assistant professor of counseling, educational psychology and special education at Michigan State University's College of Education is bringing the concept of telecommuting to the ac
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08/24/2015
 Twenty-four first-grade (Prathom 1) students swing their arms and dance rhythmically along to the Thai traditional song Kang Kao Kin Kluay during a recreational class at Baan Sri Ngam School in Sansai district, Chiang Mai.
Despite mimicking the moves made by a teacher on a TV screen
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08/20/2015
 The Bharathidasan University will draw up a plan of action to improve the efficiency of its distance education programmes, its Vice-Chancellor V.M. Muthukumar said on Wednesday.
Inaugurating a nodal centre of the Centre for Distance Education (CDE) on the university’s city cam
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08/15/2015
 Professionals have spent nearly Rs 50 lakh for the specialisations; city's Ruby Hall Clinic, among others, allegedly doling out the illegal courses
As many as 600 doctors across the state, who chose to enhance their academic pedigree with distance learning courses offered by hospitals of
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08/07/2015
Distance education is increasingly becoming available to mobile users, both as an alternative and a compliment to structured learning. Some educators hope it could even level the global skills gap. But that remains a work in progress.
Open universities that offer M
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08/02/2015
 ISLAMABAD: To provide better educational facilities particularly in far-flung and less-developed regions, Allama Iqbal Open University on Saturday held a day-long regional directors’ conference in which it was decided to bring about structural changes in their overall administrative network
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07/26/2015
To keep pace with the popularity of the course, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has substantially increased the number of study centres under its distance education wing from this academic session. Admissions for the course will begin on Monday. “The number of study centres has been increased
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07/21/2015
 In an effort to “raise the bar” the Bar Council of India (BCI) has informed the Supreme Court , that it won't allow students who've completed higher education through distance learning (open universities)- to take admissions in law courses. BCI further stated that it would consider a candidat
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07/15/2015
 With the new academic session set to begin in less than two weeks, the Maharshi Dayanand University's directorate of distance education has failed to get approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to continue its distance education programme for 2015-16.
Sources at the universit
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07/10/2015
 The right mix of government and free market strategy can get distance learning to bridge that critical skill gap between graduates and jobs.
Distance learning using the internet, that allows students anywhere in the country to learn from the best teachers, is old news. We have he
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07/07/2015
Advanced distance learning today crosses continents in the blink of an eye, offering multi-lingual classes to a new breed of students who prefer fingertip instructional technology over hours spent marooned at small desks in poorly ventilated brick-and-mortar classrooms.
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06/30/2015
 VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today announced that Via Direta Telecom, a subsidiary of TV and radio broadcast group Rede Tiradentes de Telecomunicações, has selected the iDirect Evolution® platform to enable the largest,
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06/24/2015
 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Last week, the Air Force Personnel Center initiated a phased approach to notify approximately 83,000 Airmen of the requirement to enroll in the applicable enlisted professional military education distance learning course. AFPC will noti
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06/22/2015
 The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked students and parents to be cautious while choosing higher educational institutions offering programmes through the open and distance learning (ODL) mode.
The move comes after the apex education regulator found that s
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06/15/2015
 The Directorate of Optometric Continuing Education (DOCET) has launched a new online learning module which expands on its Ageing eye series. The free educational tool covers Adapting the route – domiciliary eyecare and is accredited for optometrists, with three interactive CET poi
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06/07/2015
 The digital revolution in education is in full swing, spearheaded by online companies deploying technology that is disrupting the sector with courses on everything from data analytics to advanced accounting.
Digitally focused education companies such as Coursera, the Mooc
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06/03/2015
 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program, which provides increased access to education, training and health care resources in rural areas.
“This p
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05/30/2015
 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program, which provides increased access to education, training and health care resources in rural ar
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05/22/2015
 A new Board of Regents reports shows nearly half of Kansas students enrolled at higher learning institutions during the 2013-14 school year took at least one course from a distance.
Regents vice president of academic affairs Gary Alexander on Thursday presented the board
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05/11/2015
 For many years, the education system in our country has missed the boat on what motivates kids to stay in school.
If older generations don’t want that boat to sink beneath them – because about 25 per cent of our young people fail to graduate from high school –
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05/07/2015
 Melton Centre in Hebrew University in Jerusalem Announces Distance Learning M.A. In Jewish Education
The Melton Centre of Jewish Education from the prestigious Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel’s top ranking college, has announced a new distance learning Masters degree track.
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05/04/2015
 Northern Virginia Community College has been ranked No. 1 nationally in its enrollment group as the “most digital” large community college.
The Digital Community College awards, sponsored by the Center for Digital Education, evaluate how community colleges use
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04/28/2015
One Saturday a month, Subiaco Academy headmaster Matt Stengel and St. Joseph School principal Julie Rochester in Paris take a break from their work of running their schools to, well, go to class.
But this is not an ordinary classroom. Stengel and Rochester settle in at 9 a.m. for t
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04/21/2015
 One of the most-questioned aspects of online learning has always been the process of assessing students. Many critics have long held that it's easier for students in these programs to cheat on exams, especially if they're able to take them from home.
That's where servic
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04/14/2015
 Best practices in using clickers to unite classroom locations into a one-class experience.
It’s a common problem facing universities with satellite campuses and distance learning options: How to keep students from feeling isolated from on-campus classrooms.
For example, in 20
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