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Ed-tech grant program aims to boost college readiness

July 23, 2010June 29, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Six months after the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pumped $3.6 million into a national certification program for teachers of remedial college courses, a new initiative will dole…

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Indiana forms state branch of private online college

June 16, 2010June 15, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

A new agreement between the state of Indiana and a private online university will allow Indiana residents to use state scholarships to pay for tuition at the computer-based…

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Exam lets prospects ‘test drive’ online education

May 6, 2010May 5, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Prospective students returning to college after a lengthy layoff can gauge their basic English and math skills beforehand to make sure they’re ready for online classes with a…

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Community colleges turn to online classes as enrollments spike

April 19, 2010April 16, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Distance learning enrollment in American community colleges jumped by 22 percent during the 2008-09 academic year, an increase fueled in part by an influx of nontraditional students who…

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$20 billion in ed funding slashed from student aid legislation

March 30, 2010March 29, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

In last-minute maneuvering designed to get the measure to pass, lawmakers eliminated $20 billion in proposed education funding from the student aid overhaul enacted by Congress last week:…

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Online education expert: Discipline is key

March 19, 2010March 18, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Irresistible prime-time television and quick snacks that turn into 20-minute breaks are the ever-tempting enemies of online learning, according to Maryland’s distance educator of the year, who says…

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Spike in online enrollment not surprising to many

February 3, 2010February 3, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

The 2009 Sloan-C report on online education confirmed what campus officials have seen during the country’s economic downturn: Americans are flocking to web-based classes.

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Report details coming trends in campus technology

January 21, 2010January 20, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Open scholarly content will become more commonplace in higher education in the next year as online universities and textbook companies organize and harness the internet's mass of educational…

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Opinion: Virtual schools are a critical piece of education’s future

January 19, 2010January 18, 2010 by By Michael Simonson, Contributor

Technological innovations might be categorized along a continuum from sustaining to disruptive. In education, a sustaining technology might be a SMART Board, which in most applications is a…

Ed-tech grant program aims to boost college readiness

Indiana forms state branch of private online college

Exam lets prospects ‘test drive’ online education

Community colleges turn to online classes as enrollments spike

$20 billion in ed funding slashed from student aid legislation

Online education expert: Discipline is key

Spike in online enrollment not surprising to many

Report details coming trends in campus technology

Opinion: Virtual schools are a critical piece of education’s future

Regis University Partners with Collegis Education to Modernize IT Infrastructure and Strengthen Denver’s Higher Ed Innovation Footprint

Beyond the Degree: The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring and What It Means for Higher Ed

Bridging the Skills Gap: How Universities Can Align Curricula With Workforce Needs

HEA Policy Shifts Update: How Are Educational Stakeholders Responding?

Nation’s Premier Collegiate Honor Society Inducts Talethia Jean Nevaeh Gray-Nance Into Membership

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