Archive for April, 2009
Wilkes University Unveils New Masters Degree in Online Teaching
As we are seeing time and time again, the landscape of learning is rapidly changing. Not only are our methods for learning changing, but our methods of teaching must also change to reflect the shifting world of education. One major change has been, of course, the recent rise of distance learning, and Wilkes University is… | Read More
Fresno Pacific University Introduces New Global MBA Program
Most good MBA programs are of immeasurable benefit when it comes to a career in the business world, but in today's global economy there is a growing need for MBA programs that reflect that. Fresno Pacific University's new Global MBA is offering exactly that, and stands perfectly poised to be one of the top MBA… | Read More
Penn State Criminal Justice System Awarded First ACJS Certification for an Online School
Congratulations, Penn State! This month their World Campus online criminal justice program was officially awarded certification through the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. According to Dr. Barbara Sims, professor of criminal justice and chair of the department at Penn State Harrisburg, the certification comes as a major source of validation, helping to boost the image… | Read More
Avoiding Oppenheimer College Fund Disasters in the Future
Today in Bloomberg News, iMoney author and regular Bloomberg columnist John F. Wasik discussed the recent nationwide epidemic of 529 savings plan collapses, taking a detailed look into the trading practices of investment firms like OppenheimerFunds and what led to their downfalls.
For some reason, Oppenheimer's Core Bond and Champion Income funds had been… | Read More
$100,000 On the Table in Purdue Life Sciences Competition
Get your business plans ready, because applications are now being accepted for Purdue's sixth annual University Life Sciences Business Plan Competition, an event on November 10th that will celebrate entrepreneurship in the field of life sciences and will award thousands to a few lucky applicants.
First prize in the competition is $30,000, plus $5,000… | Read More
Distance Learning Brings Shark Dissection to Huntsville Students
Distance learning is going way beyond your average lectures these days, and its applications are only getting better and better. This week students in Huntsville, AL, got the privilege of observing a shark dissection "first hand," so to speak, thanks to distance learning program Education Television.
Through videoconferencing technology at their schools, kids watched… | Read More
The Rise and Fall of the University E-Mail
It's a proud moment for some, getting that school-sanctioned .edu-suffixed e-mail address. That pride, however, has become a diminishing return as years go by and more students enter college with addresses they've had forever and grown quite attached to. What's a college to do? According to one article, a trend among colleges lately is to… | Read More
Interview: Lynne Ballard, Dean of Continuing Professional Studies, Champlain College
Lynne Ballard, Dean of Continuing Professional Studies at Champlain College, joins us today to discuss distance education.
Tell us about the distance learning programs offered at Champlain College.
The Division of Continuing Professional Studies began offering fully online associate and bachelor's degrees and professional certificates in 1993. The degrees in our division, which are designed for adults, follow Champlain College's 130 year tradition of serving the professional and career development needs of students.
Our online degrees include:… | Read More
YouTube and Colleges Team Up For Free Online College Content
Popular online video site YouTube is making a bid to be the official site for video distance learning: it is partnering with over 100 prestigious colleges and universities for exclusive college course content under its subset YouTube EDU.
Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Yale and UC Berkeley are among the more than 100 schools that… | Read More
OppenheimerFunds Takes Heat For College Fund Losses
Just last month we discussed problems arising with a form of investment called the 529 Plan, which claimed to secure the costs of a student's future college tuition through a combination of savings and dividends. As it turns out, the floundering stock market has led to many of these plans coming up woefully short and… | Read More
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