Florida Community College an Online Innovator
Gulf Coast Community College has seen a dramatic increase in online learning, which is has developed through the gradual development of online courses now numbering over one thousand. The school is now taking the next step, enrolling students for the upcoming spring semester for six fully online degree programs.
The impressive aspect of this step [...]
Report Shows Two Thirds of New Jobs Come From New Companies
The Kaufmann Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on entrepreneurship, issued a report prior to the latest unemployment figures showing that two thirds of the jobs created in the U.S. in 2007 came from new companies. While the manufacturing sector continues to shrink and financial institutions continue to consolidate, the entrepreneurs are feeding a [...]
SUNY in a Dialogue on Credit Transfers
The State University of New York system operates sixty four campuses with both two year and four year campuses. Despite the fact that they are under one umbrella, the issue of transferring credits from a two year school into a baccalaureate program has been an ongoing problem.
Inside Higher Education is reporting that the committee studying [...]
Colorado Tech Announces Six New Business Grad Degrees
Colorado Technical University (TCU) is keeping pace with the rapid changes in marketing trends and business perspectives. They have announced six new degree programs, all offered in a blended format, for working professionals who want to acquire some cutting edge skills that are suddenly very desirable for those in the midst of business careers. [...]
Distance Learning Marches On
Most of the commentary on distance learning lately has been about the sudden and profound effect it is having on our education infrastructure and on the workforce transformation that is following on the heels of huge changes in our labor market.
Reuters has a story today on the increase in distance learning enrollment for the year. [...]
NY College Offers Certificate in Online Videos
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) is one of the sixty four campuses within the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The school offers an impressive set of visual communications degrees, stressing the importance of multimedia in all forms of marketing today. Their most recent addition to the multimedia options in their [...]
New Approach to Snaring Cyber Hackers
Computer security software giant Symantec has announced a redesign of some of their computer security products that takes a proactive approach to snaring hackers. The company is the world’s largest manufacturer of anti-virus software and has been at the center of the computer security issue for many years.
Securing personal computers and corporate files has [...]
The New Face of Internet Technology is Green
Once upon a time, the phrase “green degree” might have conjured up images of crunchy eco-awareness courses or preparation for life as a park ranger. This is all well and good for future park rangers and conservationists, but the term never gathered much clout amongst the futuristic, technological crowds. Now, however, that is all about [...]
Minnesota Dept. of Education Unveils Distance Learning Website
Officials from Michigan’s Department of Education, state universities and other institutions joined together yesterday to announce the development of a state online learning resource, Minnesota Learning Commons. It is a well organized, comprehensive site organized around distance learning opportunities in the state and what they represent for students, educators, parents and advisors.
The web site [...]
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