Latest Distance education Stories
LA-based startup founded by editor of The Voice and Shark Tank; photography, film courses have TV-quality production value. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 LUMEO, the new social learning community that takes the primetime TV approach to education, today announces its launch out of beta to enable students to take online courses that are as engaging as watching TV shows and movies. Starting today, LUMEO offers courses in photography with TV-quality production value. Drawing on his...
SALT LAKE CITY, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the nation celebrates National Nurses Week, Western Governors University (WGU), www.wgu.edu, is celebrating, too. In the five years since the online, nonprofit university launched its first nursing programs, enrollment in WGU's CCNE*-accredited nursing programs has grown to more than 6,600 nurses, and more than 4,000 have graduated with a BSN or MSN. WGU's nursing programs are part of its newest college, the College of Health...
NetCom Learning matches funds up to 100% in unique training savings plan allowing organizations to get their staff trained and certified in top IT skills. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 NetCom Learning is offering a new option for organizations that provides a way to stretch training dollars like never before. With a training investment in a Learning Savings Pass of $15,000 or more NetCom Learning provides matching funds from 27% of the training investment up to 100% for an investment...
The newly released integration of eInstruction's Insight 360 with ATI's Galileo K-12 Online software offers teachers a seamless and flexible approach to the assessment of student learning and differentiated instruction aimed at increasing student achievement and mastery of standards. Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 Assessment Technology Incorporated (ATI) and eInstruction have teamed up to create a unique and innovative technological advancement that transforms the classroom...
Innosight Institute's Michael Horn shares updates and research on innovative school models WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) presents a conversation on blended learning trends and new school models with Michael Horn, Executive Director of the Innosight Institute and co-author of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Education Will Change the Way the World Learns, for the Leadership webinar series on...
MENLO PARK, Calif., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Speaking today at the Ed Tech Industry Summit in San Francisco, Jeremy Roschelle, Ph.D., co-director of SRI International's Center for Technology in Learning, highlighted how education researchers can best leverage the vast amount of data about online learning that is now available for their studies. In a shift from traditional research methods, Dr. Roschelle described how both researchers and developers can use large amounts of...
Dr. Susan Aldridge, Senior Fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities in Washington, DC and past president of the University of Maryland University College, was recently honored by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) with the world's most prestigious award presented for excellence in distance learning. St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 Dr. Susan Aldridge, Senior Fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities in...
ODYSSEYWARE, a leading online education publisher for K-12 students, announces the appointment of Susan Johnson, M. Ed as Vice President Curriculum 7-12. Chandler, AZ (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 ODYSSEYWARE, a leading publisher of digital academic content for K-12 students, recently announced the appointment of Susan Johnson, M. Ed as Vice President Curriculum 7-12. With an extensive background as an educator, educational consultant, and digital curriculum specialist, Johnson brings to the...
Online K-12 schools expand, but fail kids -- lagging academic performance, high dropout rates, limited oversight, and excessive costs. New virtual education data, broken down by state and school. Boulder, Colorado (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Contact: Jamie Horwitz, 202/549-4921; jhdcpr(at)starpower(dot)net or Alex Molnar, 480/797-7261; nepc.molnar(at)gmail(dot)com A national study, released today by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC), offers a comprehensive review of 311 virtual...
Co-Discoverer of Micro Expressions, Dr. Ekman to Keynote at ELCE August 27th, 2013. Oceanside, CA (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 The Enterprise Learning! Conference & Expo (ELCE), hosted at the Anaheim Convention Center, August 26-28th, 2013, announced Dr. Paul Ekman, co-discoverer of micro expressions, to Keynote at ELCE Tuesday, August 27th, 2013. Dr. Ekman’s Keynote session “Lie to Me: The Science of Emotional Skills and Deception” will cover the nine motivations for serious lies,...
