Archive for the 'Online Education' Category

Colleges requiring online alcohol education

When Owen Anderson starts his freshman year at Georgia College & State University on Wednesday, he said only one factor will determine whether he decides to drink: himself.
Wilson was in the middle of taking AlcoholEdu, an online alcohol education course that Georgia College requires freshmen to take before moving on campus. This is the first […]

August 14th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education

Online Orientation Course for Psychology Majors

Continuing Education at the University of Kansas is adding a course to its online Independent Study curriculum. Orientation Seminar in Psychology (PSYC 102) will be available to students throughout Kansas and across the nation for one hour of academic credit.
This pioneering course, developed by Paul Atchley, associate professor of psychology at KU, will be the […]

August 14th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education

Tennessee State University

Here’s a partial list of new programs and initiatives at colleges and universities:
• Main campus classes begin Aug. 28.
• TSU is offering a new online master’s degree in Professional Studies in Strategic Leadership. The program is offered entirely online and even provides all services online: registration, advisement, classes, homework and professor interaction, purchasing of books […]

August 12th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education

JJC seeks increase in online classes

Joliet Junior College will seek to increase online offerings for students.
JJC now offers 52 online courses, but students can not complete the work to earn an associate degree for an entire program by taking a class over a computer. However, administrators have started studying ways to increase online offerings.
Administrators discussed the new effort Wednesday night […]

August 12th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education

Austin Peay State University

Here’s a partial list of new programs and initiatives at colleges and universities:
• Main campus classes start Aug. 28.
• APSU will offer an online Master of Professional Studies in Strategic Leadership, in conjunction with the Regents Online Degree Program. The new degree is designed for full-time professionals who want to gain an advantage for promotional […]

August 12th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education

South University Launches Master of Science in Nursing Degree Online

South University is launching a master of science in nursing degree (MSN), the institution’s fourth graduate degree offered online. The new degree program is designed for the registered nurse who already has a BSN degree and is interested in nursing education.
The new master’s degree program consists of 12 courses totaling 48 quarter hours, enabling students […]

August 12th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education

KU Continuing Education Offers Online Orientation Course for Psychology Majors

Continuing Education at the University of Kansas is adding a course to its online Independent Study curriculum. Orientation Seminar in Psychology (PSYC 102) will be available to students throughout Kansas and across the nation for one hour of academic credit.
This pioneering course, developed by Paul Atchley, associate professor of psychology at KU, will be the […]

August 12th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education

HealthMark Selected to Present Online Continuing Education at the Society for Applied Learning Technology Annual conference

Jane Bishop, MA, Team Leader at HealthMark Multimedia, LLC, has been selected to present “Multiple paths to online assessment for nurses’ continuing education: Complementary Therapies & Cancer Care: online continuing education for nurses” at the upcoming national conference of the Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT®) in Washington, DC, August 23-25.
Nurses’ interactive continuing education required […]

August 12th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education

Scope Of Online Mba Degree Programs

At some point during your college education, students may wonder whether to pursue MBA Degrees. In this day and age, prospective college students can pursue MBA degrees through an online degree program, entirely via distance education. Because online learning isn’t any different than a traditional classroom setting, you can obtain and MBA degree completely online […]

August 12th, 2006 - Posted in Online Education

China Education Resources Inc.: Launch of New Era in Teacher Training in China

China Education Resources Inc., announced the successful launch of a nationwide test of its proprietary Online Teacher Training Program, the first of its kind in China. The 15 day program is officially sanctioned and funded by the Chinese Government’s Ministry of Education (MOE). The initial group of 10,000 teachers from 28 provinces began training August […]

August 12th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education

CertiLearn and EON! – Education Over the Net Announce Acquisition/Merger

CertiLearn Inc., a leading provider of eLearning solutions to associations, franchisors and corporations, announced that they have acquired Education Over the Net (EON!), an industry leader in professional online certification programs and systems. The merger of CertiLearn and EON! will provide clients with leading-edge e-learning solutions supported by industry-compliant delivery platforms and deliver new certification […]

August 12th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education

PennWell Acquires Dental Continuing Education Business

PennWell Corporation, a diversified global media and information company, announced today that it has acquired the publishing and continuing education business of the Academy of Dental Therapeutics and Stomatology and Odontos World Media from the Company’s founder and president, Michael Florman, DDS. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.
Established in 1998 by Florman, an […]

August 9th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education