Posts tagged with ‘Online Education

Capella University Launches ‘Inside Online Education’ Podcasts

June 27th, 2006

Capella University, an accredited online university that is a leader in online education, announced today that it has launched a new podcast series titled “Inside Online Education.” These regular podcasts will feature interviews with Capella students, faculty and staff who will share the experience of online education from a first-person point of view. The first [...]

Real degrees through cyberspace

June 21st, 2006

Monica Sockwell stepped up to the lectern last month to deliver a commencement speech after two years of studying at Grand Canyon University.
She knew almost no one as she looked out at the students. Sockwell, 25, had obtained her master’s degree in special education online from her home in Philadelphia. She had been to Grand [...]

eLearners.com and BusinessWeek Online Forge Relationship to Help Readers Find Online Learning Opportunities

June 19th, 2006

eLearners.com, the leading resource for connecting students with online education, announced today it has forged a relationship with BusinessWeek Online to power an online education directory for its users. The directory offers a comprehensive database of information on distance learning opportunities, including online courses, degrees and certificate programs in the information technology and business fields.
The [...]

TM Net Launches Online Education Module, B-Smart

June 14th, 2006

TM Net Sdn Bhd (TM Net), the country’s leading broadband internet service provider, Tuesday launched its interactive online education module, B-Smart, as part of its Multimedia in Education Malaysia (MIEM) programme.
The MIEM programme was launched by the company to promote the use of broadband contents and applications in schools.
TM Net chief executive officer, Michael Lai, [...]

Florida Builders Group Adds Online Training

June 11th, 2006

Builders, prepare to get schooled: the Florida Home Builders Association is expanding its online education.
The association has partnered with Building Media and the Code College Initiative to offer video training for builders and trades professionals to learn current practices on building codes, energy efficiency, building science, water intrusion and mold.
“The state association is always looking [...]

Bowles Says UNC System Could Be Online Leader

June 11th, 2006

If courses were better coordinated and marketed, the University of North Carolina could become a major force in online education, says President Erskine Bowles.
The university’s 16 campuses already offer 90 online degrees and 978 courses, but Bowles said the system could rival such online, for-profit schools as the University of Phoenix, which has 311,000 online [...]

Trusted Learning Offers New Twist to Distance Learning, a Multibillion Dollar Online Education Industry

June 6th, 2006

Gone are the days of needing a bachelor’s degree in education in order to become a teacher.
Trusted Learning is the only online learning center that puts non- technical experts in charge of their own schools, courses and testing. Trusted Learning ( http://www.trustedlearning.com ) gives anyone with a subject to offer an opportunity to open an [...]

Capella University Student Receives Women in Technology Scholarship

June 6th, 2006

Robin Bundy, who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in IT at Capella University’s School of Business and Technology, has been awarded a Women in Technology scholarship from the Michigan Council of Women in Technology (MCWT).
Capella is an accredited online university and a leader in online education. Bundy decided to pursue an information technology online degree [...]

Online Education Program Launched For Mortgage Brokers

May 30th, 2006

In a move designed to help its approved mortgage brokers enhance their professional skills and build their businesses, Argent Mortgage Company is launching a new online education program that is convenient, affordable and flexible enough to meet the needs of a busy broker.
Argent University, powered by CampusMBA, the educational arm of the Mortgage Bankers Association, [...]

BellSouth Foundation Awards $600K Grant to the University of Florida

May 24th, 2006

The BellSouth Foundation today announced that the University of Florida College of Education will receive a $600,000 grant to develop a comprehensive strategy for measuring and assessing the outcomes of the BellSouth 20/20 Vision for Education initiative. The $20M initiative commemorates the Foundation’s 20th anniversary and is designed to bring engaging, rigorous, online instruction to [...]