Education News - 5 Apr 2008

A house fire near a University of Wisconsin campus killed three students who never made it out of their bedrooms early Saturday, even though neighbors said they heard alarms going off.
Source: www.wave3.com

Piegorsch, a professor at the University of Arizona , with help from Susan Cutter at the University of South Carolina and Frank Hardisty at Pennsylvania State University
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

"We're going to do what we need to do so students can have a smooth entry into our university in the fall" South Carolina State University must enroll fewer students who lack the basic skills to succeed in college if it wants to offer a higher-quality education and boost its graduation rate, according to a ... via Post and Courier
Source: www.topix.com

Three Washington state residents have admitted to selling thousands of bogus academic degrees through scores of phony online universities.
Source: www.edweek.org

Universities approach next hurdle for the 2008 research assessment exercise - the deadline for submissions
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

WCCO staple is no longer in the forecast (from Baker's Digest)

WCCO forecaster Paul Douglas is no longer working at WCCO-TV, reported the Pioneer Press. Douglas, channel 4’s chief meteorologist who joined the station in 1997, was laid off Monday. The announcement however came Friday. According to WCCO director of communications, Kiki Rosatti, the decision to let Douglas go is tied to the restructuring of the station. The restructuring began last week when management laid off four people, including weekend anchor John Reger. Ken Stone, a University of Minnesota professor who teaches ...
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WCCO staple is no longer in the forecast (from Baker's Digest)

WCCO forecaster Paul Douglas is no longer working at WCCO-TV, reported the Pioneer Press. Douglas, channel 4’s chief meteorologist who joined the station in 1997, was laid off Monday. The announcement however came Friday. According to WCCO director of communications, Kiki Rosatti, the decision to let Douglas go is tied to the restructuring of the station. The restructuring began last week when management laid off four people, including weekend anchor John Reger. Ken Stone, a University of Minnesota professor who teaches ...
Link - blog.lib.umn.edu

Educational Procrastination

Wendy Boswell at Lifehacker posted this amazing article on the great dot-edu sites out there and what bastions of mind-blowing information they are. She does point out, however (and I agree) that the time-suckage factor is astronomical: you can fritter away hours perusing university art gallery sites. It’s just so easy to [...]
Source: www.educatednation.com

Radiologists, physicists to team up at March 27 meeting

An international collaboration of medical and high-energy physicists will meet at a Thursday, March 27 workshop on the University of Chicago campus to further develop a common technology that would serve dramatically different purposes.(Via news.uchicago.edu)

Colorado State University to Open New Online College

Colorado State University is planning a new online college aimed at helping non-traditional students and college drop outs complete their degrees. The Denver Post reports:

"CSU president Larry Penley said he envisions the online school reaching those people who have been working or raising families and can't easily attend a traditional college.

"The rates for younger people to go to college are not as high as they are for people my age," Penley said. "There is a need to turn this around. . . . And we don't have the money across the country to provide the kind of bricks-and-mortar institutions to deal with all these people."

CSU Global Campus will have its own faculty who will tailor work to individual students. What makes the school unique is its emphasis on reaching at-risk populations. Courses will be timed, and tests scheduled. Degrees will be created based on the marketplace demand - like a master's in online learning."

The new online public school is planned to offer lower tuition rates than many private programs. It will primarily serve adult learners who did not attend college after high school or who dropped out before completing a degree.

See full article.

Related Entries:

Distance Learning Agreements Between State Colleges - 26 March 2007

CSU to Launch New Online University - 29 August 2007

San Diego State University to Provide New Online Health Care Courses - 26 September 2007

New Profile: Charter Oak State College - 09 November 2007

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Education News - 5 Apr 2008

The speed of the game has picked up and so has the competition, but Josh Foreman isn’t slowing down one bit in his freshman year at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. />Source: www.shawanoleader.com

Piegorsch, a professor at the University of Arizona , with help from Susan Cutter at the University of South Carolina and Frank Hardisty at Pennsylvania State University
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Three Washington state residents have admitted to selling thousands of bogus academic degrees through scores of phony online universities.
Source: blogs.edweek.org

Education News - 5 Apr 2008

The speed of the game has picked up and so has the competition, but Josh Foreman isn’t slowing down one bit in his freshman year at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. />Source: www.shawanoleader.com

Piegorsch, a professor at the University of Arizona , with help from Susan Cutter at the University of South Carolina and Frank Hardisty at Pennsylvania State University
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Three Washington state residents have admitted to selling thousands of bogus academic degrees through scores of phony online universities.
Source: blogs.edweek.org

University reiterates stance on Sudan divestment in response to City Council resolution

Third Ward Ald. Pat Dowell offered a resolution criticizing the University of Chicago for its decision not to divest from companies doing business with the government of Sudan during a meeting of The Human Rights Committee of the Chicago City Council at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Source: news.uchicago.edu

University reiterates stance on Sudan divestment in response to City Council resolution

Third Ward Ald. Pat Dowell offered a resolution criticizing the University of Chicago for its decision not to divest from companies doing business with the government of Sudan during a meeting of The Human Rights Committee of the Chicago City Council at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Source: news.uchicago.edu

Welcome to the Education Transformation Blog - University of Minnesota Innovation Studies (from Innovation Education)

Education innovation is critical if our society is to develop workers with the skills necessary to succeed in today's knowledge based global economy. Research shows the need for "knowledge workers". These are individuals who live in a world that is fueled by cycles of innovation, entrepreneurship and workforce development that enables industries to create opportunities and return wealth to their owners, workers, and communities throughout the state (Building a Knowledge Economy for Minnesota’s 21st Century, 2000, p. 2). How do we ...
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Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab (from Teaching with Technology)

VHIL: Virtual Human Interaction Lab - Stanford University ...
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Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab (from Teaching with Technology)

VHIL: Virtual Human Interaction Lab - Stanford University ...
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Radiologists, physicists to team up at March 27 meeting

An international collaboration of medical and high-energy physicists will meet at a Thursday, March 27 workshop on the University of Chicago campus to further develop a common technology that would serve dramatically different purposes.
Link - news.uchicago.edu

Education News - 3 Apr 2008

This is the eve of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and the University of Baltimore is holding a weekend long conference to remember Dr. King and the riots sparked after his death.Â
Source: wjz.com

The researchers, all associated with Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, in Ohio, compared National Cancer Institute data for esophageal adenocarcinoma from 1973-2001 and food consumption information from the ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Universities and colleges working to increase private donations will have to choose from three options to get matched funding
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

The plan would inject the influence of university officials into the K-12 system in an effort to improve students’ readiness for college and the workforce.
Source: blogs.edweek.org

Proposal due Monday, April 7 (from University Writing 1301)

Please note the following:
1. The Proposal for the Inquiry Project is due Monday, April 7. Include in your folder the prewriting completed 3/24 in the class round-robin, all four copies of your workshopped draft (1st draft), the conference draft (2nd draft), and the printouts or photocopies of the sources cited within the text and listed on the Works Cited page. Last, place and clearly label the FINAL version on top of everything.
2. You will work on a creative piece of writing connected ...
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'Images of Prayer, Politics and Everyday Jewish Life' opens at the University of Chicago Library on March 10

The University of Chicago Library presents "Images of Prayer, Politics and Everyday Life from the Harry and Branka Sondheim Jewish Heritage Collection," in the gallery of the Special Collections Research Center from March 10 to July 6, 2008.(Via news.uchicago.edu)

University Greed Creates Disadvantages to Online Learning

A recent editorial in the UM-St. Louis Current charges that many of the reasons universities start online classes are harmful to student learners. Instead of starting online courses for student convenience or as a viable learning alternative, some universities do it because they can save money on facilities and can squeeze 200+ students into a single class. Here's a blurb from the editorial:

"An online class can hold up to about 200 students, where as an average sized-classroom (not lecture halls) can only seat about 25. However, for the students to get the most out of a professor, a good student-to-teacher ratio needs to be about 15-to-1.

Instead of providing a quality education, professors are now shoveling students through each class just so they can meet their requirements. It is very cost-efficient.

The bottom line is that online classes require fewer professors, less space, and most of all, less money, meaning less money to pay for faculty salaries and lower costs to maintain a classroom.

That last part about money is ironic in that students, particularly in the communications department, pay supplemental fees for distance learning to cover the costs for all of the technology and software needed to run an online class."

It's unfortunate that many colleges still see online learning as a money-making venture rather than focusing on student needs. Hopefully, as online learning becomes more mainstream, schools will change their focus.

See full article.

Related Entries:

Choosing a Distance Learning Program Based on Your Learning Style - 14 April 2007

Many Traditional Colleges View Virtual Learning as Revenue Source - 29 September 2007

Study Shows Distance Learning as Effective as Traditional Learning - 11 October 2007

University of Colorado Offering Online Degrees to Military Personnel - 06 February 2008

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University Greed Creates Disadvantages to Online Learning

A recent editorial in the UM-St. Louis Current charges that many of the reasons universities start online classes are harmful to student learners. Instead of starting online courses for student convenience or as a viable learning alternative, some universities do it because they can save money on facilities and can squeeze 200+ students into a single class. Here's a blurb from the editorial:

"An online class can hold up to about 200 students, where as an average sized-classroom (not lecture halls) can only seat about 25. However, for the students to get the most out of a professor, a good student-to-teacher ratio needs to be about 15-to-1.

Instead of providing a quality education, professors are now shoveling students through each class just so they can meet their requirements. It is very cost-efficient.

The bottom line is that online classes require fewer professors, less space, and most of all, less money, meaning less money to pay for faculty salaries and lower costs to maintain a classroom.

That last part about money is ironic in that students, particularly in the communications department, pay supplemental fees for distance learning to cover the costs for all of the technology and software needed to run an online class."

It's unfortunate that many colleges still see online learning as a money-making venture rather than focusing on student needs. Hopefully, as online learning becomes more mainstream, schools will change their focus.

See full article.

Related Entries:

Choosing a Distance Learning Program Based on Your Learning Style - 14 April 2007

Many Traditional Colleges View Virtual Learning as Revenue Source - 29 September 2007

Study Shows Distance Learning as Effective as Traditional Learning - 11 October 2007

University of Colorado Offering Online Degrees to Military Personnel - 06 February 2008

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Educational Procrastination

Wendy Boswell at Lifehacker posted this amazing article on the great dot-edu sites out there and what bastions of mind-blowing information they are. She does point out, however (and I agree) that the time-suckage factor is astronomical: you can fritter away hours perusing university art gallery sites. It’s just so easy to [...]
Link - www.educatednation.com

Colorado State University to Open New Online College

Colorado State University is planning a new online college aimed at helping non-traditional students and college drop outs complete their degrees. The Denver Post reports:

"CSU president Larry Penley said he envisions the online school reaching those people who have been working or raising families and can't easily attend a traditional college.

"The rates for younger people to go to college are not as high as they are for people my age," Penley said. "There is a need to turn this around. . . . And we don't have the money across the country to provide the kind of bricks-and-mortar institutions to deal with all these people."

CSU Global Campus will have its own faculty who will tailor work to individual students. What makes the school unique is its emphasis on reaching at-risk populations. Courses will be timed, and tests scheduled. Degrees will be created based on the marketplace demand - like a master's in online learning."

The new online public school is planned to offer lower tuition rates than many private programs. It will primarily serve adult learners who did not attend college after high school or who dropped out before completing a degree.

See full article.

Related Entries:

Distance Learning Agreements Between State Colleges - 26 March 2007

CSU to Launch New Online University - 29 August 2007

San Diego State University to Provide New Online Health Care Courses - 26 September 2007

New Profile: Charter Oak State College - 09 November 2007

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Someone Had To Say It... (from The Periodic Table, Too)

Rankings Are Evil A highly perceptive and important post has appeared on MoneyLaw: "Slamming the door: Restricting access to elite education and why it might not matter" "I'll mince no words. Law school rankings are evil because they distort the real meaning of legal education. Likewise, managerial strategies designed to pad a school's prestige rather than serve students are craven." (The author is a former University of Minnesota law school faculty member.) ...
Source: blog.lib.umn.edu

Someone Had To Say It... (from The Periodic Table, Too)

Rankings Are Evil A highly perceptive and important post has appeared on MoneyLaw: "Slamming the door: Restricting access to elite education and why it might not matter" "I'll mince no words. Law school rankings are evil because they distort the real meaning of legal education. Likewise, managerial strategies designed to pad a school's prestige rather than serve students are craven." (The author is a former University of Minnesota law school faculty member.) ...
Source: blog.lib.umn.edu

Education News - 2 Apr 2008

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers have identified several soybean varieties that grow well in areas of the Midwest like southern Indiana and are resistant to root-knot nematodes, a plant-destroying parasite with a recently confirmed presence in that part of the state.
Source: www.rushvillerepublican.com

That suggests autism may be an under-appreciated consequence of medical advances enabling the tiniest of premature babies to survive, said lead author Catherine Limperopoulos, a researcher at McGill University in Montreal and Children’s Hospital in ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Harriet Swain: Unless you are aiming for a Nobel prize, a university education isn't always the best way to become famous
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

As an educator for more than 15 years and a counselor at the Pasadena Unified School District who has read freshman applications over the last few years for a top university, I have learned many things about ... via Whittier Daily News
Source: www.topix.com

The plan would inject the influence of university officials into the K-12 system in an effort to improve students’ readiness for college and the workforce.
Source: www.edweek.org

Education News - 2 Apr 2008

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers have identified several soybean varieties that grow well in areas of the Midwest like southern Indiana and are resistant to root-knot nematodes, a plant-destroying parasite with a recently confirmed presence in that part of the state.
Source: www.rushvillerepublican.com

That suggests autism may be an under-appreciated consequence of medical advances enabling the tiniest of premature babies to survive, said lead author Catherine Limperopoulos, a researcher at McGill University in Montreal and Children’s Hospital in ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Harriet Swain: Unless you are aiming for a Nobel prize, a university education isn't always the best way to become famous
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

As an educator for more than 15 years and a counselor at the Pasadena Unified School District who has read freshman applications over the last few years for a top university, I have learned many things about ... via Whittier Daily News
Source: www.topix.com

The plan would inject the influence of university officials into the K-12 system in an effort to improve students’ readiness for college and the workforce.
Source: www.edweek.org

3/25/2008: Economic despair in America (from University of Minnesota Quick Quotes)

A subprime mortgage mess, the dollar in a free fall and oil on the way up -- there's little good news when it comes to today's American economy. University of Minnesota associate professor of applied economics Joe Ritter helps explain the economic climate the nation is experiencing. Download full sound bites package MP3 (2:23) 1. Intro (0:00)2. Drivers of the current situation (0:06)3. Unemployment numbers (0:48)4. Ripple effect of downfall of financial institutions (1:24)5. Why cut interest rates? (2:03) ...
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Welcome to the Innovation Education Blog - University of Minnesota Innovation Studies (from Innovation Education)

Education innovation is critical if our society is to develop workers with the skills necessary to succeed in today's knowledge based global economy. Research shows the need for "knowledge workers". These are individuals who live in a world that is fueled by cycles of innovation, entrepreneurship and workforce development that enables industries to create opportunities and return wealth to their owners, workers, and communities throughout the state (Building a Knowledge Economy for Minnesota’s 21st Century, 2000, p. 2). How do we ...(Via blog.lib.umn.edu)

Ready, Set, Go! (from CLA Student Blogs)

I’ve been on the go this semester keeping up with homework, clubs, and friends. Now after midterms and a relaxing Spring Break, I’m ready to finish the last kick of the semester here at the University of Minnesota! ...
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'Images of Prayer, Politics and Everyday Jewish Life' opens at the University of Chicago Library on March 10

The University of Chicago Library presents "Images of Prayer, Politics and Everyday Life from the Harry and Branka Sondheim Jewish Heritage Collection," in the gallery of the Special Collections Research Center from March 10 to July 6, 2008.(Via news.uchicago.edu)

University disaster course a world first

A pioneering disaster management course from the University of Salford is to help train professionals to prepare for global events such as earthquakes and floods - and help rebuild damaged areas once they have occurred.

The postgraduate Disaster Mitigation and Reconstruction course will address the growing demand for countries such as Sri Lanka and India to plan for natural and man-made disasters by reducing risk and improving infrastructures, as well as managing post-disaster issues like reconstruction and insurance.

It is aimed at professionals already working in government relief agencies, private sector companies, civil and military services, and insurance - and already has the backing of the construction industry in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Course leader, Dr Richard Haigh said: "With recent events such as the Boxing Day tsunami, the New Orleans floods and the earthquake in Pakistan, there is a real need for practical study in this area.

"Salford is the UK's leading university for the built environment and we have gained input from many international aid agencies which have real-life experience of planning for disasters and rebuilding communities after they have happened."

From January 2009, the School of the Built Environment's course will be delivered full-time on campus and by part-time distance learning via an interactive 'virtual learning environment' that enables students across the world to take part in regular online lectures.

Professor Dilanthi Amaratunga added: "We hope our teaching will help make a positive difference to the lives of those who live in parts of the world that are at risk of being affected by disasters, or have already been ravaged by them."

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Worms and Warming: A Destructive Combination (from University of Minnesota Moment)

While earthworms might be good for grandma's garden, the little wigglers are having a disconcerting impact on Minnesota's forests. Lee Frelich, director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Hardwood Ecology, says that these invasive worms, in combination with global warming, are devastating the state's treasured natural assets. Download fully produced :90 feature || Download raw audio ...
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Scholar Saluted

Dr. Barbara Beyerbach, a professor of curriculum and instruction at SUNY Oswego, will be honored as one of 20 SUNY Outstanding Researchers/Scholars at a dinner April 14 at the SUNY University at Albany.
Link - www.oswego.edu

Education News - 31 Mar 2008

The University of Baguio (UB) formerly Baguio Technical and Commercial Institute (Baguio Tech for short) was founded in 1948 right after World War II by Fernando Gonzaga Bautista, born in 1908, and his wife Rosa Castillo Bautista.
Source: www.sunstar.com.ph

As an educator for more than 15 years and a counselor at the Pasadena Unified School District who has read freshman applications over the last few years for a top university, I have learned many things about ... via Whittier Daily News
Source: www.topix.com

Universities forced to examine child protection laws as nearly 8,000 arrive on campus a year early following anti-discrimination policy
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

The plan would inject the influence of university officials into the K-12 system in an effort to improve students’ readiness for college and the workforce.
Source: blogs.edweek.org

University Greed Creates Disadvantages to Online Learning

A recent editorial in the UM-St. Louis Current charges that many of the reasons universities start online classes are harmful to student learners. Instead of starting online courses for student convenience or as a viable learning alternative, some universities do it because they can save money on facilities and can squeeze 200+ students into a single class. Here's a blurb from the editorial:

"An online class can hold up to about 200 students, where as an average sized-classroom (not lecture halls) can only seat about 25. However, for the students to get the most out of a professor, a good student-to-teacher ratio needs to be about 15-to-1.

Instead of providing a quality education, professors are now shoveling students through each class just so they can meet their requirements. It is very cost-efficient.

The bottom line is that online classes require fewer professors, less space, and most of all, less money, meaning less money to pay for faculty salaries and lower costs to maintain a classroom.

That last part about money is ironic in that students, particularly in the communications department, pay supplemental fees for distance learning to cover the costs for all of the technology and software needed to run an online class."

It's unfortunate that many colleges still see online learning as a money-making venture rather than focusing on student needs. Hopefully, as online learning becomes more mainstream, schools will change their focus.

See full article.

Related Entries:

Choosing a Distance Learning Program Based on Your Learning Style - 14 April 2007

Many Traditional Colleges View Virtual Learning as Revenue Source - 29 September 2007

Study Shows Distance Learning as Effective as Traditional Learning - 11 October 2007

University of Colorado Offering Online Degrees to Military Personnel - 06 February 2008

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University Greed Creates Disadvantages to Online Learning

A recent editorial in the UM-St. Louis Current charges that many of the reasons universities start online classes are harmful to student learners. Instead of starting online courses for student convenience or as a viable learning alternative, some universities do it because they can save money on facilities and can squeeze 200+ students into a single class. Here's a blurb from the editorial:

"An online class can hold up to about 200 students, where as an average sized-classroom (not lecture halls) can only seat about 25. However, for the students to get the most out of a professor, a good student-to-teacher ratio needs to be about 15-to-1.

Instead of providing a quality education, professors are now shoveling students through each class just so they can meet their requirements. It is very cost-efficient.

The bottom line is that online classes require fewer professors, less space, and most of all, less money, meaning less money to pay for faculty salaries and lower costs to maintain a classroom.

That last part about money is ironic in that students, particularly in the communications department, pay supplemental fees for distance learning to cover the costs for all of the technology and software needed to run an online class."

It's unfortunate that many colleges still see online learning as a money-making venture rather than focusing on student needs. Hopefully, as online learning becomes more mainstream, schools will change their focus.

See full article.

Related Entries:

Choosing a Distance Learning Program Based on Your Learning Style - 14 April 2007

Many Traditional Colleges View Virtual Learning as Revenue Source - 29 September 2007

Study Shows Distance Learning as Effective as Traditional Learning - 11 October 2007

University of Colorado Offering Online Degrees to Military Personnel - 06 February 2008

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Welcome to the Innovation Education Blog - University of Minnesota Innovation Studies (from Innovation Education)

Education innovation is critical if our society is to develop workers with the skills necessary to succeed in today's knowledge based global economy. Research shows the need for "knowledge workers". These are individuals who live in a world that is fueled by cycles of innovation, entrepreneurship and workforce development that enables industries to create opportunities and return wealth to their owners, workers, and communities throughout the state (Building a Knowledge Economy for Minnesota’s 21st Century, 2000, p. 2). How do we ...
Link - blog.lib.umn.edu

Educational Procrastination

Wendy Boswell at Lifehacker posted this amazing article on the great dot-edu sites out there and what bastions of mind-blowing information they are. She does point out, however (and I agree) that the time-suckage factor is astronomical: you can fritter away hours perusing university art gallery sites. It’s just so easy to [...]
Source: www.educatednation.com

Education News - 30 Mar 2008

A group of university academics yesterday called on the government to allow public participation in rewriting....
Source: www.nationmultimedia.com

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio - Antioch University says one of its computer systems that contained personal information on about 70,000 people was breached by an unauthorized intruder three times last year. The university says there is no conclusive evidence ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

The government's pledge to have half of young adults in university by 2010 is doomed to fail, say Tories
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

The site offers free video, audio, and print lectures and course material taken straight from the university's classes.
Source: blogs.edweek.org

Education News - 30 Mar 2008

IOWA CITY - It's a barely new program that's being used to help keep young women safe at the University of Iowa. "Nite Ride" was implemented after numerous young women reported being assaulted, while walking through campus at night.
Source: www.kcrg.com

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio - Antioch University says one of its computer systems that contained personal information on about 70,000 people was breached by an unauthorized intruder three times last year. The university says there is no conclusive evidence ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

The government's pledge to have half of young adults in university by 2010 is doomed to fail, say Tories
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

The plan would inject the influence of university officials into the K-12 system in an effort to improve students’ readiness for college and the workforce.
Source: blogs.edweek.org

Colorado State University to Open New Online College

Colorado State University is planning a new online college aimed at helping non-traditional students and college drop outs complete their degrees. The Denver Post reports:

"CSU president Larry Penley said he envisions the online school reaching those people who have been working or raising families and can't easily attend a traditional college.

"The rates for younger people to go to college are not as high as they are for people my age," Penley said. "There is a need to turn this around. . . . And we don't have the money across the country to provide the kind of bricks-and-mortar institutions to deal with all these people."

CSU Global Campus will have its own faculty who will tailor work to individual students. What makes the school unique is its emphasis on reaching at-risk populations. Courses will be timed, and tests scheduled. Degrees will be created based on the marketplace demand - like a master's in online learning."

The new online public school is planned to offer lower tuition rates than many private programs. It will primarily serve adult learners who did not attend college after high school or who dropped out before completing a degree.

See full article.

Related Entries:

Distance Learning Agreements Between State Colleges - 26 March 2007

CSU to Launch New Online University - 29 August 2007

San Diego State University to Provide New Online Health Care Courses - 26 September 2007

New Profile: Charter Oak State College - 09 November 2007

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