Online Education News Archive
26-May-2009
UI Board of Trustees votes to reboot Global Campus (The Champaign News-Gazette)
CHICAGO ? University of Illinois President B. Joseph White told the UI Board of Trustees that he wants a concrete plan by September to strip down the university's 18-month-old Global Campus initiative to a more doable, smaller and less expensive Global Campus 2.0. The trustees Thursday voted unanimously for a resolution, noting they "are satisfied with neither the progress of Global Campus ... Recession Inspiring More Mothers to Go Back to School (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Earning a degree has long been a dream of many working mothers. While it might seem the recession would put that dream even further out of reach for most, many working and single mothers are actually drawing inspiration from the economy to pursue their dream of getting a higher education . Novatium to expand (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: Novatium Solutions Private Limited, a provider of managed computing services, on Friday said it would expand its operations to other cities. Novatium Solutions CEO Alok Singh said the company had already partnered BSNL, MTNL and ... Rapid rise of social media poses challenge for investment industry (Investment Executive)
As Canadians seek to educate themselves more than ever on investing, social networking websites are rapidly gaining momentum as a source of advice and information, which is challenging the role of financial services firms, a panel of experts said on Monday. U of I board votes to end online 'campus' (Chicago Tribune)
Saying they are dissatisfied with the University of Illinois' costly and unsuccessful online campus startup, the board of trustees voted Thursday to try something new. Instead of having a separate organization known as Global Campus, the university's three traditional campuses now will be responsible for all online education. The new operation is being called Global Campus 2.0, a name coined by ... Registration opens for ALSC online education courses (American Library Association)
CHICAGO?The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is offering three online education courses this summer to meet your professional development needs. 17 Ways College Campuses Are Changing (US News & World Report)
Community colleges, online education, and new teaching tools are giving students more options.
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