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Table of Contents
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Higher Education
- Beyond The Current E-Learning Paradigm: Applications Of Role Play
Simulations
(RPS) - Case Studies
- Over Sixty-five Percent Of The High School Graduating Class Of 2002 Were
Enrolled In Colleges Or Universities In The Fall
- CMU [Carnegie Mellon University] Consultant, Professor Helps Launch
Long-distance Degree Program In Athens
- Online University Features High-Touch Commencement Exercises
- New Research To Put University Learning Outcomes In The Spotlight
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K - 12
- Educator Sees Great Potential In Online Learning
- Rural Schools Look To Online Courses
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Technology
- Next Generation Satellite BTV Market To Prosper Through Introduction Of IP
- Why Oracle Vs PeopleSoft Has Ed Tech Edgy
- eCollegeSM Interoperability Certified By Microsoft's .NET Connected
Program
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Higher Education
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Beyond The Current E-Learning Paradigm: Applications Of Role Play
Simulations
(RPS) - Case Studies
Source: Ausis
Roni Linser
Department of Political Science,
The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052.
Albert Ip
Digital Learning Systems, Australia
Current E-learning models have been criticised by constructivists for
providing
content without a learning social context and have argued that such learning
contexts need to be designed into E-learning programs. This paper takes
issue
with this approach arguing that it unnecessarily imports into E-learning
assumptions and strategies from the traditional classroom/lecturing
environments.
http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/?name=News&file=article&sid=9311
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Over Sixty-five Percent Of The High School Graduating Class Of 2002 Were
Enrolled In Colleges Or Universities In The Fall
Source: U. S. Department of Labor
Over sixty-five percent of the high school graduating class of 2002were
enrolled in colleges or universities in the fall, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This proportion
was
3.5 percentage points higher than a year earlier and was the highest rate
reached since 1998.
http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/?name=News&file=article&sid=9310
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CMU [Carnegie Mellon University] Consultant, Professor Helps Launch
Long-distance Degree Program In Athens
Source: Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA
Growing up in a Greek-American household, Dena Haritos Tsamitis became
fluent
in Greek very young but never expected the language to come in handy as a
career tool.
http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/?name=News&file=article&sid=9309
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Rural Schools Look To Online Courses
Source: Juneau Empire, Alaska
Alaska educators hope new online courses will help students, especially in
small rural schools, meet state standards and be prepared for college. The
courses also will help schools obey new federal requirements to use highly
qualified teachers.
http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/?name=News&file=article&sid=9304
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Online University Features High-Touch Commencement Exercises
Source: PR Newswire
Virtual University Meets Old-Fashioned Fraternity
http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/?name=News&file=article&sid=9306
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New Research To Put University Learning Outcomes In The Spotlight
Source: The British Open University
New research - led by the Open University - into learning outcomes that will
help shape UK higher educational strategy for the next decade has been
awarded
major funding by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/?name=News&file=article&sid=9305
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K - 12
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Educator Sees Great Potential In Online Learning
Source: The Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Steve Baxendale, director of the PRELStar program for Pacific Resources for
Education and Learning, has been named board vice chairman of the North
American Council for Online Learning.
http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/?name=News&file=article&sid=9308
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Technology
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Next Generation Satellite BTV Market To Prosper Through Introduction Of IP
Source: Business Wire
IP-Based Digital Signage and Interactive Distance Learning Applications to
Create Near-Term Opportunities
http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/?name=News&file=article&sid=9307
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Why Oracle Vs PeopleSoft Has Ed Tech Edgy
Source: eSchoolNews Online
As business software maker Oracle Corp. presses on with its $6.3 billion bid
to
swallow rival firm PeopleSoft Inc., several PeopleSoft customers "including
large school districts, universities, and state education agencies" fear the
maneuver could disrupt their operations and ultimately cost them millions of
dollars to convert their systems.
http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/?name=News&file=article&sid=9303
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eCollegeSM Interoperability Certified By Microsoft's .NET Connected Program
Source: eCollege
eCollege's Open API Uses XML Web Services Approach to Integrate with Student
Information Systems
http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/?name=News&file=article&sid=9302
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