Distance Learning

Magazine articles on distance learning and online education.

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T.H.E. Journal June 2005 Matthew Pittinsky	No Teacher Left Behind Online learning tools provide the foundation for today's professional development programs.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2005 Seth Jayson	Bonehead University Yes, the guy who's run his namesake business straight into the ground (more than once), is trying to hawk his business know-how to the public through a new cyber-university, complete with a few marquee business-school names on the "faculty" list.
T.H.E. Journal May 2005 Lori Weir	The Importance of Developing and Investing in Online Course Materials That Enrich the Classroom Experience for Special-Needs Students Students with disabilities may be using assistive technology, such as a screen reader, to access online course materials. When developing course materials, ask yourself how a student with a learning disability might perceive the tasks and information.
T.H.E. Journal May 2005	RACOL Project Delivers Distance Education to Rural Alberta Schools Through Videoconferencing The Rural Advanced Community of Learners project is one of the most sophisticated videoconferencing systems ever created for K-12 education to help provide rural students with the same quality of education as their big-city peers.
T.H.E. Journal March 2005 Heath et al.	Developing a Mobile Learning Environment to Support Virtual Education Communities Mobile Learning Environments use technology such as virtual interactions to strengthen the benefits of Learning Communities in the science and mathematics disciplines.
T.H.E. Journal February 2005 Kandy Claybaugh	Colorado Springs District Creates Digital School in Local Mall for 'Disenfranchised' Students The collaboration of the district, Adelphia Communications, and the Citadel Mall provides its roughly 140 students an opportunity to reconnect with the school environment and engage in self-directed learning.
T.H.E. Journal January 2005	Online Language Lab Assists ESL Learners RepeatAfterUs.com is a Web site that aims to help English as a Second Language learners gain better speaking and pronunciation skills.
T.H.E. Journal January 2005	Program Intelligence Manager The e-learning division of eCollege has launched the Program Intelligence Manager, a set of business intelligence tools that enable educational institutions to easily identify, capture, analyze and act on key program metrics.
T.H.E. Journal January 2005	VBrick Systems Extremely simple to use, EtherneTV is ideal for distance learning, event broadcasts or delivering TV channels to PCs.
InternetNews January 11, 2005 Michael Singer	AMD, Lenovo Power Chinese Education One of China's most ambitious long-distance education projects is set to get under way now that it has been awarded to three high-tech companies..
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