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February 1, 2005
| Full February 1, 2005 issue of Distance Education Report in PDF format. … |
| Building Life Long Learning Communities for Seniors Name one thing that distance education programs with an emphasis on “lifelong learning” share in common. If your answer is, “A need for an investor,” read on. |
| Faster Bandwidths Increase Research Opportunities for DE Students By By Sandra C. Ceraulo Faster computer networks under development will increase research opportunities for distance education students and may lead to the growth of distance education programs at the doctoral level. With its rapid data transfers, the new generation of high-speed computer networks allows many types of research, including scientific research using advanced instrumentation, performed from remote locations. Universities upgrading to this technology are making their networks 10,000-times faster than home broadband connections. In addition, higher education is leading the trend toward institutional rather than telephone company control of high-speed network infrastructure. |
| Monthly Metrics Chart in PDF format … |
| In the Field: DE Programs Should Have Their Own Emergency Plans How well prepared for a technology emergency is your distance education program? Your institution may have a general technology disaster preparedness plan, but how well does that plan serve the specific needs of your distance education students and faculty? |
| Web-Enhanced Course Internationalizes Business Curriculum Less than 1 percent of the students at Montclair State University in New Jersey study abroad. But an idea recently implemented by Kathryn Martell, associate dean of the School of Business at Montclair State University, and a colleague in Hungary demonstrates how web-based instruction, imaginatively applied, can provide some of the same advantages. |
| Resources Electronic Learning Communities: Issues and Practices; Ways to Use Weblogs in Education; U.S. Department of Education Releases National Education Technology Plan |
| Transforming Online Humanities Education: The H-OEH Network By Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti Much of the work in creating effective online education is focused on the disciplines considered more difficult to put online. Laboratory-based science courses, experiential engineering courses, and discussion-heavy professional training all have all been the subject of examination as to how these traditionally face-to-face fields of study can be effectively put online. The assumption is that humanities courses, with their intensive focus on printed materials, may be the easiest disciplines to study online. |
