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February 15, 2005
| Distance Education Report February 15, 2005 full issue PDF … |
| St. Petersburg College: New Levels of Efficiency in Reviewing Online Courses By Sandra C. Ceraulo, Ph.D. Florida’s St. Petersburg College (SPC) has developed a systematic method of elearning course assessment that can serve as a model for other colleges seeking to control the quality of their online instruction. |
| In the News Irish e-learning projects vie for EU cash; Blogs Invade Britain; The Connecticon; Learner-Centered Theory and Practice in Distance Education: Cases from Higher Education |
| A Quality Teacher in Every Classroom: Three Universities, Three States, One Online Teacher Certification By Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Loyola University in Chicago, and Marquette University in Milwaukee are three very different universities. But they have some important factors in common. All are located in an urban setting and all are Jesuit universities. All are located in areas with documented teacher shortages in science and math, and all three universities wanted to attract more teachers of color. So, these three institutions joined forces to develop an innovative partnership for an online post-baccalaureate teacher certification program. |
| DEEP focus on PUPIL: Key to Rich, Cost Effective Distance Learning Delivery By Susan Gaide “Is the money allocated to institutional distance education getting the results on the back end in terms of student achievement?” That’s the question posed by Dr. Len Annetta of North Carolina State University (Raleigh) in his 2004 article entitled “Investigating the Relationship between Cost, Reach, and Richness in Distance Education.” To answer the question, Annetta recommends what he calls “DEEP” evaluation. |
| Website Offers World of Learning Possibilities For nearly three years, The Possibility Network, a partnership of Indiana colleges and universities, continuing education programs, career schools, libraries, museums, and training organizations has been helping adult learners in that state access courses and programs that meet their educational goals. |
