Tag: Electronic Learning: Page 4

Students

Teaching technology technique – computers as teaching tools in postsecondary education

Educators contemplate the appropriate use of technology in the postsecondary environment

July 13, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Reflections of a trailblazer – African American Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., former president of Michigan State University – Cover Story – Interview

Dr. Clifton R. Wharton Jr., reflects on his career and shares his insight on the current status of African Americans in higher education

July 12, 2007

HBCUs

NAFEO signs new technology partner – National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education

WASHINGTON, D.C. In a development that is expected to bring the latest and most advanced information technology to the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), an Atlanta-based technology company and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) have formed an alliance to make it easier for the schools to acquire technology.

July 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Path to the presidency – American Council on Education grants to develop academic management skills

Let’s say you want to be a college president some day. You’ve already survived the trials associated with earning a doctorate and winning tenure. You’ve even risen to a middle-management position on campus. Now what?

July 12, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Virginia Tech spearheads HBCU computer consortium – Virginia Polytechnic Institute; historically black colleges and universities

Dr. Joyce Williams-Green knows from direct experience that using computers in the classroom can be daunting for both students and faculty.

July 11, 2007

Students

The virtual classroom – new technology for teaching African American literature – includes related article on Western Governor’s University – Cover Story

Bryan Carter is devoted to teaching African American literature from the Harlem Renaissance era, a period considered one of the most creative in American history.

July 11, 2007

Community Colleges

Virginia system seen as model of things to come

Richmond, Va. John White doesn’t care if his university football team wins. He doesn’t pal around with other students in the dorm. He doesn’t do keg parties.

July 10, 2007

Home

Sharing the wealth by sharing the knowledge – call for cooperation between American universities and developing countries

CHICAGO African nations are looking to colleges and universities in the United States to help solve the continent’s problems of poverty, insecurity and a lack of government accountability, a member of the Ugandan Parliament said here recently.

July 4, 2007

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Syracuse, JPMorgan join to build new center, new study program

SYRACUSE N.Y. JPMorgan Chase will invest $30 million to help develop new financial service technology and infrastructure courses at Syracuse University under a 10-year partnership announced Wednesday.

June 26, 2007

Students

Technology … it’s not just for science departments anymore – implementing technology at colleges

As a graduate student at Ohio State University in the early 1990s, Dr. Leslie Fenwick had grown accustomed to having access to computers and to using her own campus-issued computer. “They were part of the landscape. Computers were just part of the university setting,” Fenwick said.

June 22, 2007

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Education commission approves new nursing program, moratorium

MONTGOMERY Ala. One new Doctor of Nursing Practice program will be allowed in Alabama and there will be a three year moratorium on others under a recommendation approved by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education committee on Thursday after a lengthy and sometimes contentious debate.

June 21, 2007

Students

Latest in Fight Against Cheating – Proctoring Exams With Web Cams

The number of college students taking courses online is surging, creating a tough dilemma for educators who want to prevent cheating.

June 20, 2007