Online Education in the News (June 2-8, 2008)

Working Moms Get Ahead Using Online Education
The following top online universities offer flexible, quick and well-respected online degree programs for working moms. You can receive free information from each university regarding tuition cost, financial aid, course availability and graduation time by filling out their short “Request Info” forms: Kaplan University, University of Phoenix, AIU, Colorado [...]

Blended learning: going according to Plan

Last night I attended an award ceremony for the UK National Training Awards and was delighted to see one of my blended learning designs for the child development charity Plan International recognised with a national award. The Plan Certificate in Management, a one-year programme for middle and senior managers around the world, was designed in [...]

In praise of webcasting

Arriving late to an auditorium already full to the brim, I was forced yesterday to watch Itiel Dror’s presentation to the ALT-C 2008 conference in Leeds from a second room where a video feed was being streamed in using Elluminate.
Now I’ve seen Itiel speak a number of times, so my attention focused more on the [...]

A tour of the back lot

I’ve now completed three ‘Webcam Interviews’ - of Tom Kuhlmann, Patrick Dunn and Cathy Moore - and a number of people have asked me about why I’m doing them, how they’re put together and how much work is involved. So, I thought I’d use this opportunity to take you on a tour of the back [...]

Connor Sport Court names Christa Bird Field Services Manager

(Education News and Information) Christa Bird will be the new Field Services Manager at Connor Sport Court International headquartered in Salt Lake City Christa has been with CSCI since January 2001 and has developed extensive knowledge of the company and its products Christa is well qualified for this newly formed position as she has an [...]