Online -- another way of learning at SCC (The Reporter)
More and more college students are taking classes in the virtual
world rather than the lecture hall -- and Solano Community College is no
exception to the online education trend.Many college-age students, like
day-care center operator Vicky Davis of Benicia, are learning exclusively
over the Internet.
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NAU seeks to triple online enrollment to 10,000 students (Rapid City
Journal)
Robert Paxton will be responsible for one of National American
University’s most important growth areas when he starts work next week as
the distance learning campus president.
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EAC awarded grant from U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (Eastern Arizona
Courier)
Eastern Arizona College is the recent recipient of a $405,830 rural
development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The grant, part
of USDA’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant program, will be used
to focus on funding end-user equipment that operates via telecommunications
that connect students and teachers (or medical providers and patients) in
separate rural areas. The only ...
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Stohl's role: dialing from long distance (The Oregonian)
University of Portland guard Jared Stohl remembers how when he was a
kid, many basketball players his age tried to emulate Michael Jordan. He
had a different idol. Stohl wanted to be like Gary Payton -- at least on
offense....
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Aastra launches new video comms tool (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland
News)
Communications firm Aastra UK has launched a new version of its
Virtual Presence (ViPr) video conferencing tool, which offers improved
security and collaborative functionality.
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