http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/ Daily News by Farhad Saba, CEO, Distance-Educator.com en-us http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/images/logo.gif http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/ 144 45 http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15872 Trying to orient undergraduate students into the teaching profession is difficult under any circumstances. After modifying instruction and adding a technology component over a three week period, students appeared more effectively engaged with the course content. The researcher concluded that instructional systems like the one used in this study are assisting instructors in improving student learning, adding another dimension to the classroom experience, and delivering effective instruction. A short overview of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and the area’s mostly Latino population introduces this study.Read the Full Article http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15871 Exactly 15 years ago the directors at the lab where the web was first developed signed a document which said the technology could be used by anyone free of charge.Read the Full Article http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15870 This fall, Tiffin University is trying a new model for an online two-year degree program. Read the Full Article http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15869 UMassOnline, the online learning division of the University of Massachusetts, today announced a second consecutive fiscal year of record-breaking enrollment and revenue results. Matching last year's results, which were the best in three years, fiscal year 2008 at UMassOnline saw a 26.2% increase in enrollments, to 33,900 over 26,855 in fiscal year 2007, and a 31.9% increase in revenue to $36,977,854 over fiscal year 2007 revenues of $28,030,985.Read the Full Article http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15868 The new reality of higher education contains a fundamental shift in student demographics. More non-traditional students are seeking educational opportunities and traditional students are seeking out and expecting alternative modes of curriculum delivery. Students, especially older, non-traditional ones seek course delivery through distance education formats such as online or videoconferencing that meet the needs of their lifestyle that includes career, family and other responsibilities. As a result, Universities are moving to meet the needs of this growing contingency of new atypical student populations.Read the Full Article http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15867 University of Chicago Law School officials have a simple message for their students: less web surfing, more listening.Read the Full Article http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15866 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Every seven seconds, someone within the Defense Department completes an online training course through a program that's become the gold standard for delivering education and training anywhere, any time.Read the Full Article http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15865 Bringing song, dance and a burst of color to the state Capitol, hundreds of students, teachers and parents rallied Tuesday, urging Gov. Janet Napolitano and lawmakers to spare their distance-learning schools from budget cuts.Read the Full Article http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15864 Even if they won’t admit it, students are using Wikipedia to kick off their research and fill the gaps in their class notes ... right now. It might not show up in the bibliography, but the free, open source online resource has long since become the starting point for settling factual disputes, brainstorming paper ideas and even offering suggestions for further reading.Read the Full Article http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15863 Ning is an online service that allows users to create their own social networks and join and participate in other networks. No technical skill is required to set up a social network, and there are no limits to the number of networks a user can join. Users of Ning social networks have access to functionality similar to that of more well-known social networks, such as Facebook and MySpace. Various features allow users to read news or learn about related events, join groups, read and comment on blog entries, view photos and videos, and other activities as set up by the network creator. RSS feeds let users subscribe to updates from specific parts of the social network.Read the Full Article