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Virtues of online education win praise from Memphis-area pupils’ parentsNews from Memphis Commercial Appeal:
Children jumped and squealed at Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park in southeast Memphis Friday, an end-of-school bash/recruitment fair put on by Tennessee Virtual Academy.
While kids bounced off the walls and floor, parents like John and Jennifer Martinez talked to teachers who will lead their children’s online lessons in the fall.
Last year, they withdrew their four children from public and private Memphis schools.
They talk like evangelists about how much money they saved and the quality of education [...] Continue Reading…

Elearning! Opens Nominations for Best of Elearning! 2012 AwardsNews from Virtual-Strategy Magazine:

Ballots now open for Elearning! Media Group’s Exclusive Reader’s Choice Awards Program
Corona, CA (PRWEB) May 18, 2012
Elearning! and Government Elearning! magazines, the industry voice of the $ 160 billion enterprise learning market, are inviting readers to nominate their solution providers for its Best of Elearning! Awards for 2012. In its eighth year, the Best of Elearning! Awards are the exclusive reader’s-choice awards program for enterprise-wide learning products and services. Nominations of technology and solution providers can be [...] Continue Reading…

Thomas Friedman: Sophisticated online classrooms will revolutionize educationNews from Post-Bulletin:PALO ALTO, Calif. — Andrew Ng is an associate professor of computer science at Stanford, and he has a rather charming way of explaining how the new interactive online education company that he cofounded, Coursera, hopes to revolutionize higher education by allowing students from all over the world to not only hear his lectures, but to do homework assignments, be graded, receive a certificate for completing the course and use that to get a better job or gain admission to [...] Continue Reading…

Brenau University’s online teacher education programs earn high marksNews from Atlanta Journal Constitution:

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When U.S. News & World Report ranked online education degree programs for the first time in 2012, Brenau University in Gainesville earned Top 10 Honor Roll status.
The school’s master’s of education and education specialist degrees ranked ninth in the nation in the faculty credentials and training category, 19th in student services and technology, and 38th in student engagement and accreditation. The magazine ranked 500 schools.
“We’re very proud of our rankings and believe that [...] Continue Reading…

ELearning: Expanding in the MaritimeNews from MarineLink:
Like it or not, eLearning is transforming maritime training. People may argue its merits and applications, but there is no arguing that it is here to stay. As eLearning continues to expand its presence, all of us involved in maritime training are going to be faced with critical decisions about whether and how we employ it in our organizations. But do we know enough to make informed decisions? Do we truly understand eLearning, its strengths, its limitations, and how it is best applied?This [...] Continue Reading…

Thomas L. Friedman: Come the education revolutionNews from San Jose Mercury News:

PALO ALTO — Andrew Ng is an associate professor of computer science at Stanford, and he has a rather charming way of explaining how the new interactive online education company that he cofounded, Coursera, hopes to revolutionize higher education by allowing students from all over the world to not only hear his lectures, but to do homework assignments, be graded, receive a certificate for completing the course and use that to get a better job or gain admission [...] Continue Reading…

E-learning set to support global renaissance, sustainable futureNews from IPPmedia:

E-learning Africa (eLA)

E-learning Africa (eLA) 2012 will take place on May 23-25 in Cotonou, Benin, and will feature 12 pre-conference workshops, about 60 sessions and over 300 speakers from Africa and beyond. eLA is the largest gathering of e-learning and information communication technology (ICT) supported education and training professionals in Africa, enabling participants to develop multinational and cross-industry contacts and partnerships and enhance their knowledge, expertise and abilities.Registration and other details can be enquired from Tanzania Global Learning Agency (TaGLA) [...] Continue Reading…

Gov. Brewer vetoes bill making changes to online educationNews from Arizona Republic: by Anne Ryman – May. 14, 2012 09:50 PMThe Republic | azcentral.com
Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday vetoed a bill that would have enacted sweeping changes to the state’s online-education system.
The legislation would have made it easier for Arizona junior- and high-school students to take online courses, which likely would have pushed further growth in the system. The bill also would have boosted accountability by creating a master list of approved courses and a state ranking and evaluation [...] Continue Reading…

Brewer vetoes Arizona online-education billNews from Arizona Republic: by Anne Ryman – May. 14, 2012 09:50 PMThe Republic | azcentral.com
Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday vetoed a bill that would have enacted sweeping changes to the state’s online-education system.
The legislation would have made it easier for Arizona junior- and high-school students to take online courses, which likely would have pushed further growth in the system. The bill also would have boosted accountability by creating a master list of approved courses and a state ranking and evaluation of each course.
In addition, [...] Continue Reading…

E-learning: The new way to learn onlineNews from Business Review India:
Not many people know what e-learning is all about. But in the information technology world, the term eLearning is known by one and all. E-learning offers solutions that are cost-effective, totally customizable and easy to manage and access.  So, what is E-learning all about? Let’s take a look.
What is E-learning?
The term E-learning also known as electronic learning refers to a wide range of applications and processes designed to deliver instruction through electronic means.  E-learning is a way of educating [...] Continue Reading…