http://www.silicon.com Results for distance education en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60644370p,00.htm At the same time, higher education needs to reach out to a wider student community to generate revenue and enhance the learning experience via distance learning, yet do so at a lower operating cost to provide short-term investment returns, as... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:20:55 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60605340p,00.htm Video communications is now an accepted method for conducting meetings, product development, customer support, recruiting, distance education, and healthcare, along with many other applications. Once considered just an alternative to travel... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:19:38 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60604749p,00.htm ILCE required a business technology infrastructure that could provide high performance and flexibility to securely support multiple distance learning programs, with the ability to grow cost-effectively. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:19:43 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60604460p,00.htm Distance education has witnessed a tremendous growth in the past decade. Advances in Internet technologies have made it possible to deliver not only lectures, but also hands-on labs remotely. Virtualization technology enables multiple virtual... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:21:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60589287p,00.htm Allied's distance education courses provided him with the opportunity to complete his education worldwide; it was the ideal option to get the career training he needed while on two overseas assignments. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 16 May 2009 01:17:40 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60547439p,00.htm Both current research and theories such as the theory of transactional distance, seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education, and the adult learning theories indicate that interaction is very important in teaching and learning. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:20:19 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60507249p,00.htm The Software Engineering program had operated as a Distance Education program for the past six years via two-way live interactive video broadcast into multiple receiving sites. The new venture into web-based delivery would prove to be quite... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60470781p,00.htm The emergence of the Internet as a pervasive communication medium, and the widespread availability of digital video technology have led to the rise of several networked streaming media applications such as live video broadcasts, distance education... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39287129,00.htm Such infrastructure currently has to be buried, which is not cost-effective in long-distance, rural deployments. E is for Education Friday's report, entitled The next phase of broadband UK: Action now for long-term competitiveness, was compiled by... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:16:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60432311p,00.htm This paper describes the AudioGraph project, a collaborative project between Surrey and Massey universities in the development of multi-media authoring tools. The tools are for use by academics, rather than multimedia professionals, for the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60412218p,00.htm Web-based distance education has enabled university programmes to increase diversity within the student body by allowing non-traditional students and satellite campuses the ability to access a standard college education. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:08:37 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60301356p,00.htm The Shanghai Distance Education Group (SDEG) expects the number of concurrent online users to exceed 10,000. Data volumes are also projected to increase as student numbers grow. To ensure it can cater for rapid increases in information volume and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:50 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60296563p,00.htm It improved its existing learning portal to create a global, distance-education community in just two weeks. Italy's first open university wanted to improve student services and support similar institutions worldwide. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:18:43 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60297740p,00.htm Kansas State University (K-State) has long been an innovative user of technology to improve learning both in the classroom and through distance education courses. In an effort to enhance its students' knowledge retention and note taking, K-State... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:00:37 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/insideindia/0,3800013641,39166002,00.htm The physical distance between rich and poor in India is often tiny - but the difference in living conditions is huge. He points to improvements to the legal framework and education system as big plans. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39165559,00.htm Lectures will be distributed for free over the internet, students will hold discussions at a distance in chatrooms, and testing and accreditation will happen online for people anywhere in the world, Gates explained. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:00:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39163573,00.htm Broadband is now in our homes, workplaces and schools - indispensable for making long-distance Skype calls, watching YouTube clips or downloading music. Routing your voice conversations over the internet or through any other IP-based network using... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:50:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39160185,00.htm Centre of Distance Education - University of London's E-Learning Website CNET Networks UK, the publisher of silicon.com, has announced the finalists for its 2006 Technology Awards. The awards, which will be handed out on 26 September in London... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:20:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60133282p,00.htm While individual faculty members may have individual reasons to resist participating in the latest wave of distance education, there are several reasons why faculty in general resist distance education. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 21 Apr 2005 03:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60133288p,00.htm but few changes are taking place in the university structure as a whole to accommodate the special needs of the distance-learning student. More attention needs to be given to organizational structures that service the distance learner. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 21 Apr 2005 03:00:02 +0000