Media Relations
Monday,
July 23,
2007
Distance Learning
The Indiana University School of Education in Bloomington is highly ranked in the first ever US News & World Report ranking of top online graduate education degree programs unveiled today, Jan. 10, on the publication's website.
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The Indiana University School of Education has launched IUconnectED, a new Web portal that conveniently coordinates access to the school's online learning programs.
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The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has approved a new Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Instructional Systems Technology (IST) from the Indiana University School of Education to be delivered entirely through distance education technology.
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Online courses from Indiana University High School (IUHS) are a major part of the curriculum for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.'s (EVSC's) new Virtual Academy, as a result of a three-year agreement that will deliver high-quality IUHS course work to EVSC students online.
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A new survey of Indiana superintendents, principals and school counselors finds that a majority see virtual learning as a way to enhance academic offerings in public education. Sixty percent of respondents to the "2009 Survey of Virtual Learning in Indiana," conducted by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) at the Indiana University School of Education, said they are offering or may offer online courses in six different areas, including alternative education, gifted and talented education, and instruction for homebound students. But just half the respondents indicated their school would pay for virtual instruction and cited instructional cost as a barrier to offering more online courses.
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A new book by an Indiana University School of Education professor takes a comprehensive look at how Web technology is changing worldwide education. The World is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education, was written by Curt Bonk, professor of instructional systems technology. It documents the many ways in which he says innovations have made it possible so that "anyone can learn anything from anyone else at any time."
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