Penn State Develops Virtual Reality for Distance Education

Engineering students at Penn State have developed an immersive virtual reality (IVR) system with the potential to provide distance education students with an immersive, tactile classroom experience. Learn More > #distancelearning #virtual #onlinelearning

The Increasingly Digital Community College

Distance education at community colleges continues to increase even as overall enrollment at two-year institutions falls. Learn More >

Teaching Adult Students Online: A Corporate Geek Girl’s Journal

Just released on Amazon.com, Teaching Adult Students Online: A Corporate Geek Girl’s Journal. http://www.amazon.com/Patricia-Pedraza-Nafziger/e/B00FRGTQ7A/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1428751638&sr=8-1 Please RT. #teaching #educators #adultlearning #distancelearning #teachingonline

Free online university learning attracts more than 2m students

Technology means that many campus-based courses are also available online, with even practical subjects now delivered through videos and computer simulations. This has made it easier than ever for expats to study for a qualification. Learn More > #freeeducation #distancelearning

Online Learning Revolution Pushes Further Into Corporate Training

The developers of Moocs – massive open online courses – have been reaping havoc on traditional education models everywhere. Now, they are pushing further into the lucrative field of executive education. Learn More > #onlinelearning #corporatetraining #MOOCs

Italian fashion school enables students to digitally design garments

Promoting ‘blended learning,’ the school’s teaching methods alternate between on-campus attendance and interactive distance learning. Learn More > #blendedlearning #digitaldesign @onlinelearning #italian

Learning How to Practice Medicine Virtually

http://m.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/03/learning-how-to-practice-medicinevirtually/388276/  #learn #virtual #distancelearning

For Online to Really Matter in Education, We Need to Redefine Competency

Those of us who rejected “distance learning” in favor of “online learning” understood that the Internet was a game changer. Learn More > #online #learning #education

Online education & drones

Many federal information professionals are in the position where they have to increase the knowledge of rapidly changing technology. Learn More > #drones #online #education

An experiment in distance learning

It’s a blended class, which means it involves internet work, virtual face time and physical face time with their professor at Niagara University. Learn More > #blendedlearning #NiagaraUniversity #distancelearning #teachers