Global Foundation for Democracy and Development - GFDD
Videos
Distance Learning and Online Degrees: Are They Worth It?
Are online degrees real degrees? In what ways are online degrees
different from one another and also different from traditional degrees?
What demonstrable skills does the holder of an online degree posses?
Are there safeguards in place to prevent students from enrolling in schools
that are merely diploma mills? All these questions and more will be explored in this program.
Distance Learning Research and Publications
BYUs Divison of Continuing Education received the Research
and Scholarship Award from the University Continuing Education
Association at its most recent conference. Alumni will share
some of their research findings on distance education topics that
brought such an acknowledgement from their national colleagues.
Streaming Media West 2004: Streaming In The University: Beyond Distance Learning
Educational institutions have long been a testing ground for technological
breakthroughs that change the way we work and learn. Hear what
is being done today in educational research and applications that can transfer
to the corporate world. Learn how education institutions are using streaming
for more than just distance learning, and how enterprises can take their cue
from academia by using streaming technology to enhance learning and corporate
training initiatives.
Future of Education, Colleges and Schools - and wider trends - by Dr Patrick Dixon
Patrick Dixon has been ranked as one of the 20 most influential
business thinkers alive today (Thinkers 50 2005). Lecture for NAIS (USA)
on future trends that impact schools and colleges. What kind of world
do we need to prepare students for. Distance learning, new technology,
syllabus, classroom methods.
CADE AMTEC Conference May 2007
The bilingual conference, entitled Connecting in the Global Village/Connexions dans
le village planétaire", draws its theme from the celebrated work of Marshall McLuhan.
His ideas are reflected in many of the technological trends and current developments in education.
