|
|
One consistently hot topic of conversation around town is where you can pick up free Wi-Fi. But not everyone is looking for a place to check their blogs or Skype with friends. Nowadays, its easy to find folks plugged in at Internet cafes, catching up KURT VINION/THE PRAGUE POST
on homework and class projects. KURT VINION/THE PRAGUE POST
Jeff Buehler, an academic adviser at Prague College, says the school tries to be flexible with students busy schedules.
In recent years, distance-based learning or eLearning, has become a popular part of Czech university and college curriculums. Educators here have noticed more and more students are opting out of regular classroom attendance in favor of virtual learning.
We try very, very hard to be as flexible as possible with students schedules, says Jeff Buehler, an academic adviser and program coordinator at Prague College.
More : praguepost.com
|
|
Related pages
Virtual Tutorials
The real thing may be a pasty-faced, greasy-haired science student but on a virtual campus he could be an Adonis. According to a report in UK's The Times, an increasing number of British universities are setting up shop in Second Life, the virtual world where users can design exactly .....
NY Law School & There.com Launch State of Play Academy, an Initiative Designed to Develop Education in Virtual Worlds
New York Law School and There.com parent company Makena Technologies today announced the formation of the State of Play Academy (SOPA), the first voice-enabled virtual world learning environment and the first project .....
Virtual Reality
U21 Global, the worlds premier online graduate school, has announced the launch of the U21Global Island on Second Life, a virtual three-dimensional world created by Linden Labs. This is a significant achievement for us and we are very excited to create a new participative environment that would further highlight .....
Heres some good news for all those aspirants who could not make it to the IIT class room for one reason or the other.
Starting January 2008, IIT-B (Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay) is planning to launch a virtual classroom, where live lectures will be broadcast online through Edusat, the satellite .....
Virtual classRooms spread across campuses at ACM
Allegany College of Maryland has installed state-of-the-art technology to create virtual classrooms across its three campuses. The college collaborated with HaiVision Systems Inc., a leading provider of video conference systems worldwide, to update its previous distance learning equipment and install latest-generation continuous presence network .....
Students across the country will soon have access to quality education imparted at the prestigious IIT-B here as the institute plans to start within a month a virtual classroom using the Edusat facility of ISRO.
We have set up a studio inside the campus which is just like any other .....
The new trend in online education involves students acting through animated characters, called avatars, mingling in simulated school settings and even rocketing off, via the internet, on quests for knowledge.
San Jose State University in the heart of Silicon Valley has built a campus at Second Life, the popular virtual .....
Townsend Elementary kids take a virtual field trip
Students at Townsend Elementary school in Vickery paid a visit to Toledos Center of Science and Industry, or COSI, on Monday without ever leaving their classroom.
This was accomplished because of Townsends distance learning program and a grant from the Northern Ohio Educational Computer .....
Students across the country will soon have access to quality education imparted at the prestigious IIT-B here as the institute plans to start within a months time a virtual classroom using the Edusat facility of ISRO.
We have set up a studio inside the campus which is just like any .....
It has become commonplace to say that the internet has transformed many aspects of our lives. No where has its impact been more significant (barring business applications) than in education. After the invention of the printing press, the computer
and the Net marks a watershed in the progress of knowledge. .....
Recently Visited Pages
- School starts via airwaves for outback kids
School starts via airwaves for outback kids
Children from outback Queensland return to the airwaves this week, with the Schools of Distance Education back on the (.....) - Scholarship open to budding builders
Scholarship open to budding builders
In the interest of promoting careers in the construction industry, Cobb Hill Construction Inc. of Concord will offer a scholarship to (.....) - American College's Programs Now Available In India
Saturday, April 02, 2005
The American College announced today that it has entered into an agreement with the International Academy of Insurance and Financial Management Private (.....) - Students memory to live on through new scholarship
Students memory to live on through new scholarship
When friends and family of former Sapulpa High School student Ronnie Lewis think back on his life, they (.....) - Virtualis Convention and Learning Center Opens In Second Life
Corporate Planners Unlimited, Inc. will soon be opening their doors to the Virtualis Convention Center in Second Life with launch scheduled for January 2008. Virtualis (.....) - Panel to probe Urdu council functioning
The Human Resource Development Ministry has constituted a committee to look into the functioning of the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language over the (.....) - Digital Video Conference Surfing the Internet: Better Use of the Web as a Journalists Source' organised by the US Embassy's Information Office at American Centre
Over 100 journalists and media students took part in a digital video conference (DVC on' Surfing the Internet: Better Use of the Web as a (.....) - NTR University of Health Sciences Postponed Notification PG Medial courses counseling
Counseling for Master of Dental Surgery (MDS)
Course for the academic session 2006-07
Endt. 9501/EA2/2005
Dated: 28-3-2006
The counseling for MDS course scheduled to be held on 29-03-2006 for (.....) - Pak-India Joint Sub Commission on information, Education meeting likely on Feb 10Pak-India Joint Sub Commission on information, Education meeting likely on Feb 10
Pak-India Joint Sub Commission on information, Education meeting likely on Feb 10
The meeting of the Pak-India Joint Sub-Commission on information and Education is expected in (.....) - Old boys shape syllabus - Joka ex-students suggest ways to improve course content
Old boys shape syllabus - Joka ex-students suggest ways to improve course content
The finance modules are flawless, but the marketing courses need a makeover. Niche (.....) - Delhi College of Advance Studies organised a national seminar on the. Ministry of Company Affairs 21 Delhi College of Advance Studies organised a national seminar on the. Ministry of Company Affairs 21
Delhi College of Advance Studies organised a national seminar on the. Ministry of Company Affairs 21
Seminar on corporate governance
Delhi College of Advance Studies organised (.....) - Bank Holds Education Loan Seminar
The Bank of India, lead district office, has organised a seminar on Education Loan on the premises of Orissa School of Mining and Engineering. The (.....) - Improvements to scholarship
The final phase of improvements to New Zealand Scholarship examinations has been announced today by Education Minister, Steve Maharey and Associate Education Minister, Parekura Horomia.
This (.....) - Panel recommends lowering GPA required to maintain scholarship
Panel recommends lowering GPA required to maintain scholarship
A special panel has recommended dropping the minimum grade-point average college students must maintain to keep their state (.....) - Liberia: India Govt Gives Another Scholarship
Liberia: India Govt Gives Another Scholarship
A nominee of government of Liberia, Mr. Abraham Dairus Dillon Sr., Chief of Office Staff of the Speaker, has been (.....)
