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Outlook on Anxiety Affects Performance Level

September 4, 2011

Researchers at the University of Chicago have discovered that cortisol, a hormone associated with stress, may affect students differently depending on a student’s frame of mind. The hormone might have negative or positive effects depending on the student’s attitude while going approaching a task. The authors of this study selected failure to perform in math and the connection of math-related anxiety to working memory and the secretion of cortisol, which is often called a “stress hormone.”

Teachers Can Improve Student Self-Efficacy [Study]

August 23, 2011

Much research has been dedicated to studying student self-efficacy, or the confidence students have in their ability to reach educational goals. Students with high self-efficacy tend to be very motivated in their learning efforts, perform at higher levels, and retain more information than their peers. Generally, self-efficacy stems from a student’s past positive educational experiences and successes.

Children Can Solve Complex Tasks with Independent Study

August 16, 2011

Despite being a commonly praised component of learning, self-directed study has been not been extensively researched. However, researchers at the Technical University of Munich have examined the ability of children to create solutions to complex tasks and find that even lower achieving students are able to learn complex tasks in this way.

The Online Education Revolution [Infographic]

June 14, 2011

The education landscape has changed drastically since the days before the birth of the internet. Today, anyone with a computer, anywhere in the world, can sit in the virtual lecture hall of a Harvard course.

Baidu.com’s Lead Investor Contributes $11.5 Million to CalUniversity

April 4, 2011

California InterContinental University (CalUniversity), a leading distance-learning educational institution, has received a $11.5 million investment from Dr. Finian Tan, the lead investor in China’s number one search engine Baidu.com.

United States Distance Learning Association Statement on AT&T and T-Mobile Transaction

March 30, 2011

BOSTON, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Yesterday, AT&T Inc. and Deutsche Telekom announced AT&T will be purchasing T-Mobile USA for $39 billion, broken down into $25 billion in cash and $14 billion in stock. Under the agreement, Deutsche Telekom will receive approximately 8% ownership of AT&T and will have one of its representatives join the [...]

Geography Matters in Online Higher Education

March 28, 2011

Online education heralded the promise of borderless educational opportunity, yet nearly two out of every three online students live within the geographical region of their awarding institution, according to a recent study by Eduventures, the leading research and consulting firm for the education industry. Even more surprising is that more than one-third live within a [...]

Higher Education Social Media: Deltak Releases White Paper Discussing the Use of Innovative Technology to Build Engaging Online Learning Environments

March 24, 2011

Deltak, an industry leader in online higher education services, has released a white paper discussing recent research on social presence as it relates to student engagement in online learning programs. The paper goes on to discuss trends and emerging learning technologies being developed and employed by Deltak and its partner schools aimed at addressing the [...]

GetEducated.com Ranks Online Nursing Programs, Best Buys in Distance Learning Masters

March 24, 2011

GetEducated.com releases its 2011 rankings for online nursing masters degrees from graduate schools nationwide. These rankings reveal the top 24 best values for an affordable online degree from regionally accredited universities that offer distance learning masters. GetEducated.com, http://www.geteducated.com, has released its rankings for accredited online nursing programs. The online education research firm reviewed 24 online [...]

Utah students’ idea for online education software catching fire

February 11, 2011

BY BRIAN MAFFLY The Salt Lake Tribune Back in 2008, Brian Whitmer and Devlin Daley, graduate students in computer science at Brigham Young University, were given an assignment to identify the worst software for supporting online management of educational content. That was a no-brainer because it was right there at their fingertips. The learning management [...]

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