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Laurie Taylor Column
I'm almost lost for words. I mean, what can one say about those remarks by the education secretary Charles Clarke? I got so angry I learnt them by heart. Try me. He said the state shouldn't throw...
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The higher purpose
The goal of university education is to help build a fairer, more just society, says Steven Schwartz. Twenty-eight years ago, the US educator Harlan Cleveland had this to say about the conflicting...
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Leader: Academe's great debate must address values
Who would have thought that a year-long debate on the future of higher education had culminated in a white paper less than four months ago? Parliament managed to debate the entire subject without the...
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Blitzing the glitz
A no-nonsense approach to distance learning has proved a hit in the Americas. Stephen Phillips reports from San Francisco. Recalibrating expectations of e-learning in the US following dotcom fever...
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Ten ways to scupper a VLE
Appalled by university managers' desperate scramble to install virtual learning environments, Peter Hartley has some top tips for diehard traditionalists intent on ensuring that not is all plain...
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Australia sharpens focus on distance
Are online mega-universities the future or are local courses with internet support a better option? asks Geoff Maslen in Melbourne. James Norman doubts he could have graduated with an information...
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Ideal way to lighten the load
Classrooms can't cope with Asia's education needs. E-learning is a solution and is gaining popularity as Sars keeps students at home, writes Mark Rowe in Singapore. Asia is widely viewed as the world...
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A healthy e-volution
The NHS, the third largest employer in the world, plans to offer all staff, from consultant to porter, online training. Claire Sanders writes. It is a major prize in the e-learning world and three as...
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The perfect medicine for virtually all users
Flexibility is the key to creating a VLE that benefits students, lecturers and universities, says Gilly Salmon. Exposure to an allergen in early infancy can lead to serious and sometimes incurable...
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The ball's rolling but it needs a little push
Educators must do more to convince students and governments around the world that e-learning is the way forward, says John Beaumont. E-learning is no panacea for all unsatisfied educational needs but...
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Iron curtain's stuck on rails
Red tape and overambition have hindered online initiatives in the former Soviet bloc, writes Nick Holdsworth in Moscow. More than a decade after the domino collapse of eastern Europe's communist...
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A good way to keep students on a quality track
Tutors can have a closer rapport with students online than they have in class. It leads to higher attainment - music to ministers' ears. Tim Collin writes. Images of students in street protests over...
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World Education Market 2003
"Advancing the Millennium of Learning" is the theme of this year's WEM conference and exhibition (Lisbon, Portugal: May 20-23, 2003), of which The THES is a media partner. Now in its fourth year, WEM...