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USA Swimming Offers Free Safe Sport Education to 300,000 Athlete Members and Their Parents
Posted: June 15, 2012 at 10:10 pm
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 15, 2012) On June 18, USA Swimming will launch free online Safe Sport programming for the parents of its 300,000 athlete members. The online programming, created by online education leader Praesidium, will empower parents with information about sexual abuse prevention.
Parent education will be available at http://www.usaswimming.org/protect starting on June 21.
Education truly is a cornerstone of our programming, and we will continue to work to raise awareness and empower our membership with education about safe sport, said Susan Woessner, Director of Safe Sport for USA Swimming.
The comprehensive online programming includes information about how offenders operate; how to recognize and respond to boundary violations, myths and facts about child sexual abuse and USA Swimmings Athlete Protection Policies and Procedures.
The addition of the parent education represents the second phase of USA Swimmings three-phase online education launch. The education for parents is optional, but strongly encouraged.
In September USA Swimming launched mandatory online education for its 30,000 coaches, non-athlete members and volunteers. USA Swimming requires all non-athlete members to complete this training as a condition of membership and trained 30,000 members in just nine months.
Reaching a goal of this magnitude is a great achievement for USA Swimming in continuing its efforts to keep swimmers safe, said Britt Darwin-Looney, Praesidiums Director of Youth Development Services.
This fall, USA Swimming will additionally launch free online education for athletes.
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How to improve student achievement through adaptive learning and lecture capture technologies – Video
Posted: June 14, 2012 at 7:14 pm
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Thesys Awards "Innovation Journalists" and Offers Free Grant-Writing Guidance at ISTE Conference This Month
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ANAHEIM, CA--(Marketwire -06/14/12)- Thesys International, an education technology business that supports schools with a hybrid online/classroom approach to education, will highlight its commitment to innovation at the ISTE Conference (http://www.isteconference.org/2012/) in San Diego this month with an "Innovation Journalist" promotion and an iPad giveaway. In addition to its exhibit at Booth #5725, Thesys will distribute Flip video cameras to attendees to document the most innovative ideas they can find at the conference. The winning "journalist" will receive an Apple 32GB iPad. Attendees are also invited to "Permission Granted," where they can meet one-on-one with a professional educational grant-writing expert for individual guidance.
Thesys' idea is to empower conference attendees to explore, investigate and discover the best innovations and share them with others. These Thesys "news hawks" will be outfitted with a Thesys media badge and video camera to document their two-hour adventures. When they return to Booth 5725, Thesys will turn the cameras back on the attendees, interviewing them about what they've discovered about blended learning, which innovations could be incorporated into blended learning, which innovations they like best and what resonated most with them about the conference.
Winners will be selected by Thesys International and the Fairmont Education Group marketing staff. Semifinalists will be announced July 3, 2012, and the winner of the iPad will be announced on July 9, 2012.
Thesys will also produce a "Permission Granted" program in which a professional educational grant specialist will spend a day at Thesys' booth discussing grants that are currently available to educators. Attendees can book free appointments, held Monday between 12-4 p.m., to evaluate what grants best fit their needs, gather tips on securing grants, and to get started with the grant-writing process. Appointments are limited; attendees are encouraged to set their one-on-one appointment with Thesys' grant specialist in advance by contacting Paul Rideau at 714-234-2721.
The grants and pilot programs secured at the conference through "Permission Granted" will be documented on the Thesys blog to help others learn from the educational grant process. The blog will also highlight the five most important keys to securing an educational grant.
Thesys International launched in 2010 as a division of Fairmont Education Group, Southern California's leading P-12 educational provider. Thesys designs and implements hybrid learning programs designed to enhance classrooms in an environment that supports schools and empowers educators. Thesys takes pride in building partnerships with schools to incorporate eLearning programs quickly and effectively, always allowing the administrators to shape the end product. By providing teachers with the tools they need to make educational environments relevant and inspiring to students, Thesys ultimately enhances student outcomes. For more information about Thesys' turnkey solutions, visit http://www.thesysintl.com.
About Thesys International LLC: Launched in 2010, Thesys International, LLC, is an educational service provider that supports schools with a hybrid online/classroom approach to education. As a division of the Fairmont Education Group, Thesys represents the culmination of thought, curricular innovation and evolution of the classroom Fairmont has supported since 1953. Thesys works alongside educators and provides curriculum that works with schools' existing standards and protocols to help students reach their full potential. Thesys International is dedicated to providing high school students the optimal balance of online and in-person learning, making education more relevant for a new generation. For more information about Thesys' turnkey systems and its innovative hybrid education approach, visit http://www.thesysintl.com, call 714-234-2727 or email arudi@thesysintl.com.
Why E-Learning? Recommendations for an organization considering online learning – Video
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Indiana University Launches Online MPA from No. 2-ranked School of Public and Environmental Affairs
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs is launching an online Master of Public Affairs (MPA) degree through SPEA Connect, becoming the highest-ranked MPA program to make its degree completely available in an online format.
The online MPA, approved recently by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, will give students and working professionals access to one of the world's leading public affairs programs, allowing them to continue their careers while learning new skills and furthering their education. SPEA's graduate programs are ranked No. 2 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.
"Online education enables SPEA to effectively reach working professionals and allows us to help fill a critical need in their professional development and careers," SPEA Dean John D. Graham said. "Our MPA program produces graduates with strong problem-solving and analytical skills and is additionally coupled with a sound interdisciplinary approach. Our online MPA students will meet the same standards for quality and academic rigor as their on-campus peers."
The online MPA addresses the fact that, in today's challenging economic environment, many professionals are unable or unwilling to commit to a full-time graduate program that could force them to uproot families and put their careers on hold. SPEA Connect, a joint initiative between IU Bloomington and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, allows learners around the world to earn a prestigious degree without having to relocate.
"We believe our online MPA is an ideal opportunity for mid-career professionals, whether they are located in Washington, D.C., or Kinshasa, Congo, to further their knowledge and career prospects without having to leave their families and jobs," Distinguished Professor James Perry said. Perry is the director of online education at SPEA and worked closely with his faculty colleagues to design and deliver an online curriculum that will meet the diverse needs of online students and working professionals.
Not only will the online MPA provide broader access to a SPEA education, the degree will offer great value when compared to its residential and online peers.
"As a top-ranked public affairs program, SPEA is highly sensitive to the potential debt burden that graduate education can bring, and SPEA Connect's tuition levels have been set to reflect the public nature of our school," SPEA Executive Associate Dean David Reingold said.
In addition to the online MPA degree program, SPEA Connect allows students the opportunity to pursue online graduate certificates in public and nonprofit management. SPEA Connect also plans to offer an online graduate certificate in public budgeting and financial management in the near future.
For more information about SPEA Connect's online MPA and graduate certificate programs please visit http://www.speaconnect.indiana.edu.
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Khan Academy founder talks online education success
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(CBS News) Could education one day be free - and perhaps be teacher-free? In a way, that's how Sal Khan sees it.
Six years ago, Khan - the man Bill Gates called "his favorite teacher" - created Khan Academy, an online non-profit school with more than 2,300 educational videos in 12 languages that are all completely free.
Khan said on "CBS This Morning" that his educational videos are all about taking the stress out of learning and making concepts approachable. He began the educational videos to help his family.
"(The videos) feel like I'm sitting next to you at the kitchen table and they're very conversational, off-the-cuff sometimes. And I think that's kind of caught on a little bit," he said. "People feel, when you learn something, it's a very stressful experience. I think people have under emphasized how important tone is and not being condescending and being very conversational. I think that and the breadth of the content that's there has gotten people engaged."
Watch below: "60 Minutes" Khan Academy: The future of education?
The success of the website Khan said has been "surreal." He said, "It started in 2006. I was making videos for cousins and it was a hobby. Even two years ago, I was just operating literally out of a closet. So now that we're at five, six million students using it every month, it's surreal. I try not to think about it too much."
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Capella Education Company to Report Second Quarter 2012 Results on July 24, 2012
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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Capella Education Company (CPLA), a provider of online post-secondary education, primarily through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, today announced that it will release second quarter 2012 financial results before the open of the market on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. A live conference call and Webcast discussing second quarter results is scheduled for the same day at 9:00 a.m. eastern time (ET).
To participate in the live call, investors should dial 866.385.4179 (domestic) or 702.928.7882 (international) at 8:50 a.m. (ET) and provide conference ID# 88950062. The Webcast will be available on the Capella Education Company web site at http://www.capellaeducation.com.
A replay of the call will be available starting on July 24, 2012, through July 31, 2012, at 855.859.2056 (domestic) or 404.537.3406 (international), conference ID# 88950062. It will also be archived at http://www.capellaeducation.com in the investor relations section for 60 days.
About Capella Education Company
Founded in 1991, Capella Education Company is a leader in online education, primarily through our wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, a regionally accredited* online university. In addition, Capella Education Company offers online education through Resource Development International Ltd. (RDI), an independent provider of United Kingdom (UK) university distance learning qualifications. Capella Education Company also owns an innovative startup company called Sophia (http://www.sophia.org) - a social teaching and learning platform that integrates education with technology.
Capella University offers online graduate degree programs in business, counseling, education, health administration, homeland security, human resource management, human services, information technology, nonprofit management and leadership, nursing, psychology, public administration, public health, public safety, and social work, and bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology, nursing, psychology, and public safety. These academic programs are designed to meet the needs of working adults, combining high quality, competency-based curricula with the convenience and flexibility of an online learning format. Currently, Capella University offers 46 graduate and undergraduate degree programs with 144 specializations. More than 37,000 learners were enrolled as of March 31, 2012, with nearly 80 percent of learners enrolled in graduate degree programs. For more information about Capella Education Company, please visit http://www.capellaeducation.com. For more information about Capella University, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552).
Resource Development International Ltd. partners with a number of the top 100 universities in the UK to develop, validate and deliver UK higher education qualifications, predominantly through online courses. For more information, visit http://www.rdi.co.uk.
Sophia is a first-of-its-kind social education platform that offers students many ways to learn by making free, credible, academic content available to anyone, anywhere, at anytime. The site offers tens of thousands of tutorials created by hundreds of teachers and experts that are taught in a variety of ways. The platform further enhances the learning process by offering quizzes, assessing learning preferences and providing learning paths. For more information, visit http://www.sophia.org.
*Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), http://www.ncahlc.org. Capella University, Capella Tower, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552), http://www.capella.edu.
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Posted: June 13, 2012 at 2:20 pm
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