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U.S. Marines Recapture German-Owned Ship Attacked by Pirates
Twenty-four U.S. marines recaptured a German-owned ship today after the vessel was boarded by pirates yesterday, the U.S. Navy said in a statement.

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SAP Starts Pilot Program to Use Latest On-Demand Technology for Education and Research
As companies throughout the world continue to adopt on-demand technologies, universities and higher education institutions are finding it necessary to restructure their curriculum. In order to provide practical experience for students of business administration, SAP AG announced the start of a pilot project that incorporates the SAP® Business ByDesign⢠solution into the curriculum for …

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Telematch Names Mark Trombetta to Lead Its Interactive Marketing Practice
Trombetta to Enhance Telematch’s Consultative Approach for Leveraging Digital Contact and Other Online Data in Integrated, Multichannel Marketing Environments

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Greece’s Papandreou Changes Government Ministers in Reshuffle
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou changed ministers in his government early on Tuesday, the first major reshuffle since he took power in October. Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou retained his post.

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Tennessee college enrollment up; State wants higher grad rates too
Enrollment is up almost 5 percent at Tennessee colleges and universities

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Miamisburg’s new superintendent well acquainted with the district
Well before Greg Whitehead graduated from Fairmont West in 1972 he knew what he wanted to do with his life.“I knew pretty much by junior high this is what I wanted to do. I wanted to go into education,” Whitehead said.

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The question that is often asked is whether a degree earned through an online institution is worth as much as a degree obtained from a traditional university. Recent studies, including one carried out by the University of Phoenix, have indicated that there is no significant difference between distance learning and classroom learning.

However, an online degree has its share of pros and cons. The obvious advantage of an online degree program is that the student can be located anywhere in the world, and yet enroll and pursue a degree course at a leading educational institution, such as the University of Phoenix Online. There are no fixed classroom timings, and it is up to the student to decide and pace his or her degree program. The student accesses all study material online, and interacts with the faculty through simple email messages.

It is sometimes argued that in an online degree program, the classroom environment is missing, and the student either depends on material that is supplied by the University, or needs to reach out to the online resources such as online libraries.

The success or failure of an online degree program also depends on the student’s self-discipline. While a traditional classroom situation ensures that the student adheres to the timetable, an online program often leaves it to the student to define the timetable—if the student is unable to exert self-discipline, there is a possibility that the course might overrun the acceptable timeline.

There are also some doubts expressed about the value of an online degree as compared to a traditional degree. However, if the institution imparting online courses is trusted in the academic world and accredited, an online degree is held in high esteem. The University of Phoenix is both trusted and accredited, and has an experienced faculty that is able to communicate effectively with students online.   

The study conducted by the University of Phoenix compared its own campus-based students to distance learners and came to the conclusion that the current online format is the most effective vehicle for distance education.  But while this study revealed that on campus learning at the University of Phoenix provides no significant advantage over distance learning with that same University, it would be presumptuous to assume that the analogy also extends to other online universities.

GroupSpaces raises $1.3M from Index Ventures and launches in U.S. university market
GroupSpaces, the UK’s leading website for online management and administration of university clubs and societies, recently announced it has secured a $1.3 million investment round from Index Ventures and a leading angel investor consortium including Dave McClure, Chris Sacca, Simon Levene, Meagan Marks, Ariel Poler and Quincy Smith of CODE Advisors.

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