NCS News

Trent Batson of Campus Technology has raised the question: “Is College Necessary in a Knowledge-Drenched World?” The point being that, when we have so much technology in our homes that libraries, art galleries and other institutional places have difficulty competing, do people need to attend a college to get an education?
Well, it seems that most [...]

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Academics are becoming worried that government policies that emphasize learning as a route to employment are undermining the ethos of our universities and colleges. Vice-chancellors throughout England and Wales report that students are taking courses which they hate in order to enter high-paid work on graduation and that fewer and fewer students are taking subjects [...]

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Development of our new online magazine continues apace. The Desert Archaeologist Howard Middleton-Jones has joined our contributors and we are looking forward to running stories about his work studying Coptic culture in Egypt. His journey has taken him from the Western Desert to discussions with religious leaders around the world and we hope to have [...]

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2008 brings some new additions to our course catalogue. Early in the year sees the start of Understanding Journalism. Course tutor Krys Wareing will introduce students to the world of journalism. She has worked in many areas of media including local and national newspapers and will help students to decide if they have what it [...]

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Do employers rate qualifications gained online as highly as those achieved by traditional methods? Join the discussion with the Clarion Ledger.

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US News offers some good advice for online learners, timely advice with 3.5 million learning in cyberspace. Full article.

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An example of how students are using online learning to augment or replace classroom activities. Read the full story in the Olympian.

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