| ISMagazine.com | Education Opportunities |
August, 1999 |
Online Learning Passes Crucial Exam
Virtual Interactive Net-Based Education Receives 'Real-World' Credit Recommendations
The superiority of online executive education over its traditional classroom counterpart gained another endorsement last week -- this time from the American Council on Education (ACE). On July 7, ACE College Credit Recommendation Service granted graduate credit recommendations to five courses in Project Management from online learning company, <http://www.the-vine.com>. Remarkably, three of these courses in their original classroom form qualify only for undergraduate recommendations.
One ACE coordinator cited the rarity of unconditional graduate recommendations and noted that the-vine.com is one of only a handful of organizations nationwide to receive this endorsement for online learning.
Executive Vice President at the-vine.com, Deborah Brissman, had the following reaction to this notable decision: "Preparing for the review was an enormous task -- ACE is quite thorough -- and simply reaching the review day was a milestone in itself. But the real success was having ACE validate that online learning at the-vine.com is the sound choice for Project Management training."
"Our students tell us that our online experience is a generation ahead of classroom versions. Peers at ASTD's Learning Technologies Forum recognized the-vine.com as having the 'model online learning model.' Now, an objective academic body has put the matter beyond dispute."
This is a confirmation of the Web's potential as a high quality educational medium, not only for the-vine.com, but also for the whole online learning industry.
With increased demands on time and money, corporations seek methods for training their workforce without sacrificing time away from the office. Online learning is a key factor in providing essential training in a unique and effortless setting -- from your home, office, or practically anywhere. Past students of the-vine.com agree...
"This Internet course was probably 100 times more valuable than sitting in a classroom for two days." - Senior Program Manager, IBM
"Absolutely outstanding. This is the wave of the future." - Program Manager, Vanstar
ACE graduate credit recommendations were for the following online courses:
o Managing Projects in Organizations
o Contracting for Project Managers
o Quality for Project Managers
o Risk Management
o Scheduling and Cost Control
The American Council on Education is the nation's coordinating higher education association, dedicated to the belief in equal educational opportunity and a strong higher education system. Its approximately 1,800 members include accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities from all sectors. Visit <http://www.acenet.edu>.
A leading online learning company, the-vine.com delivers courses to middle and senior managers at Fortune 500 companies. This Web-based training is self-directed and self-paced, yet includes crucial instructor-led elements.
Spun off from ESI International, Inc., the-vine.com is owned by the Institute for International Research. Visit <http://www.the-vine.com>.
