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		<title>UMassOnline CTO Patrick Masson a Key Presenter in Upcoming May 22 Technology Procurement Webcast</title>
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		<title>Supporting a Graduation Tradition for Non-Traditional Learners</title>
		<link>http://www.umassonlineblog.com/2012/05/14/supporting-a-graduation-tradition-for-non-traditional-learners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A Parting Memo…</title>
		<link>http://www.umassonlineblog.com/2012/05/07/a-parting-memo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Boston Globe correspondent Brittany Danielson interviewed UMassOnline CEO Ken Udas for a Sunday &#8216;On the Hot Seat&#8217; feature.  In addition to offering a broad ranging overview of contemporary trends in online education program preferences, costs, competitive factors, learner characteristics, and UMassOnline-specific qualities, the piece also included the first mainstream media mention of Dr. Udas&#8217; plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Evolving View of Social Media’s Potential Value in Higher Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Can We Talk? May We Discuss ‘the Illusion of Companionship without the Demands of Relationship?’</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has a growing preference for all-the-time and any place online connections through social media applications ruined our ability to really communicate meaningful things in important ways with those most important to us? This is the basic question addressed in a recent New York Times opinion piece entitled, The Flight From Conversation, by Sherry Turkle who is a psychologist and professor at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Year’s Four-Step Online Learning Leadership Development Program from Sloan-C and Penn State</title>
		<link>http://www.umassonlineblog.com/2012/04/03/this-years-four-step-online-learning-leadership-development-program-from-sloan-c-and-penn-state/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now in its fourth year, the Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning (IELOL), which is a blended-learning leadership development program sponsored by Penn State and the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C), has announced its 2012 program components and timelines. If you are unfamiliar with the mission of IELOL or why it was formed, some of the promotion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April 4th Speaker Series Preview: The Value of Enrollment Management</title>
		<link>http://www.umassonlineblog.com/2012/03/30/april-4th-speaker-series-preview-the-value-of-enrollment-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Editor’s Note: This post is by Becky L. Vasquez, who is the Chief Technology Officer at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide. Her responsibilities include providing strategic direction and operations of virtual student services and functional technology support for over 150 classroom locations as well as an extensive online learning program. On Wednesday, April 4th, she and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Student’s Inside Look at Online Learning</title>
		<link>http://www.umassonlineblog.com/2012/03/28/one-student%e2%80%99s-inside-look-at-online-learning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Hernandez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With the increased availability and selection of online classes these days, it is hard to resist the temptation to actually register for one. With a full time job, family and other commitments, distance learning just makes sense. I couldn&#8217;t believe there were no mandatory times required that I would need to be online or “in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Please Join Us April 4th for UMassOnline Speaker Series Event: Creating Synergy Between Enrollment and Technology Departments</title>
		<link>http://www.umassonlineblog.com/2012/03/27/please-join-us-april-4th-for-umassonline-speaker-series-event-creating-synergy-between-enrollment-and-technology-departments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is still time to register for the upcoming UMassOnline’s Speaker Series event co-sponsored by the EDUCAUSE Community Constituent Group: Blended and Online Learning, featuring guest speakers, Bill Hampton, Becky Vasquez and John Watret of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide. Their presentation, The Power of Partnering Together - Creating Synergy Between Enrollment and Technology Departments That Transforms Performance, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading Ability, Learning Ability, and their Correlation to Cultural Literacy</title>
		<link>http://www.umassonlineblog.com/2012/03/26/reading-ability-learning-ability-and-their-correlation-to-cultural-literacy/</link>
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