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Lessons Learned: A first year online program opens new doors for educators

Dr. Judith Simpson reflects on a year of innovation and transformation in BU’s year-old online MA in Art Education program, also featured in a recent BU Today article. “Our teachers are an island in their schools, alone. Artists and teachers both need the right vocabulary to advocate for themselves. My goal is to equip them […]

Online Student Spotlight – UDCP

My name is Deb Dangelo and I will soon be finishing up my Bachelor of Liberal Studies in Interdisciplinary Studies as part of BU’s online Undergrad Degree Completion Program. I was fortunate to attend 2010 Commencement where I finally met some of my classmates face to face—it was a real thrill for me. I am […]

BU Online Innovation Recap

We wanted to take a moment to recap some of the upgrades and additions we made to the BU online learning environment this past year.  Stay tuned for more new features and enhancements in the coming months. Social Media: This year we introduced a Facebook fan page for topics of interest, Twitter account for quick […]

Health Comm Degree Recognized with USDLA Silver Award!

The following post is from Daisy Cerritos, a Student Services Coordinator, in the Office of Distance Education.  Daisy attended the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) 2010 National Conference along with Director Nancy Coleman where they accepted a prestigious award for one of our online programs: As the Student Services Coordinator for the online Master […]

Online Master of Health Communication Degree in the Spotlight

June 2-5 in Boston, Domenic Screnci, program co-chair of our joint Metropolitan College/College of Communication Master of Science in Health Communication (Health Comm) degree program will be a keynote speaker and Steve Quigley, also program co-chair,  as well as Pauline Hamel and Tom Fauls, Heath Comm instructors, will be presenting at  the upcoming Revolutionary Ideas […]

Global Day of Service a Success!

The Distance Education team had a wonderful time at the Franklin Park Zoo demonstrating our support for BU’s Global Day of Service. Even the rain couldn’t dampen our spirits as we raked leaves, carried rocks, and shoveled compost to prep a patch of barren land to be a wildflower garden. Twelve staff members of the […]

Get Involved in BU’s Global Day of Service: April 17th, 2010

Boston University’s Alumni Association & Community Service Center joined forces to organize the inaugural Boston University Global Day of Service on April 17th, 2010. The goal is to demonstrate our commitment to service and unite the entire BU community with a global day of volunteerism. The Office of Distance Education staff support this initiative and […]

BU Online Students Study in India

The following post is from Jennifer Birch, a current BU Online student in the Master of Science in Project Management program.  She traveled to India in January 2010 with 20 other BU students, BU President Bob Brown, and the Dean of Metropolitan College, Jay Halfond: “In January 2010, Boston University (BU), in partnership with Infosys, […]

Join BU Online on Facebook, LinkedIn, & Twitter

Stay connected by becoming our fan on Facebook! Expand your network by joining our group on LinkedIn! Stay informed by following us on Twitter!

Happy Holidays!

To the entire BU Online Community, Peace, Joy, Hope, and Happiness to you this holiday season.  Click here for our holiday e-card.  Below is a picture of the ODE entry for the BU holiday party sled-decorating contest (Santa taking an online class in Undercover Surveillance — trying to improve his skills of determining who’s naughty […]