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Capella University Faculty Member to Present at League for Innovation Conference.


Jack Krichen, faculty chair in the online university's School of Business and Technology, will present on how different learning styles affect online education

MINNEAPOLIS -- The League for Innovation in the Community College has invited Capella University Capella University is a private for-profit distance institution of higher learning. Capella University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral (PhD and PsyD) degrees in business, technology, education, human services and psychology.  faculty chair Jack Krichen to present at the 10th-annual Innovations Conference, which will be held in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded  from March 4 to 7. Krichen is a faculty chair in Capella's School of Business and Technology. More than 1,000 teachers, principals, and superintendents have chosen Capella, an accredited accredited

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 online university, to achieve their master's or doctoral degrees.

"This is a significant conference for community college faculty and administrators, so I am looking forward to the opportunity to present my research regarding different learning styles in the online environment," Krichen said.

Krichen's presentation, "Effectively Utilizing Learning Styles in the Online Environment," will address how unique learning styles can be better exercised in an online context by letting students select learning activities that match their styles. Attendees will be encouraged to explore their own learning styles and discuss how they would use this knowledge to direct their learning in an online environment. The presentation is based on the doctoral dissertation dis·ser·ta·tion  
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 Krichen is currently completing at Capella.

Krichen, who lives in Fridley, Minn., manages Capella's specializations in system design and development, network architecture and design, and the general specialization A career option pursued by some attorneys that entails the acquisition of detailed knowledge of, and proficiency in, a particular area of law.

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. He has been with the university for six years.

About Capella University

Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited(a) online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, and psychology, and bachelor's degree programs in business and information technology. Within those areas, Capella offers 76 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate programs. The online university currently serves 16,300 students from all 50 states and 63 countries. It is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA) is an education services holding company which owns for-profit, online Capella University and other assets.

What is now the Capella Education Company was founded in 1991 by Stephen Shank, former CEO of Tonka Corporation.
, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552).

(a)Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning higher learning
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Education or academic accomplishment at the college or university level.
 Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) is one of six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and Council for Higher Education Accreditation. , located at 30 N. LaSalle Street LaSalle Street is a major north-south street in Chicago named for Sieur de La Salle, an early explorer of Illinois. The portion that runs through the Loop is considered to be Chicago's financial district. For most of its length, the street has the address 150 West. , Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

Learn more about earning an online degree at Capella University:

online education (http://www.capella.edu/online_education.aspx),

online college (http://www.capella.edu/online_college_degree_programs.aspx),

distance learning (http://www.capella.edu/distance_learning.aspx),

online university (http://www.capella.edu/online_university.aspx),

online learning (http://www.capella.edu/online-learning-degree-programs.aspx).
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