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Interview: P-O Lindgren, President UKDAcademy

Q-1. Mr. Lindgren, Please, tell us about your professional background. I earned my M.A. of Languages Education in Sweden back in 1982, and worked as a language teacher in High School for many years. I adopted computers in the learning process very early, and was one of the pioneers in global educational collaboration. I then […]

E-Learning UK set to Surge

The e-learning marketplace in the UK is set to experience one of its most bouyant periods, according to a new study from the Irish Government. With the European market for E-Learning on the brink of an explosive period of growth the UK is positioning itself as the dominant force with more than 50% of European […]

EDT Learning Appoints New Senior Vice President of Sales; Newly Created Position Necessitated by Increase in Demand for Services

EDT Learning, Inc. EDT, a leading provider of custom e-Learning business solutions, today announced that Lucille Holliday has joined the Company as senior vice president of sales, a position created due to the increase in demand for the Company’s services.Read the Full Articlehttp://news.moneycentral.msn.com/category/industryarticle.asp?feed=BW&Date=20020221&ID=1439973

IBM eyes education as means to Web services

Hoping to build momentum for its WebSphere environment through business partners, IBM Corp. on Monday rolled out an initiative it believes will increase the development of Web services based on the middleware product as well as an on-line training “e-lab.” Read the Full Story http://www.computerworld.com.au/idg2.nsf/cw_AllHeadlines/6B8ED991679585EECA256B65007CE3ED?OpenDocument

British Museum launches online courses

The British Museum has announced it is joining the e-learning site Fathom to offer a range of courses and online seminars. Read the Full Story http://education.guardian.co.uk/elearning/story/0,10577,649686,00.html

E-learning ‘hanging in the balance’

E-learning projects and the future competitiveness of UK plc could hang in the balance unless broadband access is improved, an industry think tank has warned. Read the Full Story http://www.vnunet.com/News/1129275

Internet will have important effect on global education: Nobel Laureates

Nearly two-thirds of Nobel Laureates questioned in a recent survey believe students will likely be educated through virtual classrooms by the year 2020. Read the Full Story http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8175

Pathlore e-Learning Contracts up 21 Percent Over Previous Year’s December Quarter

Pathlore, the most widely deployed LMS provider in the marketplace, today announced strong growth in the value of e-Learning contracts won during its first quarter of fiscal year 2002, which ended Dec. 31, 2001. The substantial 21 percent increase in contract value is in comparison to contract value Pathlore recorded in the comparable quarter one […]

Next-Generation e-Learning

The focus of e-learning is no longer to simply train but to channel knowledge into ideas and use those ideas to create business competencies and solutions. Read the Full Story http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16328.html

Online Education Becomes Tech Success Story for D.C. Area

While telecom and dot-com companies across the region were flaming up and out in the past few years, another tech sector — online education — quietly took root and is now beginning to emerge as a stable and potentially lucrative industry. Read the full story http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60674-2002Feb11.html