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Heroic failures in disseminating novel e-learning technologies to corporate clients: A case study of interactive webcasting.

Abstract : In principle, it should be easier to disseminate novel learning concepts based in technology enhanced learning to companies. Unfortunately, many corporations seem to be extremely risk averse, and the challenges inherent in the new models seem to be very hard for them to accept. This paper uses the deployment of interactive webcasting systems […]

Is Online Learning The Future?

In fact at some schools, you can even get an MBA online. So is the UK ready to jump on the online bandwagon? Although FE is still keeping classrooms as their main source of teaching, there are some interesting prospects ahead.Read the Full Story

Eduventures Finds More than 75% of Students Are Interested in Online Education– But Quality of Online Courses Still a Concern

The study identified convenience, flexibility, affordability, and accelerated degree completion as the key factors that drive consumer interest in online programs.Read the Full Story

E-Campus allows full-time workers to attend college

In 2001 it was estimated by Sebago Associates, an economic consulting firm, that “fifty-seven percent of all college students have jobs-and in 2000, that “one in 10 college students attended classes full-time and worked full-time.”Read the Full Story

Web classes from Mexico help migrants

“We had been waiting for this,” said Pablo Nava, from Guerrero state, who has been living in Athens, Ga. and working in chicken processing for about three years. “We kept hearing here and there that it was going to open. On the day it did, I was right there.”Read the Full Story

Learning to enjoy e-learning

Alan Smith, associate professor and director of the distance and e-learning centre at the University of Southern Queensland, says it is all about making the most of what is available.Read the Full Story

Online Continuing Education for Agents Becomes Easier

RealtyUOnline, first launched in 2004, has become the only portal of its kind in the industry.Read the Full Story

Domino’s Pizza Drives Employee Retention with eLearning Program from Harvard Business School Publishing and National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

Following a successful pilot with senior executives, Domino’s now offers this leadership course in English and Spanish as a core program for its managers at all levels, a strategy to increase Domino’s employee retention rates. Read the Full Story

Research and Markets: eLearning Technologies Present an Opportunity for Schools and HEIs to Reduce Costs in the Long-term

Information and communication technologies are discussed more and more often in the context of education. However, the use of ICT in education is still in its early stages and as yet it varies considerably both across Europe.Read the Full Story

On-Demand Interactive Clinical Supervision Training: Using Multimedia for Building Basic Skills in Supervision

The training package presents a format for the use of current technologies for enhancing training and teaching efforts of educators, particularly counselor educators. The focus of the program is clinical supervision. While this discipline lends itself to the use of computer-based interactivity, it is the premise of this document that many other areas of teaching […]