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Recognized National Leader in Executive Coaching Joins Rapidly Expanding eLearning Firm

Severna Park, MD (PRWEB) June 28, 2004 — Top of Your Game Performance Institute (TYGP) has announced the addition of Natalie Manor, a nationally recognized trainer, speaker, and author to the faculty of this innovative eLearning program at http://www.powerofknow.com/ .Read the Full Story

Online scholar

Hazelgren, 42, a nurse at Porter Memorial Hospital, completed her degree online through a program at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The program has students from 30 states and four countries.Read the Full Story

Teens find academic success in flexible online classes

In the bedroom next door, Laurel Tainsh instant messages her twin brother for help on an Internet class she’s taking. He quickly messages her back from his room on the other side of the house. Read the Full Story

When the Cows Come Home: A Proven Path of Professional Development for Faculty Pursuing E-Learning

Some describe how their educational philosophy changed from being the dispenser of knowledge to becoming learner-centered. Many others, however, swap horror stories of e-mail boxes full of 300 urgent messages from students or servers that went down right in the middle of a midterm.http://thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A4854.cfm

McGraw-Hill Higher Education Launches New Online Learning Division: JP Lenney Named President of New Unit

JP Lenney, 49, who is president of McGraw-Hill/Irwin, the premier provider of college business and economics titles, has been appointed president of the new division. Mr. Lenney will continue to oversee McGraw-Hill/Irwin until his successor is named.Read the Full Story

Employers jumping on e-learning bandwagon

“All of us religiously read the water cooler,” said Mr. Gardner, who is earning his executive MBA in Vancouver through an electronic hookup with Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.Read the Full Story

E-Learning on the Job

Most people know the old Chinese proverb: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime. Read the Full Story

Sun Microsystems Launches Education and Learning Community Global Portal Solution to Benefit Students and Educators Around the World

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SHANGHAI, China, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — On the heels of its first-ever Lifelong Learning Forum held in Madrid, Spain in March, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW – News) today announced the Java(SM) Education and Learning Community (JELC).Read the Full Story

SyberWorks wins part of Air Force e-learning contract

The value of the contract is between $200,000 and $250,000, according to SyberWorks.Read the Full Story

MoD [Ministry of Defence] enlists e-learning

Under the 10-year contract to provide the MoD’s Defence e-Learning Delivery and Management Capability, BT will roll out online training facilities through a Defence Learning Portal accessible by all three armed services as well as civilian MoD staff.Read the Full Story