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Companies loath to invest in e-learning employee courses

The good news for suppliers of elearning technologies and coursework is that 51% of companies expect to see a gradual drop in teacher-led training in the next few years due to the high cost of training time and the need to conduct training in different places.Read the Full Story

Glossary: Compiled by Eva Kaplan-Leiserson

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Health Facilities Association of Maryland Partners with E-Learning Provider

(PRWEB) May 9, 2004–Maryland’s long term care professionals are now able to access online continuing education through a partnership between the Health Facilities Association of Maryland and Care2Learn.com.Read the Full Story

Electronic Portfolios: Blending Technology, Accountability & Assessment

Though proven to be efficient, standardized assessment such as multiple-choice tests often turn teachers away as they may not align with their classroom practices or accurately measure students’ abilities.Read the Full Story

New e-Learning Program Trains Physicians and Nurses in Cross-Cultural Health Care

Quality Interactions: A Patient-Based Approach to Cross-Cultural Care(C) is a case-based course designed to provide clinical staff with knowledge and skills to communicate more effectively and facilitate quality care for culturally diverse patient populations. Read the Full Story

IRS eLearning saves training dollars

Rossotti started the eLearning Program that spring. It has saved more than $5 million in travel costs so far. That program’s success was honored by the Public Employees Roundtable with the 2004 Public Service Excellence Award for the federal sector.Read the Full Story

Aetna Successfully Trains 1,550 Physicians and Nurses Using Quality Interactions

Quality Interactions: A Patient-Based Approach to Cross-Cultural Care(C) is a case-based course designed to provide clinical staff with knowledge and skills to communicate more effectively and facilitate quality care for culturally diverse patient populations.Read the Full Story

Bridging the Gap–Online and Offline Learning

It is one of the largest community college service areas in the U.S., with a population base of over 85,000. Read the Full Story

Scholarship in Space

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Web Survey Guidelines

Two randomly selected samples were assigned to complete either a Web survey or a mail (paper) survey. The response rate for the Web mode was 20 percent higher than for the mail mode. The overall costs for each mode showed that the Web data collection mode is more efficient than the paper mode when used […]