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Inukshuk Internet, a subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications Inc., recently launched a variety of projects in Western and Northern Canada that could have an impact on post-secondary courses, training for health- care professionals and in education for distance learners. Read the Full Story
With AgLearn, USDA officials expect employees to take courses via the Internet to receive additional training and education, said Cynthia Bezz, USDA’s eLearning project manager. Read the Full Story
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 29, 2004 – Network Associates, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading provider of intrusion prevention solutions, today announced that it is extending its educational offerings through Sniffer® University to now include web-based courses that complement the organization’s existing classroom training and Sniffer Certified Professional Program. By extending Sniffer University to include e-learning, […]
As many as 34,000 teachers, about 45% of the total number in South Carolina, are expected to retire within the next five years. Educators at the state’s leading universities believe they’ve found a potentially rich source of new recruits: military personnel finishing their active duty and looking for civilian work. Read the Full Story
Scholars split hairs in defining those terms, but, in essence, they all refer to the same thing: education delivered electronically. E-learning can involve audio or videotapes, CD-ROMs and DVDs, videoconferencing, e-mail, live chat, and, increasingly, sophisticated use of the Web. Learning may happen synchronously — that is, in real time — or asynchronously , meaning […]
An increasingly popular option is online learning. “It’s more and more in vogue,” said David Courtemanche, P.E., chief electrical engineer, Vanderweil Engineers. Read the Full Story
Duke University The Fuqua School of Business; Goizueta Business School at Emory University; and University of Florida Warrington College of Business recently joined the expanding establishment of MBA schools. See http://www.militarymba.net/index.html for a complete list of Military MBA’s 20 member universities.Military MBA now provides military officers central-site access to 180 MBA degree programs that are […]
Extending their shared objectives in the corporate and government training sectors, the alliance members will collaborate on application testing and development, DoD standards and uses, and government funding initiatives. The alliance seeks to leverage shared goals among its members and advance applied technology and scientifically-based learning with commercialized solutions to train America’s workforce of the […]
Most large companies have embraced e-learning as a cost-effective method of delivering learning to an enterprise audience. However, business divisions with specialized needs and mid-size and small companies continue to face challenges in finding e-learning solutions to fit their scale and budget. Read the Full Story
E-learning was still in its infancy, with technology and expectation often at loggerheads. Only distance learning had an established track record, with institutions such as the Open University leading the way. Read the Full Story