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“As former CEO of NCS Pearson and President of NCS’ Assessment and Testing Services, Mr. Smith understands the unique challenges facing educators, particularly the new assessment and accountability requirements enacted under No Child Left Behind,” said John Murray, Chairman, President and CEO of PLATO Learning. Read the Full Story
Dr. Lyle Oberg, Minister of Learning, appointed Burnett to the role effective May 10, replacing outgoing Chair Robert M. Fulton, Q.C., who will be completing a second term at Athabasca University.Read the Full Story
Last week the government modified its directive but the controversy continues.Read the Full Story
The National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) is a 10-year-old nonpartisan organization that examines and supports the use of technology to improve education and training in America.Read the Full Story
“Rather than using technology to imitate or supplement conventional classroom-based approaches, exploiting the full potential of next-generation technologies is likely to require fundamental, rather than incremental reforms,” Phillip Bond, Commerce undersecretary for technology, said in a speech yesterday at the Enhancing Education Through Technology Symposium in Pasadena, Calif.Read the Full Story
“We have held steadfast to the proposition that the Internet, this extraordinary and global treasure, shouldn’t be subject to multiple and discriminatory taxes,” said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.Read the Full Story
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the trade group for the largest labels, praised efforts by colleges and universities to use technology and school policies to crack down on music piracy on their own. But it said the most egregious offenders on campus deserved to be sued.Read the Full Story
“The goal of the program is to increase the number of Internet and CD/DVD based courses available to Southwest Missourians,” Program Manager Steve Earney said. “This will give our distance learning students Internet access to library resources and permit faculty to develop more lectures, experiments and courses that will be available through streaming video.” Read […]
NASHUA, N.H., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SkillSoft PLC (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading provider of enterprise e-learning, today announced that it has signed an articulation agreement with Northcentral Technical College, located in central Wisconsin. The agreement allows those who have completed selected SkillSoft courses to petition for credit that will apply toward elective areas within Northcentral […]