Archive for the ‘Open Learning’ Category

Hospitality Television refocuses on learning, health care

Ten years ago, with the launch of Hospitality Television, the father – daughter team of George and Lynn Fischer hoped to revolutionize training for hotel and restaurant employees with a satellite broadcast covering topics from service to workplace safety. Read the Full Article

Afghan Women Usher in IT Age

The Kabul University student hopes she is part of a new beginning in war-ravaged Afghanistan, where less than two years ago a young woman like her would hardly have been let out of her house, let alone into a classroom to study information technology. Read the Full Article

Correspondence school’s planned closing concerns School Board

The School Board said Tuesday it will send a letter to legislators expressing concern about the proposed closing of Alyeska Central School. Read the Full Article

PBS’ First Quarter Of 2003 Brings New Programming, Online Initiatives, Industry Awards And Growing Viewership

…including the presentation of acclaimed on-air and online programming related to the conflict in Iraq, more Emmy nominations for children’s series than any other broadcast or cable network, two Oscar nominations, two Parents’ Choice Awards for PBS Home Video, the launch of a new Web site designed to assist adult learners, a growing audience online […]

Home schoolers get out of the house

They danced the macarena, sipped lemonade, and cast interested sidelong glances at one another. The Orlando, Fla., event had all the trappings of a standard high school prom, with one exception: There were no high schoolers present. Read the Full Article

PBS Dominates List Of Nominations For Children’s Programming For 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

New York, March 12, 2003 — PBS was honored with more children’s programming nominations than any other broadcast or cable network at today’s National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Daytime Emmy announcement, and overall came in third place in total number of nominations in all categories. With a total of 47 nominations for […]

NASA’s Fun Saturday Morning Science

“Saturday is when we have a bit of free time,” said Dr. Don Pettit, the NASA Expedition Six Space Station Science Officer. “While some of the crew read books, play musical instruments or watch movies, I prefer to do ‘Saturday Morning Science,’ fun experiments of my own design,” Pettit said. Read the Full Article

Advances in training help revolutionire the military

His book “Flying Black Ponies: The Navy’s Close Air Support Squadron in Vietnam” was published by Naval Institute Press. He is executive vice president of Strategic Operations Inc. and can be reached at kit@e-stops.com. Read the Full Article

Distance learning for farmer training

The development is part of a radical new approach by Teagasc which regards ongoing training as vital to survival in farming. Read the Full Article

Online school planned for truants

The new system, to be called My School Net, is expected to help such students keep up with their academic studies via a form of distance-learning, in which students learn using materials on a computer and receive e-mail instructions from school staff members. Read the Full Article