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New Internet research software

4Developers LLC announces Net Snippets 2.0 – An Internet research software product that enables information specialists, researchers and individuals who rely heavily on the Internet for information, to save, manage and publish their findings in an intuitive and productive manner. While the Internet is heavily used as an information source, when it comes to effectively […]

The eLearning Guild

The eLearning Guild™ is a Community of Practice for designers, developers, and managers of e-Learning.  Through this member driven community, they provide high-quality learning opportunities, networking services, resources, and publications.  Members of the community represent a diverse group of instructional designers, content developers, web developers, project managers, contractors, consultants, and managers and directors of training and learning services […]

NetLibrary’s New Owners Hope Newer E-Books Will Be More Attractive to Academe

The new management of netLibrary, which took over in April after the troubled e-book company was purchased by a nonprofit library group, is taking steps to make the company more attractive to librarians in academe such as adding more-current titles and improving the company’s communication with librarians. Read the Full Article

VIDEO WEBCAST: Early Childhood Education: Ready to Read, Ready to Learn

During the May Satellite Town Meeting Under Secretary Hickok and his guests will explore the following questions and challenges: In what ways can communities ensure that all children are given the opportunity to learn the fundamental skills needed to be successful in school? What do effective preschool and early literacy programs look like? What resources […]

The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

The Main Section: Editorial Distance Education Curricula Reform: Taking the High Road http://www.irrodl.org/content/v3.1/editorial.html An Assessment of the Effectiveness of e-learning in Corporate Training Programs http://www.irrodl.org/content/v3.1/strother.html Cooperation vs. Deliberation: CMC and the Problem of Argument in International Distance Education http://www.irrodl.org/content/v3.1/davis.html Distance Learning for Food Security and Rural Development: A Perspective from the United Nations Food and […]

TWELVE NEW RESOURCES

The 12 new resources are described below. A SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY resource — the National Moment of Remembrance — asks Americans to honor those who died in service to our Nation by observing one minute of silence & reflection at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. A timeline of America’s wars […]

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Students and Teachers Gain Rich-client Web Design, and Dynamic Web

The innovative new K-12 Site License Solution gives schools access to teaching curriculum and teacher training with the freedom to use Macromedia Studio MX throughout the school for one set price based on the size of the school. For either $2,000 for K-12 schools with up to 500 students or $3,000 for schools with over […]

The Cable Center’s Distance Learning Program to Host Brian Lamb in Denver, Author Kevin Phillips via Satellite

This week’s classes will allow University of Denver students to meet live with C-SPAN chairman and CEO and author of the recently published book “Wealth and Democracy” as a part of C-SPAN’s Washington Journal telecast Read The Full Article