Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category

Blackboard Launches New Website

Completely Redesigned Website Features New Tools, Easy Navigation and Improved ContentRead the Full Story

ARTstor’s Digital Landscape

As the image library turns one year old, it is finding an expanding audience across disciplinesRead the Full Story

Smart Budgeting for Technology – Total Cost of Ownership for School Leaders

Course will begin September 20, 2005Course Description It is imperative that educational leaders have the skills and knowledge necessary to respond to the multiple challenges of increased accountability for budgeting, and growing concerns about the impact of technology investments in education. It is no longer sufficient to be knowledgeable about the installation of equipment, networks, […]

CMU online game will be used to help teach computers to see

With a few keystrokes on his laptop computer, Luis von Ahn calls up the Web site for something called the ESP Game and finds the information he wanted: 37 players are logged onto the site, playing his game.Read the Full Story

‘Guns, Germs, and Steel’ Reconsidered

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies has had the kind of impact that most scholarly authors can only dream about for their works. First published by W.W. Norton in 1997, the book won a Pulitzer Prize the next year for its author, Jared Diamond, a professor of geography at the University of […]

Teledata first in the world to offer online marine training

(SINGAPORE) An Indian software company, which is setting up its global headquarters for its marine initiatives here, has become the first to launch a programme to provide online education for marine professionals.Read the Full Story

APPA Introduces New Online Course by Apogee Interactive Targeting Customer Service and Energy Efficiency Skills

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 2, 2005–The American Public Power Association (APPA) is helping the nation’s more than 2,000 community- and state-owned electric utilities hone their customer service and energy efficiency skills with a unique online course developed by Apogee Interactive.Read the Full Story

Microsoft Accessibility Resource Centers Empower People with Disabilities

Q&A: Accessibility options in Microsoft Windows, Office and Internet Explorer make it easier for anyone to use a computer.Read the Full Story

AMA to use satellite-based system for e-learning service

IT school AMA Education System recently signed up with Mabuhay Satellite Corp to replace the school’s frame relay infrastructure with a satellite-based delivery system for its online distance learning program. Read the Full Story

Open University revision for 21st century

THE face of late-night television is set to change forever after Open University announced it will no longer be broadcasting its late-night programmes.Read the Full Story