Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category

Schools to lose free access to ENC

ENC’s annual $5 million in federal support comes to an end Sept. 30. After that, schools will have to pay for access to the clearinghouse’s content: ENC officials are transforming the organization into a commercial entity, using subscriptions and advertising as a way to support their materials.Read the Full Story

Approved CE for Florida Adjusters

Florida statutes now require all adjusters to complete 24 hours of continuing education courses every two years. Of the 24 hours, at least 10 must come from adjuster law courses, at least two from an ethics course, and the remaining 12 hours may come from any subject approved for adjusters.CEU.com has received approval from the […]

Harcourt Assessment Partners with State of Oklahoma with Online Testing Program for Seventh Grade Geography

Student testing began last week for the state’s 48,000 seventh graders, with nearly 17,000 tested so far. The three-week testing period continues through April 29.Read the Full Story

Essays-for-sale a ‘growth area’

The boss of a firm selling coursework to students has admitted that her work “belittles the whole education system”. Read the Full Story

Disney offers Web education

The subscription product from the Walt Disney Internet Group’s Disney Online is scheduled to launch in the summer. It will offer a range of interactive activities featuring popular characters from Disney Channel’s “Playhouse Disney” programming block, including “Bear in the Big Blue House,” “JoJo’s Circus,” “Higglytown Heroes,” “Stanley” and more.Read the Full Story

The Intelligent Community Forum

It is no exaggeration to say that the broadband revolution, which is still in its infancy, has the potential to create a golden age of prosperity, knowledge and freedom. But it has just as much potential to foster a “gilded age,” in which the benefits go to a privileged few in the age-old pattern that […]

Whizlabs in League with Learning Advantage

This tie-up is in continuation of Whizlabs ongoing endeavors to expand its geographical presence and increase sales. Apart from helping Whizlabs gain a strong foothold in the South African market, this joint initiative will provide valuable business propositions to the corporates in the IT sector. Keeping up with the pace of the fast growing IT […]

Course Advisor Announces Funding, Adds New Directors

Wakefield, MA (April 14, 2005) — Course Advisor Inc., an online research directory for education and training resources, today announced that it had received its first round of funding. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to the company, the funding will be used to add staff and build out technical infrastructure to support […]

ETS Releases New Instructional Data Management System Upgrade

Redlands, CA, April 11,2005 – ETS (Educational Testing Service) announced today the release of a significant upgrade to its Instructional Data Management System (IDMS), a Web-based software application designed to help K-12 educators manage and use assessment data to drive instructional practices, improve student achievement, and optimize learning results.“With IDMS Version 5.0, ETS will provide […]

Students power new humanities journal

The premier issue of UW-Madison’s undergraduate-produced journal of the humanities will be out late this month, with an accompanying Web site.Read the Full Story