Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category

NACOL Professional Development Webinars, A special opportunity speak to one of the United States’ foremost policy leader on issues effecting the world of online learning: Ms. Susan Patrick, Director, Office of Education Technology, US Dept. of Ed.

During this internet-based conference, Ms. Patrick will provide an overview of the newly released National Education Technology Plan: Toward a New Golden Age in American Education: How the Internet, the Law and Today’s Students are Revolutionizing Expectations and take your questions about how the plan effects your state, district or school. Read the Full Story

SMA Launches “Builder’s On-Line Training,” the Homebuilding Industry’s First “Distance-Learning” Management Training Center

ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 12, 2005– SMA Consulting today announced that is has launched Builder’s On-Line Training, a virtual campus that will offer a continuing series of live, distance-learning (and archived, on-demand) educational 90-minute seminars that teach “best-practices” to US residential homebuilders of any size.Read the Full Story

Educators See ‘Following the Leaders’ as Helpful

Sophomore Stacey Hodge knelt before a computer at Riverside High School here and prepared to put Following the Leaders to work. Viewing a list of English skills her teacher had planned for her to review, Ms. Hodge said the computer programs were helping her pass her courses.Read the Full Story

Webinar Invite–Managed Learning Services: Leveraging Technology & Training Outsourcing Services

“Managed Learning Services: How to Best Leverage Technology & Training Outsourcing Services” Wednesday, February 9, 20051:00pm Eastern / 10:00am PacificRegister online at www.geolearning.com/webinar Managed Learning Services is a rapidly growing business trend that seeks to leverage learning technologies with outsourced training services. The Managed Learning Services model means organizations can wholly or partially outsource the […]

U.S. Education Corporation Introduces New Online Program at Western Career College

Classes commence January 24, 2005. The program, which is provided via Western College Online, is intended for students who have successfully completed some college in a healthcare-related discipline from any regionally or nationally accredited college. Read the Full Story

Investor Education Fund launches online program to help investors understand their investment account statements

To help investors, The Investor Education Fund has launched an easy-to-use, plain language program called “Understanding Your Account Statement”, located in the Interactive Centre of its website -www.investorED.ca.Read the Full Story

Book: E-learning QUICK Checklist

It contains many practical items that the reader can use as review criteria to check if e-learning modules, courses and programs provide the level of services that learners (or consumers) should expect.Read the Full Story

Science fair slated for home-school kids

“Having the science fair is important because it gives kids the opportunity to show what they know and compete with kids their age,” Mackie said. Read the Full Story

PBS to air show on city’s industrial heritage

Written, produced and directed by John Long of Torrington-based Zeeland Productions, “Pursuit of Precision” tells the story of the Hendey Machine Co. of Torrington, which defined the face of American manufacturing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Read the Full Story

A&E, The History Channel and The Biography Channel Programming Joins Akimbo VOD Service

Akimbo(TM) Systems announced today that A&E Television Networks (AETN) will provide award-winning television programming to Akimbo, the first Internet-delivered video on demand service for television. AETN will be offering content from three channels — A&E, The History Channel(R) and The Biography Channel(R) — on the recently-launched Akimbo Service. Akimbo allows consumers to create their own […]