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Rebuilding civic pride through virtual communities

Soon, modern Europeans may similarly meet and discuss their communities’ needs and goals at the eAgora.Read the Full Story

Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) (Singapore) now offers world-class financial e-Learning Solutions

ACT (Singapore) now offers 500 e-Learning courses developed by KESDEE inc. These training solutions are offered for ACT (Singapore) members, finance and treasury management professionals in Singapore through ACT (Singapore) Private Label Portal.The KESDEE e-Learning solutions provide basic learning tools with lots of good information and readings. It is interactive with good response time-it’s worth […]

Teaching at A Distance: From Concept To Practice

Join Joe Levine (Michigan State University, Michigan, USA), Jose Chotguis (Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil) and Stanley Mpofu (International Consulting Services, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) for an active look at the world of distance education.This five week online program (January 16 – February 19, 2005) is designed for educators involved with the design, development, delivery and […]

SkillSoft Releases Courseware to Support Project Management Institute’s The PMBOK Guide — Third Edition

For the last several months, SkillSoft has also been working on meeting the Project Management Institute’s latest requirements for certifying courseware for continuing education and contact hours. Currently, SkillSoft has 44 courses that have been reviewed and approved for meeting contact hour requirements prior to taking an exam; 289 titles meet continuing education requirements for […]

Thinking Cap

Thinking Capâ„¢ is built to support open standards and interoperability.Thinking Capâ„¢ was created and is owned by Agile.Net Inc. a software developer in Toronto, Canada.Read the Full Story

Braille Instruction Resources

Braille Instruction Resources

USDLA Announces the Availability of the Learner’s Library Coursepack Builder for USDLA Colleges and University Members.

Why the Learner’s Library? The Learner’s Library helps bring the most relevant library resources to the student 24/7 in an easy to use, easy to access tool set. As stated by Dr. John G. Flores, Executive Director of the United States Distance Learning Association, “Learner’s Library as a reference and research tool coupled with its […]

Artificial Intelligence Software Delivers Personal Tutoring Help for Struggling High School and College Chemistry Students: Research Indicates Student Test Scores Improve Up to 50%

“This time of year is difficult and stressful for many students because with chemistry, just like other science and math subjects, one concept builds on the next and once you fall behind, it’s difficult to keep up with the rest of the class on new topics,” comments Mr. Dale Holder, Quantum’s Chief Academic Officer and […]

Google Scholar vs. Real Scholarship

Professors (and librarians) will worry that time-strapped students will carry the trend towards sloppy Internet-based research even further. Pulling an all-nighter and strapped for time?Read the Full Story

Blackboard Communities of Practice Forum Live Online

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) today announces the launch of its new Communities of Practice Initiative(SM) to encourage increased interaction among the ever-growing community of Blackboard users. The initiative centers around a new online forum located at http://communities.blackboard.com. Members of the Blackboard community can access this central meeting ground anytime and […]