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Hosted LMS Study Conducted by Bersin & Associates Available from GeoLearning

GeoLearning, Inc., the leading provider of ASP-hosted human capital management and development (HCMD) solutions, announced today the availability of Choosing an ASP for Your LMS on its Web site, the latest industry study from e-learning research firm Bersin & Associates. Researched and written by principal analyst Chris Howard, the paper explores the many business reasons […]

ED unveils new educator training site

Its architects hope the free resource–built by teachers for teachers–will encourage the use of proven classroom strategies and provide more effective ways of using data to improve instruction in the nation’s schools. Read the Full Story

New UNC course teaches Spanish for health workers

The patient looks devastated and asks, “¿Moriré?,” or “Will I die?”Read the Full Story

Historic Debates

Through the video clips in C-Span’s site, consider how political debates have evolved–both the candidates’ approaches and the staging of these televised events–in the last decades. You will also investigate how specific moments in debate history have impacted elections. Access C-Span’s Historic Debates Page

Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Offers Innovative Web Site Course On Teaching Religion

The project is supported by a matching grant given by program funder Lilly Endowment Inc. in an effort to extend the reach of the weekly broadcast, which is distributed to PBS stations on Fridays at 5 p.m. ET (check local listings).Based on the Colgate University course entitled “Religion and the Quest for Meaning,” the video […]

2004 UMUC Intellectual Property in Academia Workshop Series

TACKLING THE TEACH ACTNovember 2 – November 16, 2004Moderated by *Kenneth D. Crews, JD, PhD, associate dean and director of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Copyright Management Center, and the 2003 Center for Intellectual Property’s Virtual Intellectual Property ScholarVisit the Online Workshop Website

Search tool finds scientific content

Scirus was developed in 2001 by parent company Elsevier, a world-wide publisher of scientific, technical, and medical information, to help the company reach a younger audience of undergraduate students and budding scientists.Read the Full Story

Futuremedia Hits The Home Learning Market With Launch Of Personal Interest E-Learning Courses

In response to feedback from thousands of home computer users already signed up to the hugely successful “Learning For All™” program, (which incorporates the Government’s Home Computing Initiative (HCI)), Futuremedia has unveiled a complete series of new online courses.Read the Full Story

Major New Series On History Of Immigration Coming To PBS “Destination America” A Penguin Television & David Grubin Production With Major Funding From PBS/CPB Challenge Fund Initiative

DESTINATION AMERICA tells the history of worldwide immigration to America through the lens of specific freedoms that millions of immigrants have sought in the United States for nearly four centuries. Read the Full Story

TAPPI Announces New Recognized Education Provider Program

Free online access to training and development resources Read the Full Story