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CNATT [Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training] Reintroduces Corrosion Control Web-based Training

The conversion of courseware is a major project within the scope of the Revolution in Navy Training, the Navy’s initiative to enhance and upgrade training content and delivery.Read the Full Story

Education News Parents Can Use: A television series about ways to ensure children’s educational success

“Reading is the path to success in school and life. When children learn to love books, they learn to love learning.”– Laura BushThis fall marks the beginning of the third full school year since passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and already the benefits to America’s school children are evident. As […]

2004-2005 Webcast Schedule: The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)

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HIV/Aids will wreak havoc if staff are not trained to change behaviour

The biggest problem regarding the increasing number of HIV/Aids infected individuals is most people do not acknowledge that the country faces a crisis if something is not done to reduce the rate of infection. According to a recent report on News24, research from the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA) shows that “the virus will […]

Course Development Handbook: From the Distance Education and Training Council

This fourth edition of the DETC Course Development Handbook has been fully revised and has all new chapters. A lot has changed in the field of distance education since the 1980 version was published.The Handbook covers a wide range of topics on curriculum development, from market research to accepting enrollments. It is intended for use […]

Thomson Higher Education to Distribute Harvard Business School Publishing Case Materials

STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — As part of its commitment to giving customers the greatest choice of products, technology and services possible, Thomson Higher Education, part of The Thomson Corporation (TSX: TOC – News; NYSE: TOC – News) and a leading provider of personalized educational information, today announced an agreement with Harvard Business School […]

9-11-01 Remembrance

One site—Federal Hall National Memorial, located a few blocks from the World Trade Center—provided shelter and help to more than 150 people after the towers fell. (National Park Service)Read the Full Story

PersonalProfessors.com Adds Algebra II, Cutting-Edge Virtual Classroom

Students at PersonalProfessors.com can now access full courses in Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry and Biology- each consisting of actual lessons taught by an expert teacher using a remarkable low-bandwidth dry-erase board and voice system for live and archived instruction. This whiteboard space is also integrated into our new virtual classroom so that students and […]

Online Workshop – Teaching At A Distance

You are invited to join other educators in a month long online learning experience focused on distance education. Modeling the very best in distance education pedagogy, “Teaching At A Distance: From Concept to Practice” involves you in every aspect of distance education by involving you as a distance education learner.Join Joe Levine (Michigan State University, […]

Science Kit Offers Quantum Artificial Intelligence

Tonawanda, New York – August 26, 2004 – Science Kit & Boreal Laboratories, a leading provider of science educational materials in the U.S. and Canada, announced today that Quantum’s Artificial Intelligence-based Chemistry and Mathematics Tutors are now available for purchase online at the Science Kit Web site www.sciencekit.com/elearning. Internet subscriptions are priced per user for […]