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LYNNFIELD, Mass., Dec. 6, 2004 -Boston University’s Division of Extended Education will use the WebCT Vista academic enterprise system to develop new degree, graduate and enrichment programs using advanced e-learning principles.The school, which went live on WebCT Vista this fall, is currently developing these new programs:Executive Undergraduate Degree Completion;Master of Science in Computer Information Systems […]
For all the schools and parents who have together invested billions to give children a learning edge through the latest computer technology, a mammoth new study by German researchers brings some sobering news: Too much exposure to computers might spell trouble for the developing mind.Read the Full Story
GeoLearning, Inc., the leading provider of managed learning servcies and hosted learning platforms, announced today the expansion of its relationship with RedSiren, the world’s most trusted provider of IT security management solutions. Under terms of the agreement, GeoLearning will host courseware from RedSiren Instituteâ„¢, a virtual classroom where organizations can access education and training courses […]
The upstart technology has been garnering attention in schools and colleges in recent months, as ed-tech leaders search for ways to circumvent the latest security holes in Microsoft’s proprietary solution. Read the Full Story
PLEASANTON, Calif.—Dec. 1, 2004 — Santa Claus and Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the leading provider of unified collaborative communications (UCC) solutions, today announced another in the annual series of chats with Santa that classes around the country hold each year. Read the Full Story
Horizon Wimba’s popular Voice Authoring and Voice Board technologies seamlessly integrate with Questionmark Perception using the (Questionmark Perception) Horizon Wimba Connector. The Connector works with Horizon Wimba’s Eduvoice and WebLab systems as well as their new Spoken Response Manager for Questionmark Perception package.Through this integration, educators and trainers can author and deliver online questions for […]
The Forbes.com list, released on October 22, 2004, is the result of research conducted by The Princeton Review to determine the computing capabilities, technology policies and coursework at colleges around the country.As technological possibilities expand, colleges and universities are linking students, faculty and campuses in new ways. Whether providing online access to courses and other […]
“ScribeStudio 2.0 is a major step forward for subscribers,” said DLI Chairman and CEO John Cervieri. “We gathered great feedback over the last two months from our nearly 800 beta testers, which guided us in improving and developing key features and functionality for 2.0.” For example, Subscribers will immediately notice Video Conferencing, a great addition […]
While online photo sharing applications are commonplace on the web, and while Flickr, like the rest, will allow you to store a collection of photos onsite and link those images to offsite weblogs, it also does so much more that we might as well just designate a new category for this specific service.Read the Full […]
Google’s effort, until now secret, is arguably the most ambitious of the three. According to sources familiar with the plan, the search giant is courting broadcasters and cable networks with a new technology that would do for television what it has already done for the Internet: sort through and reveal needles of video clips from […]