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Free TX Test Prep Program Chooses SMARTHINKING for Assessment and Tutoring

The University of Texas TeleCampus has selected SMARTHINKING to deliver an online test readiness program to prepare Texas high school students for the TAKS. TAKS Readiness and Core Knowledge (TRACK) is a free program offering four diagnostic tests and supplemental learning materials to help 10th and 11th grade students prepare for the state’s high school […]

Farmers Financial Solutions Ranks Among Top 10 Users of Centra’s ASP Service

“Centra’s voice-over-IP technology has matured to the point where it is better than the phone in many cases,” said Jim Lepard, who directs eLearning for Farmers Financial Solutions.Prior to Centra, the company would routinely fly instructors across country to train its representatives, which made for significant travel and hotel costs. Bringing the training online with […]

UNC [University of North Carolina] Charlotte Uses SCT Luminis Technologies to

MALVERN, Pa. ? November 11, 2003 ? The University of North Carolina at Charlotte opted to use clicks instead of bricks to facilitate and enhance the administrative and academic services it provides to its students. To students, the new virtual “one-stop shop” enabled by SCT Luminis? technologies is just “awesome.”SCT (Nasdaq:SCTC) highlighted the University’s notable […]

New Open Source Distance Learning / Course Managment Software Launch

The event scheduled for November 20th, 2003, will begin at 10:00 AM and run through the remainder of the day, covering the system’s history, benefits and feature set. For those that wish to attend the event please email eduevent@tapinternet.com. The event is open to any IT staff, faculty or departmental staff at an educational institution […]

World Wide Access: Bringing the Internet to Everyone

Unfortunately, a great number of people can do none of these things – not because they don’t have Internet access or the latest high-speed connection – but because the sites they visit don’t accommodate their number one need: Web accessibility.Read the Full Story

United Technologies Selects GeoLearning LMS to Consolidate Enterprise E-Learning

GeoLearning, Inc., the largest Application Service Provider (ASP) of enterprise learning management systems and e-learning content, announced today that United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX), a $28 billion corporation with approximately 203,000 employees that provides high technology products and services to the commercial building and aerospace industries, has selected the GeoExpress™ LMS as its enterprise learning […]

NJIT [New Jersey Institute of Technology] Implements SCT Luminis Content Management Suite To Communicate Its Well-Respected Brand

ANAHEIM, Calif. (EDUCAUSE 2003) – November 7, 2003 – The New Jersey Institute of Technology is successfully using the SCT Luminis Content Management Suite to better communicate its brand image and institutional excellence to visitors of its Web site.SCT (Nasdaq:SCTC) is highlighting the Institute’s achievements at EDUCAUSE 2003, the premier IT event for higher education, […]

ADL’s Plugfest 8 Marks Maturity in E-Learning Standardization Work

Plugfest 8 brought e-learning organizations and experts together to refine the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) and other e-learning practices, procedures and standards.Read the Full Story

SCT Announces the Third Generation of the

ANAHEIM, Calif. (EDUCAUSE 2003) ¾ November 6, 2003 ¾ SCT (Nasdaq:SCTC) is making it easier for colleges and universities to manage their vast Web properties and deliver the right information to the right people at the right time. SCT, the leading provider of e-education technology solutions for higher education, today announced the next-generation SCT Luminis™ […]

HorizonLive Annouces PowerLink for WebCT

WebCT PowerLinks make it possible for institutions to augment their WebCT system through customization, integrating key technologies or extending the platform to include best-in-class applications that enhance their WebCT e-learning system. The HorizonLive PowerLink provides institutions of higher education currently using WebCT Campus Edition 4.1 with a means of blending live interaction into their online […]