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eLearning Takes Important Step Forward

Representatives of the IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee Learning Objects Metadata (LTSC-LOM) Working Group and the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining the commitment to develop mutual interoperable metadata for technology-supported learning, education and training tools. The MOU signifies that a core set of specifications and accredited standards is […]

Tech 2001: Introduction, AES

eWEEK Labs examines 12 technologies that corporate IT must watch in 2001

IBM Mindspan Solutions Launches E-Learning Package

IBM’s management school used to have a running joke: New managers went there to be trained on everything they’d been doing wrong.

Reliability and Service: In Search of Trouble-Free PCs

Are today’s PCs too cheap? We go behind the scenes to see if manufacturers are cutting corners, and survey 30,000 readers to find vendors that deliver solid systems and support.

LPTV Looking For Home On Cable

Can low-power television (LPTV) stations find a cable home on PEG channels? Yes, if Mike Sullivan has his way.

Virage to supply platform for University of Illinois ctr

New York–Dec. 05–The Center for Advancement of Distance Education at the University of Illinois will use Virage’s Internet Application Platform to catalogue video clips into an online library.

U. Pennsylvania modem pool to be cut further

(U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA — A semester after the University of Pennsylvania began phasing out its modem pool, officials say most people have successfully switched to commercial services.

Streampipe.com Chooses 360training.com to Provide Virtual Education Resources

ALEXANDRIA, Va.– Streampipe.com, a provider of Internet broadcasting services to businesses worldwide, today announced a strategic agreement with 360training.com, a provider of comprehensive e-learning solutions for the mandated and continuing education sector. The relationship will merge 360training’s virtual learning applications with Streampipe’s creative streaming video and audio offering. 360training provides a private label virtual university […]

Quia Announces Sophisticated New Quiz and Grading E-Learning Tools

BURLINGAME, Calif. — Quia Corporation, the Internet’s largest collaborative educational resource, today announced several new enhancements to its technology, showcased on its booming education Web site (www.quia.com) that already attracts more than 400,000 loyal users per month. Instructors can now design quizzes on Quia with interchangeable question formats, such as multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, pop-up and short […]

University sets up information security center

To try to delve into the complexities of keeping information private and computers secure in an electronic world, Johns Hopkins University plans to establish an information security research center.