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Virtual Collaboration Tools: Communication Without Boundaries

Communication is one of the linchpins of modern learning organizations, and Web-based virtual collaboration tools have earned significant credibility as communication aids. Instant messaging (IM), chat, and Web and video conferencing help enable widespread deployment of timely content to aid employee education on new product releases, corporate strategies and critical job function skills. Collaborative learning […]

downloaded Melete 2.0.0: Melete 2.0.0 release is now available

Melete 2.0.0 release is now available. Melete is an integrated Sakai tool that can be part of your Sakai 2.0 installation. Melete is a lesson builder that allows instructors to publish learning sequences that can be created by using a built-in rich text editor, uploading learning objects, or pointing to existing URL resources. Instructors can […]

You Talk – the Computer Types: How to use the Text to Speech Feature in Windows 2002 & 2003

Speech to text technology has been around for a number of years, but the technology was not advanced enough for most computer users to want to use it or try to use it. I am happy to say that is not the case anymore. Microsoft has perfected the technology to the point where the average […]

New Mexico State University Selects Blackboard for Campus Commerce

– NMSU Converts to Blackboard to Offer Improved Student Transaction ServicesRead the Full Story

Info on the Go

It wasn’t long ago that online publishing was out of favor — unable to sustain the hype surrounding early entrants, such as Slate and Salon.Read the Full Story

Computer scientists focus on developing programs that can learn game rules

From mahjong to Monopoly, bridge to Bingo, Sorry to Scrabble—games are serious fun. And with their diverse rules, they’re also the perfect tools for exploring concepts in artificial intelligence (AI) and new approaches to programming, say Stanford computer scientists.Read the Full Story

eCollege’s Learning Outcome Manager to Enable Evidence-Based Method for Proving Student Mastery of Learning Outcomes

Functionality Leverages eCollege’s Content Manager and Program Intelligence Manager to Support Accreditation and Drive Program Improvement and GrowthRead the Full Story

How technology may help shape the future of education

A novel learning platform that uses a variety of mature technologies to support and expand teaching practices has recently completed testing, proving popular among high school students and teachers.Read the Full Story

uCertify Launches Exam Simulation on the new Network+ Exam N10-003

uCertify (July 11, 2005) uCertify, a leading provider of IT Certification exam preparation solutions, has announced to launch ExamSimulation PrepKit for the latest CompTIA Network+ certification exam – N10-003. The new PrepKit has been developed strictly according to the new exam objectives and provides the candidates adequate resources for the preparation of the new Network+ […]

If You Build It, We Should Come, continued

Consultants play an important role in most new construction or renovation projects. Most architecture and engineering firms cannot afford to maintain full-time specialists in technology design areas such as multimedia, cabling, networking, telephony, and wireless.Read the Full Story