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Talkin’ About My Gen-er-a-tion

They’ve been described as the “lost generation,” a group of unprincipled, alienated misfits who have been plagued by divorce, depression and drugs. But a new University of Southern California study has found that image may not be accurate or fair. Generation Xers are actually more self-confident, humanistic and goal oriented than their Baby Boomer parents […]

E-Learning: The Second Wave

Granted, just trying to catch a ride on the first wave proved a challenge for some would-be e-surfers. But in nearly every facet of the e-learning movement, signs are that the next wave is coming. And in spite of gloomy reports and the shaky economy, the second wave may be rolling in faster than you […]

Centra Expands Service Options to Target New Business Opportunities in Growing Web Conferencing Market

LEXINGTON, Mass (October 29, 2002) – Centra (NASDAQ: CTRA), the world’s leading provider of software and services for real-time business communication, today announced enhancements to its popular Web conferencing service, offering an expanded array of workflow modules designed to streamline the administration of large-scale Web events. Available immediately, these comprehensive new event management options address […]

Click2learn Expands Aspen European Partner Network into Scandinavia with Addition of Danish Partner DanskMedieDesign

In addition to introducing the Aspen Productivity Suite(TM) into the Scandinavian market, DanskMedieDesign will also offer implementation, support and specialist consulting around Click2learn’s Aspen platform and custom content development. Aspen 2.0 has been architected to enable the capture, creation, management and dissemination of corporate knowledge in real time to improve workforce productivity and business performance. […]

Giving lectures? Well, virtually

You can now be part of a larger virtual classroom, see your teacher, ask questions and do all the things that a regular classroom allows students to do. Many educational institutes are now offering distance learning programmes through satellite or VSAT. The system is simple. Read the Full Article

Cost, Access, And Quality In Online Nursing And Allied Health Professions

Northwest Technical College researched, planned for, and has successfully implemented a unique delivery of its Practical Nursing Program through the use of Internet technology. This Distance Practical Nursing exploratory paper presents a historical overview of the program, assesses job market needs in the field of nursing, evaluates use of varying delivery methodologies, outlines program successes, […]

UK’s Pearson signs $20m deal with Mentorix

The contract is said to be worth close to $20m (Rs 100 crore) spread over two years and will involve creating a new team for Pearson in Mumbai. Read the Full Article

Michigan to Provide Permanent Home for Internet2 Staff Offices

The Internet2 headquarters will be housed in the Michigan Information Technology Center, a new $10-million state facility that is expected to be completed by the end of 2003. Read the Full Article

Phoenix Rises

When it is 5 a.m. and dark outside, drivers speed westward here along Interstate 10 past five low-rise office buildings that are lit up like billboards. On each building, large white block letters advertise the University of Phoenix, followed by “Online” spelled out in red neon. Read the Full Article

VCampus(R) Selects FuseTalk(TM) Community Edition to Power Online Forums for e-Learning

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 28 /CNW/ – VCampus Corporation (Nasdaq: VCMP), the leading provider of end-to-end, Web-based e-Learning solutions, and FuseTalk Inc., the leading provider of online collaboration solutions for Macromedia ColdFusion, today announced that VCampus has selected FuseTalk Community Edition to deliver discussion forums that will be part of VCampus’ e-Learning products and services. Read […]