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Distance-Educator.com- As we are approaching the 18th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, would you please comment on some of the new and unique features of the conference this year? William Winfield- The Annual Conference has a long history of being a place wheredistance educators can freely exchange experiences and ideas for improving the […]
FORT BELVOIR, Va., July 31, 2002 — IBM Corporation today exhibited its e-learning standards leadership with the demonstration of a sequencing engine, built to support the upcoming SCORM 1.3 specification. SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) is a set of e-learning specifications compiled by the U.S. government’s Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative to support interoperability. […]
The first award is to develop an interactive process training tool for personnel within an Air Operations Center (AOC). These individuals have to work as a team when planning, executing, and assessing aerospace operations. The training framework and tool developed on this effort will allow trainees to understand and learn both horizontal and vertical relationships, […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—July 30, 2002—SmartForce (Nasdaq: SMTF), the world’s largest and most experienced e-Learning company, today announced a multi-million dollar agreement to provide a SmartForce Learning solution, covering information technology topics, to the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), the training division of the U.S. Department of State. The Foreign Service Institute trains personnel in U.S. foreign […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio – July 31, 2002 – Pathlore, the most widely deployed learning management system (LMS) software and services provider, today announced that NEC America Inc., a subsidiary of NEC Corp. (Nasdaq: NIPNY), has realized savings of approximately 65 percent in training costs since it launched Pathlore LMS 21 months ago. NEC America, which employs […]
This series of online workshops will provide participants with an understanding of select intellectual property issues facing higher education in today’s rapidly changing digital environment. Read The Full Article
Based on a growing demand by military personnel, industry professionals and teachers who are seeking advanced education in instructional design, Cal State Fullerton is introducing an online master of science degree in instructional design and technology. Aug. 2 is the registration deadline for the program’s September launch. It will be the university’s first online master’s […]
Using this worksheet, make a list of the ideal team members. For each of the functions required, specifiy the job title and ideal person for the job. Don’t be afraid to assign the same job title and person to multiple functions or to assign multiple people to a single complex function. Read The Full Article
In an effort to combat lower enrollments in some of the foreign language and literature classes, mainly due to state budget cuts; Iowa University, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa have combined their resources to create a new program called the Iowa Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies Distance Learning Consortium. Read […]
Henry Ingle, the university’s associate vice president for Technology and Planning and Distance Learning, said the participants from Africa, Asia, Europe, Mexico and Central and South America should be enlightened about every aspect of distance education, including building a program from the ground up. Read The Full Article