Fed e-learning uniting on Web
The first phase of an initiative to unify e-training services across federal agencies by the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management Budget will debut this month.Read The Full Article
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South Africa varsities earn top marks for deceit
Fake degrees from the so-called “Harrington University” came to light after a Bothasig woman accused a Maitland electronic surveillance expert of posing as an academic doctor in electronics and later found herself defending a defamation claim in court.Read The Full Article
New Web Site Will Help Universities and Companies Match Students With Jobs
Officials at the universities and the organizations hope the site will be more secure, more responsive, and more stable than similar commercial services.Read The Full Article
Bell Canada expands its line of e-Learning solutions
TORONTO, July 10 /CNW/ – Bell Canada today announced that it has signed an agreement with NETg, a worldwide leader in corporate education and training and part of the Thomson Corporation (NYSE, TSX:TOC), to deliver NETg’s e-Learning courses material to Bell’s customers.Read The Full Article
American Public Power Association’s new e-learning portal powered by Apogee Interactive Inc.
Introduced at the association’s 2002 National Conference, APPA’s Web site (www.appanet.org) now contains an e-learning doorway to a “Study-Center” featuring dozens of energy-related and utility-specific courses developed by Apogee. The Study-Center courses are available to APPA members through the portal at a discount.Read The Full Article
Think you can run Enron? Play the game
Aldrich is co-founder and vice president of SimuLearn, a software start-up focusing on corporate learning tools that look and run like computer games.Read The Full Article
House Passes Boehlert/Larson Tech-Talent Bill
Larson stated: “I am proud that the House today passed this important legislation concerning higher education designed to increase the number and quality of technologically and scientifically trained students in the United States. The problem is that fewer and fewer Americans are getting degrees in the scientific and technical fields, even as demand grows and […]
Grants encourage IT planning
Communities or groups receiving the grants also will serve as pilot communities for the Community IT Toolkit, which includes materials developed by the NITC and Technologies Across Nebraska. The toolkit is designed to provide communities with the background and informational resources they will need to implement IT projects.Read The Full Article
Pennsylvania seeks fix for troubled cyber schools
The school-code law, signed by Gov. Mark Schweiker June 29, will partially reimburse the state’s school systems for per-pupil funding lost when students enroll in alternative schools. The law also transfers authority for the establishment, evaluation, and renewal of charter cyber schools from local school districts to the state education department.Read The Full Article
Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey to deploy Akamai EdgeSuiteSM to deliver Virtual University portal with greater reach and reliability
As an alternative to complex measures for expanding its physical, global infrastructure, ITESM will leverage Akamai’s globally distributed platform and EdgeSuite service to reach Virtual University participants and prospects, anywhere in the world, with optimal performance and on-demand scalability. “Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey is committed to increasing the availability of world-class, higher […]