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Lightspan and Encyclopaedia Britannica Team Up to Provide World-Class Source of Information to Educators

Britannica Student Encyclopedia Available on The Lightspan Network SAN DIEGO, June 27 /PRNewswire/ — Lightspan, Inc., a leading provider of high-quality educational products and services used in schools and homes to help increase academic achievement and enhance teacher professional development, announced today that it has teamed up with Encyclopedia Britannica to make the Britannica Student […]

Pre Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning

The sixth and final in a series of e-mail-based virtual conferences begins on Monday, 1 July 2002: Topic: OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING FOR COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Dates: 1 – 15 July 2002 Hosted by: National Association of Distance Education Organisations of South Africa (NADEOSA) Moderators: Mr. Tony Mays, distance education consultant, South Africa (and […]

Click2learn Forms Alliance With GeneEd To Provide Complete E-Learning Solutions To Pharmaceutical Industry

Combined 21 CFR 11 Infrastructure and Content Solutions Ensure Timely Delivery of Critical, Up-to-Date Scientific Information in Compliance With Federal Standards BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 27, 2002–Click2learn (Nasdaq: CLKS) today announced that it has formed a go-to-market alliance with GeneEd, the leading provider of e-learning content focused on life sciences. Under the agreement, the two companies […]

WebCT 2002 User Conference

The 4th Annual WebCT User Conference will detail WebCT’s IMPACT on education through insightful keynote speakers, intriguing breakout sessions and innovative exhibitors. Visit the Site

Zoologic Establishes European Presence

Top Financial E-Learning Provider Expands Global Presence With UK Office New York, NY, June 27, 2002 — Zoologic, Inc., the leading provider of web-based financial courseware, just-in-time financial reference tools, and end-to-end learning solutions for financial professionals, today announced that it opened a European branch office based in London, England earlier this month. While Zoologic […]

WCET Selects eCollege(SM) to Deliver Technology Costing Methodology Project

eCollege(SM) [Nasdaq: ECLG] announced is has been selected as the eLearning provider for the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET), a unit of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WCET will use the eCollege AU(SM) platform and services to support its “Technology Costing Methodology” project, designed to give administrators and policy-makers insight into […]

Click2learn Rolls Out ToolBook Assistant 8.5

Easy-to-Use Learning Content Authoring Software More Scalable, Reliable and Robust With New, Powerful Capabilities for Creating Courseware BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 26, 2002–Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) today announced the availability of ToolBook Assistant 8.5, the newest version of its award-winning e-learning content authoring system. ToolBook Assistant allows non-technical business users to easily create and distribute effective, interactive Web […]

TestOut Launches Academic Learning Solution

Plug-and-Play Multimedia Instruction, Practice Simulations, and Comprehensive Testing Software Raises the Bar for IT Certification Training at the Academic Level PLEASANT GROVE, Utah June 26, 2002 — TestOut Corporation, the leading provider of experienced-based training and simulation products, today released its TestOut Academic Learning Solution, a simulation-based learning program developed specifically for the academic information […]

The New Issue of F-LIGHT:how do faculty learn to use technology in teaching? how should they?

The second article takes up this thread of ‘low threshold applications’ (things that are extremely easy to learn and simple to do) and asks what sorts of assessment might guide such faculty learning, within courses and across institutions. Here’s the issue

Ergonomics program teaches kids to use computers safely

But an innovative ergonomics program at Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary School in Sammamish, Wash., is trying to prevent that by teaching students to take breaks during long computer sessions, use correct posture to reduce strain on the upper body, and exercise fatigued muscles. Read The Full Article