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WebCT Releases WebCT Vista™, Version 1.0

WebCT announced the release of WebCT Vista, version 1.0, higher education’s first and only Academic Enterprise System (AES). The new release will allow colleges and universities to take full advantage of true enterprise e-learning, enabling them to access advanced teaching and learning capabilities, maximize technology investments, leverage educational content beyond course boundaries, and maintain a […]

Click2learn Announces Element K As Aspen Alliance Partner

Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) announced it has entered into a strategic alliance with Element K, a pioneer in computer training and now a leading provider of e-learning solutions focused around information technology and business skills. Under the terms of the agreement, Click2learn and Element K will work together to ensure the interoperability of Element K’s content with […]

Centra Platform Powers New Web-Based Distance Learning Initiative at Canada’s LaSalle College

Centra (NASDAQ: CTRA) announced that LaSalle College, Canada’s largest bilingual private technical training establishment, has selected the CentraOne™ eLearning platform to underlie a new distance learning initiative known as iLasalleCampus. Using Centra’s real-time virtual classroom application, Centra Symposium™, iLasalleCampus will be able to connect remotely located instructors and students and engage them in a highly […]

Red Deer College announces non-traditional learning scholarship

The $1000 entrance award was created to recognize students who have graduated from home schooling, virtual schooling, correspondence schools and other non-traditional environments. It is an attempt to recognize the diverse learning opportunities available to Alberta students and to reward and motivate students to further their education. Students may choose non-traditional school options due to […]

Mauritania’s One University Uses Distance Program to Offer Instruction From Elsewhere

The university, which is Mauritania’s sole institution of higher education, is trying to deliver high-quality education from North America via teleconferencing and the Internet through a branch of the African Virtual University. Read the Full Article

Michigan launches $10 million one-to-one computing program

But whereas Maine Gov. Angus King’s $30 million plan is to provide Apple iBook laptops to all seventh and eighth graders in his state, Johnson’s vision is to put either a laptop or handheld computer with wireless internet access in the hand of every Michigan student by 2004. Read the Full Story

E-learning provides cheaper training

E-learning is made possible by using electronic multimedia technology to deliver education, information, skills, knowledge and individual learning programmes, using CD-ROMs, the internet, intranets and other technologybased systems. Read the Full Story

Students in the U.S. Navy Study General Biology While at Sea

Biology 104, taught by Eric Rabitoy, a professor of biology, is one of several classes that Citrus College, in Glendora, Calif., offers to enlisted men and women through the Navy College Program for Afloat College Education. Read the Full Story

New Release of LearnLinc® 6.0 to Lead the Live Learning Market With Enhanced Functionality and Groundbreaking Features

Mentergy™, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MNTE), a leading global provider of blended e-Learning solutions, announces the release of LearnLinc® 6.0 scheduled for the end of this month. LearnLinc 6 presents an integrated virtual classroom platform that paves the way for a successful and robust e-Learning experience for students and instructors alike. The instructor-led virtual classroom platform will […]

EDT Learning, Inc. Continues to Expand Client Base and Revenues

EDT Learning, Inc. recently announced it is continuing to expand its client base and win revenue-generating agreements. Commenting on the announcement, James M. Powers, Jr., president and chief executive officer of EDT Learning, said, “We are now seeing a new demand for proposals and an increase in the size of projects that clients are requesting […]