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480 Percent Increase in Gross Margin Supports Scalable Business Model DENVER – May 8, 2002 – eCollege(SM) [Nasdaq: ECLG], the leading provider of technology and services for online higher education programs, today announced it achieved record revenues for the first quarter ending March 31, 2002. Revenue for the first quarter increased 33 percent to $5.6 […]
ELT Labs, Co-directed by Dr. George Kozmetsky & Dr. Alex Cavalli, Launches Web-Based Job Training Program – EnterTech AUSTIN, Texas – The IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin is expanding its international, multi-disciplinary “think-and-do” tank to include E-Learning & Training Labs. ELT Labs is a “collaboratory” (laboratory without walls) that brings together […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – May 8, 2002 – Today’s wars aren’t fought on large fronts. They are rapidly changing engagements that force commanders to decide in real-time what personnel and equipment are needed for a given mission. Plateau Systems, a provider of enterprise-class software that manages all of an organization’s learning and knowledge, announced today the […]
The University of Washington and Pearson Education, Inc. have signed an agreement to market UW online courses and certificate programs to private businesses and corporations, providing clients anywhere in the world with quality technology and business courses for their employees. Under this agreement, Pearson¹s sales force will market corporate versions of 10 UW noncredit online […]
Mr. Hanna is a co-editor of Leadership for 21st-Century Learning: Global Perspectives from Educational Innovators (Kogan-Page, 2001), a book that includes observations and strategies for introducing online education from the heads of institutions known for their success in online learning. Read the Full Article
The married father had to find courses that would fit both his full-time work schedule and his degree requirements. Read the Full Article
The class studying the media’s influence on politics and presidential elections is taught by Professor John Splaine at the C-SPAN studios in Washington, D.C., but DU students never have to leave their Colorado classroom. Read the Full Article
However, assistive technology alone does not remove all access barriers. Described below are examples of access challenges faced by students and instructors in typical distance learning courses. Read the Full Article
San Francisco, May 8, 2002 – DigitalThink, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTHK), a leading provider of e-learning business solutions to Global 2000 companies, announced today new content development tools for the DigitalThink E-Learning Platform, empowering customers to create and update content for delivery via DigitalThink. “Openness and flexibility are critical attributes of a truly powerful e-learning solution,” […]
The size of the IT workforce dropped from 10.4 million to 9.9 million, with tech workers at IT companies substantially more likely to receive a pink slip than their counterparts working in non-IT companies. Read the Full Article