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Telemedicine Effort Gets Prestigious National Award

The Arizona Telemedicine Program recently won a major national award for its efforts. Read the Full Article

Food science program expands

Students in the program will be able to earn undergraduate certificates, bachelor’s degrees, graduate certificates and master’s degrees. Read the Full Article

United Arab Emirates University Plans E-Learning Symposium to Provide Forum for Exchange of Ideas

The announcement was made at a press conference held in co-ordination with Dubai e-Government, one of the main sponsors for the symposium. Rad the Full Article

Rural Relations: Pradeep Lokhande Connects Indian Villages

But more so is the fact that he hasn’t stopped at just travelling or documentation. He has used his travels to learn about the great digital divide between rural and urban India and is working towards taking computers to 28,000 village schools. Since February 2000, he has already installed 102 used computers, the first one […]

AP Label Loses Some of Its Luster

Advanced Placement, once a small program offering college-level material to elite high school students, has become the closest thing there is to a national curriculum, with courses offered in nearly 60 percent of U.S. high schools. At the same time, it is facing new scrutiny as educators debate whether it has become a victim of […]

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 Article

Many Students’ Favorite Professors Shun Distance Education

Jahvonne Y. Hernandez, a Syracuse University freshman, was flying back from a track meet in March when she saw her biology professor on the plane. Delighted, she nudged her teammates and exclaimed, “It’s Dr. Druger! Let’s get his autographap!” Read the Full Article

e-Learning and the e-Workforce

As they recognize these trends, they must also know how to proactively manage change and its resulting effects. Some visionary leaders are quick to see emerging markets and industries. But quite often, a paradoxical change occurs that will alter the way the business world operates – pushing executives out with their golden parachutes. Read the […]

Classroom Connect Names Pat Harrigan As CEO

Classroom Connect, Inc. announced the appointment of Pat Harrigan as its president and CEO, effective immediately. Harrigan comes to Classroom Connect directly from Harcourt School Publishers where he has more than 15 years of sales experience, most recently serving as the regional sales manager for their Southeast territories. Harrigan takes over the position from Judith […]

Commentary: E-learning Lessons

A few examples. Where off-the-shelf, primarily information technology-oriented courses were the norm, 60 percent of the courses developed by the visionary Transportation Virtual University (tru.dot.gov) last year were custom-built to meet unique operational needs. Read the Full Story