Online Learning Links Students
Not anymore. With summer classes axed across Florida, the state’s online high school suddenly is overflowing, and officials are seeking money to serve thousands of waiting students. Read the Full Article
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Schools are keeping pace with today’s cyber world
Thanks to a last minute lobbying effort by former Blaine County School District Superintendent Phil Homer, a bill was presented to the Idaho Legislature in January expanding the charter school statute to allow creation of an Idaho Virtual High School. Read the Full Article
MCC’s high tech library becomes campus centerpiece
Officials say students have wasted no time taking advantage of the $8.7 million learning technology center, which combines the library with a food court, computer center and even a nook where students can view a 51-inch high-definition television. Read the Full Article
Supporters Defend Distance Learning
The married father had to find courses that would fit both his full-time work schedule and his degree requirements. Read the Full Article
IFIC, CIFP partner on distance education Web site
The joint project allows IFIC and the CIFP to deliver their various programs though a newly developed Web-based education portal. IFSE.ca has re-engineered its course offerings using extensive student market research conducted by global market research firm, A.C. Neilsen.Read the Full Article
NETg Sets the Industry Standard for Improving Accessibility to Learning Technologies
NETg, Inc. a Thomson Learning company (TSE: TOC) and worldwide leader in corporate blended learning solutions, today announced the industry’s first integration of assistive technology directly within e-Learning courseware enabling learners with mobility, hearing or visual impairments to access remote learning, or e-Learning, more easily. NETg’s award-winning e-Learning courseware will meet technical requirements for Section […]
Saba Expands Support for Open E-Learning Platform
REDWOOD SHORES, CALIF., May 1, 2002 – Saba (NASDAQ: SABA), the leading provider of Human Capital Development and Management (HCDM) solutions, today announced the expansion of its support for learning technology standards, growth in the Saba ecosystem of partners, and compatibility with a wide range of platform components. With this broad support, Saba offers the […]
Robert Gagne Dies at Age 85
It is with deep sadness that we report the passing of Robert Mills Gagne, one of the most influential scholars in instructional design. Robert Gagne was born in 1916 in North Andover, MA, received his BA from Yale University in 1937, and earned a doctoral degree in experimental psychology from Brown University in 1940. His […]
Montana State University-Bozeman offers online core certification classes
MSU is the lead institution for a national demonstration project in distance education by the U.S. Department of Education. Through collaboration with the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, the University of South Dakota and Northern State University in South Dakota, the core courses required for certification in the two target content areas will be offered during […]
Australian University Goes Online With Studies of Aboriginal Group’s Language and Culture
The Northern Territory University, in Darwin, is working with the aboriginal Yolngu people to study their language and culture, and also using the latest technology to teach courses about the Yolngu, who trace their history on the continent as far back as 40,000 years. Read the Full Article