Analysts: iMacs flying off shelves
Apple Computer’s new iMacs appear to be off to a good start, say Wall Street analysts, who cite anecdotal evidence in new reports. Read the Article http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-842623.html
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SUNY-Buffalo Drops Online M.B.A. Program
The State University of New York at Buffalo’s School of Management pulled the plug on its 18-month-old Web-based M.B.A. program last week. The business school joins a growing list of institutions that have concluded that online programs aren’t worth the expense and hassle. Read the Full Story http://chronicle.com/free/2002/02/2002022001u.htm
Colleges to share virtual library
Small colleges in central Appalachia are pooling their resources in an effort to create a virtual library that could rival large universities. Read the Full Story http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/2706812.htm
Online Learning Zone and WebCT-based Abertay Degree Launched by Prime Minister Tony Blair
The master’s degree was devised by the University of Abertay Dundee and is taught using world-leading WebCT technology through the British Council’s Online Learning Zone (OLZ) in the Indian capital. Prime Minister Tony Blair officially launched both the OLZ and the degree during his visit to India last month. Within days of the launch, over […]
All the world’s a classroom
A POTENTIALLY trend-setting way for Australian universities to reach offshore students is in the offing – live lectures via satellite to roomfuls of students, with simultaneous teaching contributions or discussion possible at several sites. Read the Full Story http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,3806897%255E15317,00.html
Sylvan Ventures Exercises Option to Acquire Controlling Interest in Walden University
Sylvan Ventures LLC, a subsidiary of Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLVN), today announced it has exercised its option to acquire an additional 10% interest in Walden University, a leading online university offering Ph.D. and other graduate-level degree programs in education, management, and the social and behavioral sciences. The $8 million investment gives Sylvan Ventures a […]
Echoes of First National Teachers’ Summit
Eminent personalities from all over the country and India gathered last week in Kaduna to celebrate 25 years of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI). A significant aspect of the ceremony was the convening of the first ever ‘National Teachers’ Summit’. Bukola Olatunji was there. Read the Full Article http://allafrica.com/stories/200202200196.html
Pennsylvania Colleges and Universities Select the Campus Pipeline Web Platform
Campus Pipeline, Inc. announced that five Pennsylvania colleges and universities have purchased licenses to use the Campus Pipeline(TM) Web Platform to provide centralized Web access to campus information and services, e-learning, and communities. The institutions purchasing traditional licenses to use the Campus Pipeline Web Platform include: Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa, www.drexel.edu, Lehigh University in […]
Aspen LMS and LCMS Platforms Pass New SCORM 1.2 Compliance Tests
Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) today became the first vendor to prove its technology is fully compliant with the Advanced Distributed Learning Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM(TM)) 1.2. standard. The final version of the SCORM 1.2 conformance test suite was released on February 15, 2002. Within one business day, Click2learn’s quality assurance team verified the Aspen Enterprise […]
Ohio-Based Education System Turns to Norstan for New Voice and Data Network
Norstan, Inc. announced that an Ohio-based educational consortium – comprised of the Cuyahoga Falls School District, the Summit County Educational Service Center and the Northeast Ohio Network for Educational Technology (NEOnet) – have chosen Norstan Communications, Inc. to design and install a new, district-wide communications network. Norstan, in partnership with Cisco Systems, is upgrading the […]