Online college classes surge in popularity
More students are opting to take courses by computer for the convenience and more.
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The Web Use Project at Princeton University
The Web Use Project at Princeton University is a look at how Americans use the Web in their everyday lives.
Harvard Syllabus Appears on U. of West Georgia Website
A professor at the State University of Western Georgia (UWG) copied and posted online a lecture outline originally created by a Harvard professor without any attribution or permission.
Welcome to Distance-Educator.com
E-learning is essentially the computer and network-enabled transfer of skills and knowledge. E-learning applications and processes include Web-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual classroom opportunities and digital collaboration. Content is delivered via the Internet, intranet/extranet, audio or video tape, satellite TV, and CD-ROM. It can be self-paced or instructor-led and includes media in the form of […]
More IT executives urge government broadband push
WASHINGTON — Another who’s who list of high-tech CEOs today urged the White House and congressional leadership to make broadband deployment a national priority, worthy of the same attention that President Eisenhower gave the interstate highway system. Read the entire story
Corporate E-Learners Get Connected With COROUS
Corporate E-Llearners Get Connected With COROUS A specially created network is bringing companies together to share their ideas and experiences about e-learning. The COROUS Connect Network, set up by the Open University’s corporate arm, holds quarterly meetings for members, hosts online discussion topics each month and offers online resources, presentations and information. The Network, which […]
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Taps Click2learn’s Aspen Platform for Workforce Performance Initiatives
BELLEVUE, Wash.–Jan. 24, 2002–Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) announced today that Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has selected the Aspen(TM) Enterprise Learning Platform as the backbone for its workforce performance programs. The Aspen Learning Management Server (LMS) will serve as a single point of management for all the company’s workforce training programs, including traditional classroom instruction and custom-developed […]
Stanford U. Will Test a Computerized Transcription System
Stanford University is the first test site in the United States for a Canadian system designed to give students with disabilities a better shot at succeeding in college.
Gateway Unveils Two Affordable PCs
New desktops include a $599 model and a $999 system, which features a flat-panel display. Read the entire article
Nextel, RIM, Motorola working on voice-enabled PDA
Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) is set to release by the end of the year a handheld device that would include both voice and data capabilities, thanks to an agreement with Nextel Communications Inc. and Motorola Inc. Read the entire story