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The NRF Foundation, the research and education arm of the National Retail Federation, announced it has joined with Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) in a first-ever initiative to introduce an open, highly scalable distance learning service for the retail industry. Known as NRF University, this program features the Sun-hosted, Sun LearnTone™ Learning Management System (LMS) […]
SkillSoft Corp. (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading provider of e-learning courseware and Referenceware for business and IT professionals, today announced the release of 27 business skills courses localized for the Chinese market and covering areas such as project management, customer service, and leadership. The ongoing localization initiative is the result of SkillSoft’s strategic alliance agreement with […]
ARLINGTON, Va. and BALTIMORE , Md. January 14, 2002 Plateau Systems and SystemLink Enterprise Solutions today announced they have formed a strategic alliance to manage the learning and business needs that arise when organizations roll out and integrate large-scale software applications, such as SAP, across the enterprise. The Plateau 4 Learning Management System […]
The NRF Foundation, the research and education arm of the National Retail Federation, announced it has joined with Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) in a first-ever initiative to introduce an open, highly scalable distance learning service for the retail industry. Known as NRF University, this program features the Sun-hosted, Sun LearnTone™ Learning Management System (LMS) […]
January 14, 2002 — Historians at the University of Virginia will help the state’s high school teachers use the World Wide Web to make history come alive as they prepare their students for success with the Virginia Standards of Learning.
A little-known proposal by U.S. officials to remove international trade barriers to higher education has infuriated many college leaders, who say federal policy is being unfairly set by for-profit-education providers, including distance-education institutions. The college officials say the proposal could end up undermining many institutions’ independence.
American Educational Telecommunications (AET) has been awarded a grant from Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals for the creation of videoconferencing sites at medical centers in Nebraska. The grant will allow physicians in at least six cities in the state to be connected to a network that will provide real-time education and training in the medical specialty […]
Highlights of this month’s issue: OpenCourseWare: Simple Idea, Profound Implications – Phillip D. Long A New Methodology for Evaluation: The Pedagogical Rating of Online Courses – Nishikant Sonwalkar Collaborating to Create Narrative Case Studies – Elizabeth M. Torcivia, Meryl M. Picard, Paul Younghouse Read the entire magazine here
The new "No Child Left Behind" website offers… an executive summary of the Act a preliminary overview of programs and changes the text of the Act the conference committee report what the Act means for your state and more. http://www.ed.gov/nclb/ "Testing for Results: Using Assessment to Measure Effectiveness and Drive Instruction " is the topic […]
A federal judge has rejected Microsoft’s offer to donate computers and software to schools to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of overcharging for its products.