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For more than a decade, heretic groups of corporate managers, technologists and consultants have promoted the idea that a decentralized network of workplaces might serve the needs of employees and companies better than a large central headquarters.
Joe Hart spent $1,000 on a 12-week training course to further his career. But soon after the lessons stopped, Hart realized he was not using the strategies. So, he developed his own program and practiced the Dale Carnegie Training principles daily. His idea not only led to a promotion, it led to a new software […]
Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Campus Pipeline, Inc., a leader in Web-integration enterprise software and services for higher education, today announce an alliance that demonstrates the most comprehensive rollout of the Sun Open Net Environment (Sun™ ONE) strategy in higher education. Sun ONE promotes standards-based software architecture, vision, products and expertise to provide data and applications […]
Anticipated cuts in state revenue and worsening county economies are wreaking havoc with local school budgets, forcing Montgomery County to propose cutting $176 million in construction projects and prompting Fairfax and Prince George’s schools to restrict spending and hiring.
E-learning solutions provider and distance learning leader, Compass Knowledge Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CKNO – news), announced that its “Requisites of a Leader” distance learning program (“ROL Program”), provided by its subsidiary, the Educators’ Learning Network (eLNet), has been recognized by the University of Dayton as a program for which the University will allow […]
WebCT (www.webct.com), the world’s leading provider of integrated e-learning systems for higher education, today announced that eCornell, the wholly owned online learning subsidiary of Cornell University, has selected WebCT as the platform for its new online Human Resources Studies certificate program, which draws upon the expertise of Cornell University’s world-renowned School of Industrial and Labor […]
Rutgers Business School – Newark and New Brunswick will hold a grand opening ceremony for its new $1.2 million Global Financial Market Center – a high-tech classroom designed to simulate the trading and research environment found at the nation’s leading brokerage houses. It is the only classroom of its kind in New Jersey and one […]
An instructor’s quest to express her personality and passion for teaching in an online course, without compromising academic rigor, led to the creation of a five-step instructional development model. This article describes the process from inception to assessment in the context of an online Histology course and provides a guide for others considering developing online […]
Deaf literacy learners told special stories using the American Sign Language (ASL) alphabet in an important ceremony for their community today. The storytellers took part in the launch of the AlphaRoute site for Deaf learners: on-line learning specifically designed to meet the needs of Deaf adults learning English literacy and numeracy skills in the Literacy […]
McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning (MHLL), a leading provider of high-quality e-learning solutions for the corporate training market, announced today that it has partnered with Monster.com, the leading global online careers site and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: TMPW – news), to make its extensive skills training library available on MonsterLearning (www.monsterlearning.com). MonsterLearning’s search engine, […]