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NEW YORK, May 2 /PRNewswire/ — Business leaders and education experts will meet in Washington, D.C. next month to discuss the impact of technology on education. The Conference Board’s 2001 Business and Education Conference: Leveraging Technology-A Call to Action will be held May 10-11 at The Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. The conference is being […]
TAPPI announced today, that as of April 27, 2001, its online educational offerings have been expanded through an alliance with WISEonline Inc. (Writing Instruction for Scientists and Engineers). For years, TAPPI has delivered high quality, educational courses and recently has begun to offer online learning opportunities. As a result of this new collaboration, TAPPI now […]
In the scrappy city of Birmingham, England, educators find unconventional thinking and innovative technology spur a turnaround.
TAPPI announced today, that as of April 27, 2001, its online educational offerings have been expanded through an alliance with WISEonline Inc. (Writing Instruction for Scientists and Engineers). For years, TAPPI has delivered high quality, educational courses and recently has begun to offer online learning opportunities. As a result of this new collaboration, TAPPI now […]
The ‘Internet at School Programme’, launched by the Portuguese government to promote internet use in educational centres, does not seem to be turning into the big success that Minister of Science and Technology Mariano Gago claims.
Capella University named one of the nation’s top online learning and continuing education leaders as its new president and chief executive officer. Dr. Michael Offerman, founder and executive director of the University of Wisconsin System’s Learning Innovations Center and dean of the system’s 160,000-student continuing education program, takes the helm of Capella University, the fastest-growing […]
WASHINGTON – Rep. Howard Berman (D-Mission Hills), along with Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R- Huntington Beach), today introduced legislation to strengthen the competitiveness of the U.S. satellite industry and prevent the unauthorized transfer of sensitive satellite-related technology. Several years ago, Congress transferred responsibility for licensing exports of commercial satellites and their components from the Commerce Department […]
Some providers of online educational content are breaking their courses down into small chunks. Students take only those lessons that they need, instead of sitting through an entire course that may repeat information they already know.
Malcolm Wicks, Minister for Lifelong Learning, today asked the e-skills National Training Organisation (NTO) to extend its scope to cover the telecommunications and call handling sectors. This was the outcome of a consultation on NTO arrangements for the telecommunications industry. Announcing his decision, Mr Wicks said; Major employers from the telecommunications sector have told us […]
BELLEVUE, WA – Click2learn (NASDAQ: CLKS) introduced today a comprehensive certification program for standards-based learning management systems to certify that they are fully compatible with its award-winning ToolBook authoring software. The ToolBook Open Standards Certification Program will test learning management systems that comply with AICC (Aviation Industry CBT Committee) and SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference […]