Virtual Communities’ value slashed
J.B.Were offshoot Amcil has substantially written down its $2.28 million investment in Virtual Communities, the computer company backed by the Packer family, Richard Pratt, St George Bank and the ACTU.
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Nova Southeastern University To Offer Online Graduate Program For European Council of International Schools
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -Nova Southeastern University, a pioneer in distance learning, has entered into a partnership with the European Council of International Schools (ECIS) to offer ECIS members an online M.S. degree in education with a specialization in teaching and learning in international schools. The advanced degree was developed in collaboration with ECIS at NSUs […]
Course Catalogs: University of Maine ITV, and Online Courses For Summer and Fall 2001
You can now download course catalogs for University of Maine’s ITV, and online courses for summer and fall 2001.
Months After Launch, Questions Surround Questia
Ask any academic librarian, and they’ll tell you: it’s that time of year, when students with final papers begin pulling all-nighters, and its gets a little tougher to find a seat in the library. It’s also the time of year that fueled Questia Founder and CEO Troy Williams’s $200 million-plus digital dream, online research service […]
Public college to require laptops
Framingham State College plans to require each freshman to own a wireless laptop computer next year. It is the first Massachusetts public campus to require the use of such technology.
Panel on “Higher education in Africa in the information age”
The theme for this year’s ECOSOC High-Level Segment dialogue is “The Role of the United Nations System in Supporting the Efforts of African Countries to Achieve Sustainable Development”. In preparation for this event, to be held in Geneva, from 16 to 18 July 2001, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs plans to organize […]
IIMK to launch courses in interactive distance mode
Interactive distance learning courses in management-related subjects are being launched by the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK). The courses are to be conducted in August in collaboration with the New Delhi-based Hughes Escorts Communications Limited (HECL).
Click2learn Part of Elite Think Tank Driving Research on Next Generation of Powerful, Personalized, Interactive Learning Based on SCORM Specification
BELLEVUE, WA, – Click2learn (NASDAQ: CLKS) has joined the U.S. Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative (ADL), the IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (IEEE-ISTO), and an elite group of leading technology companies to foster a new generation of powerful, personal and interactive learning technology. As part of the Customized Learning Experience Online (CLEO) Lab, Click2learn will […]
New IBM Transistor Could Revolutionize Computers
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced two new developments Friday, one of which involves a leap in computer chip technology that company researchers say could make today’s computers look slow and primitive by comparison.