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While Internet access is growing in schools, universities and the corporate training arena at a geometric rate, a recent article related to Telematics and Internet based course development stated that every hour of web instruction was costing about 100 hours of preparation. There is an apparent need to harness the educational value of the Internet, […]
Los Angeles, CA – OnlineLearning.net, the nation’s largest provider of online professional development courses for educators, announced today that it now meets twenty-four key industry quality distance education benchmark criteria. The list of twenty-four quality measures is the centerpiece of “Quality On the Line” — an Institute for Higher Education Policy study commissioned by the […]
Education and Employment Minister Baroness Blackstone today announced the appointment of David Sherlock as Chief Inspector of the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI). Mr Sherlock is currently the Chief Inspector of the Training Standards Council. ALI, which starts operation in April 2001, will bring together the inspection of adult education and work-based training into a single […]
HERNDON, Va., Aug. 3 — Net2000 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTKK), an innovative provider of integrated broadband telecommunications services to medium and large businesses, today announced the launching of the Net2000 Visual Learning Network. As part of its new video services offering resulting from the recent acquisition of FreBon International Corporation, Net2000’s Visual Learning Network is […]
Berbee and University of Wisconsin Learning Innovations (UWLI) are engaging in an exciting new partnership to deliver comprehensive e-learning solutions to mid-market business clients located primarily in the eight Big Ten states. E-learning solutions use the power of the Internet to deliver business-critical information to employees when and where they need it. By bridging the […]
NASHUA, N.H., July 31 — SkillSoft Corp. (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading provider of web-based e-Learning solutions for business and professional effectiveness skills, announced a global agreement with Procter & Gamble. Under the multi-year agreement, all 110,000-plus P&G associates worldwide will have access to SkillSoft courses on the Web. P&G’s investment in Web Based Training was […]
Syracuse, NY, (July 31, 2000) – Syracuse University’s School of Management today was chosen as the university-based site for a WebCORE Express Studio from Caliber Learning Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBR). Caliber developed WebCORE Express studios to integrate video production equipment, computing hardware, and all of the WebCORE intuitive software tools needed to create Web-enabled training […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — July 31, 2000 InterWise®, Inc., the global leader of business-to-business live eLearning software, services and communications, today announced that KasparovChess Online, Inc. has deployed InterWise Millennium™ 3.0 software platform within the company’s KasparovChess University (KCU) subsite to provide the most advanced eLearning environment for chess players worldwide. “KasparovChess Online chose InterWise’s […]
Washington, D.C. – July 27, 2000 – Blackboard Inc. today announced the launch of the new multi-channel Blackboard.com sm, a comprehensive e-Learning Web site with three unique channels providing customizable, subject-specific academic resources; global, interactive communities for students and instructors; and Blackboards renowned online course creation capability. Anyone with a Web connection can access the […]
NEEDHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 26, 2000–SmarterKids.com (NASDAQ:SKDS), the leading online education store and resource for parents, today announced that net sales for its second quarter 2000 were $1.53 million, an increase of 422% over second quarter 1999 net sales of $293,000. Key Metrics for Q2 2000: — Total net sales for the second quarter increased 422% […]