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US Navy and Marine Corps Learning Networks Select Applied Global Technologies for Video Managed Services

AGT and Polycom Technology Play Key Role in 4-year, $20M AwardRead the Full Story

Fraser Valley Distance Education School Expands Distance Education Program with Elluminate Live!;

Interactive eLearning Environment Provides Synchronous Content for Remote StudentsRead the Full Story

Will Technology Enhanced Learning ever deliver ‘genuine’ innovation?

IntroductionI have chosen a provocative thesis to consider at the culmination of the K2 programme based on the argument that much of the research work we are engagedin today is a strong echo of the work that we were engaged in a decade ago.That is, not “genuinely” innovative.The argument suggests that we are recreating and […]

First Virtual Assistant Grads Finding Success

The first class of Virtual Assistant students graduated from Red Deer College at the beginning of June, and they are already finding great success in the workforce within their newly chosen profession.The group of five graduates, hailing from Alberta and Saskatchewan, are all setting up their own businesses that offer a host of administrative professional […]

Listen to Audio: Minnesota Students Go Online for Gym Class

June 26, 2005 · Jan Braaten, lead physical education teacher in the Minneapolis school district, discusses the way students there can now take P.E. courses online.Read the Full Story

College prep gets technical: Kids see advantages fall into their laptops

When headmaster Mary Skipper asked 55 high school juniors at TechBoston Academy this spring if any of them could afford college, not a single student raised a hand. The students listened intently as Skipper outlined strategies to help them earn scholarships.Read the Full Story

Funding boost for Indigenous e-learning

Almost $500,000 has been made available through the 2005 Australian Flexible Learning Framework’s Indigenous Engagement Project, to ensure the long-term sustainability of e-learning within Indigenous communities.Read the Full Story

Ten tips: Online degree may be worth pursuing

Let’s face it: You’re busy. You have a job and myriad responsibilities. There’s no way you’ve got enough time to start working toward a college degree now, right? Well, you might be wrong. Distance learning can make it possible for you to earn a degree from home.Read the Full Story

House Won’t Cut Public Broadcasting Funds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public broadcasters turned back an effort to slash their federal subsidies by $100 million, but scores of education, labor and health programs still face cuts in the House.Read the Full Story

Conference on Open Source for education in Europe – Research and practice

Introduction Open Source Software (OSS) is of increasing interest in education. It can provide better quality software, increased pedagogic choice, enhanced flexibility and new business and social models. Furthermore, the idea of Open Source is being extended into other areas including the production of e-learning materials. This conference is organised by two European sponsored projects, […]