Teacher moves her mission online: CREATES STATE’S 1ST PRIVATE WEB SCHOOL
That’s why she started Kentucky’s first private virtual high school earlier this month.Read the Full Story
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Wireless Deal for California Parks
The state last week announced a deal with SBC Communications to provide wireless Internet access points in 85 state parks. Now park visitors can take laptop computers and other portable devices to connect to the Internet from areas formerly known as “wilderness.”Read the Full Story
Pathlore Posts Top Scores in LMS Evaluation
In its December 2004 report, Scorecard Summary: Pathlore Software Learning Management Suite 6.5, Forrester’s analysts stated, “We evaluated Pathlore Learning Management Suite 6.5 in the lab against approximately 260 criteria… Pathlore is the only vendor we evaluated that is based 100% on .NET architecture.†With regard to competency management, Forrester’s analysts wrote, “Pathlore provides strong […]
Plateau Earns High Marks for Enterprise Learing in Forrester Study
Arlington, Va. – January 13, 2005 – Plateau Systems, a leader in enterprise software that manages learning and knowledge readiness, today announced that it was among the select companies that Forrester Research invited to participate in its December 2004 TechRankings for Enterprise Learning Management Suites. Of the six vendor solutions evaluated, Plateau’s OpenSuite received top […]
Polycom Announces Industry Firsts for Voice and Video over IP with First SIP Conference Phone and Entry Video System
PLEASANTON, Calif. – Jan. 24, 2005 – Polycom®, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the world’s leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced two new solutions that expand its award-winning voice-over-IP (VoIP) and VSXâ„¢ flagship group video conferencing product lines while broadening Polycom’s industry leading support for SIP. The SoundStation® IP 4000 is a new IP […]
Improving Faculty Use of Technology in a Small Campus Community
The main problem is that university faculty already have teaching, research and publishing requirements, and working to integrate technology takes time away from these activities. Also, faculty often become discouraged because they do not receive credit for their work in adding significant technology components to their courses.Read the Full Story
Aplia: new frontier of online learning for ISU class
A new alternative is Aplia, an online teaching tool used specifically for economics. The site is unaffiliated with the university and is based on subscription rates.Read the Full Story
Castle Unveils Education Agenda for The 109th Congress Including: Voc Ed, Head Start, And Higher Education
This includes both a formal agenda for Congress including reauthorizations for Vocational Education, the Higher Education and Head Start reform and a few important “pet” projects including eradicating diploma mills.Read the Full Story
Kaplan University Holds First Commencement Ceremony for Online Graduates
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ — Kaplan University, a regionally accredited university, held its first commencement ceremony for online graduates this morning, January 23 at 11:00 a.m. Andrew S. Rosen, President, Kaplan University, presided over the ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Harold O. Levy, Executive Vice President […]
Local Students Log On to Columbia Online Resources
In the latest collaboration between Columbia and neighboring schools, a dozen computers and hundreds of Columbia University lectures, e-seminars, symposia and archives now fill the distance-learning center at the newly re-opened Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change.Read the Full Story