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The ACEA [Anchorage Community Education Association]: Community Schools program is partnering with the online education provider, Ed2Go, to offer more than 300 web-based courses.

“We are very excited about working with Ed2Go. We feel it will fill a niche for people who are unable to travel to one of our Community School locations or who may want to take a course that isn’t currently offered”, said Lora Jorgensen, ACEA Executive Director. Read the Full Story

uCertify Launches PrepKit for CompTIA Exam IK0-002 for i-Net+ Certification

CompTIA i-Net+ certification is an international industry credential that validates the knowledge of technical and non-technical professionals alike with at least six months experience in Internet, Intranet, and Extranet and e-commerce technologies. The technology community identifies CompTIA i-Net+ as the perfect entry into an Internet-related career. Top companies recognize CompTIA i-Net+ as part of their […]

MindEdge, Inc. Reaches Agreement with New England College

WOBURN, MA, December 15, 2004 – MindEdge, Inc., the leading provider of online courses to higher education institutions, today announced an agreement with New England College (Henniker, NH) to provide a program of up to 28 online health sciences courses for NEC’s students. ”We are excited about the partnership between NEC and MindEdge and are […]

Simpson Strong-Tie Taps Pathlore to Enhance Training Management and Effectivenes

“Pathlore will enable us to define and control our required training and skills for a variety of job roles within Simpson,” says Charles Roesset, Simpson Strong-Tie’s company-wide training manager. “We will enhance our training efforts by concentrating on the content and automating the administration.”Simpson Strong-Tie, an ISO certified company, will measure training effectiveness and determine […]

Broadband Use Surpasses Dial – Up in U.S.

For now, what people do online hasn’t changed as much as its frequency and duration, although some people are beginning to make telephone calls on the Internet or use cheap webcams for video chatting.Read the Full Story

Keeping the Horse Before the Cart: Penn State’s E-Portfolio Initiative

The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) has actively promoted e-portfolio use among undergraduate students at its University Park campus since May 2002. Read the Full Story

University of Phoenix says ensuring institution’s accreditation essential for online learning programs

To answer some of the questions people have about furthering their education in virtual classrooms, and to hopefully quell some of the natural hesitation people have these types of program, the nation’s largest facilitator of Internet-based learning, for its take on the situation.Read the Full Story

Sarbanes-Oxley Training Gets Web-Enabled

When KPMG established its 404 Institute (an extension of its Audit Institute) in September, its goal was to provide help for companies striving to meet the November 15 deadlines on financial reporting and internal controls under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Read the Full Story

Online professional development approved

This is good news for teachers in the state’s 501 school districts who face a June 30 deadline to meet a mandate for professional development credits. Read the Full Story

XML documents merger ahead

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) on Monday recommended XML Inclusions (XInclude) Version 1.0, a specification designed to replace awkward work-arounds for combining XML documents.Read the Full Story