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A Typology of Virtual Communities: A Multi-Disciplinary Foundation for Future Research

In this paper, a virtual community is defined as an aggregation of individuals or business partners who interact around a shared interest, where the interaction is at least partially supported and/or mediated by technology and guided by some protocols or norms.Read the Full Story

Classrooms at forefront of digital age

Instead, the sixth-grader takes notes and writes papers on the four-line screen of a rugged, portable wireless device equipped with an instant spelling checker.Read the Full Story

Sharing New Technologies: Game industry veterans provide an inside look at what existing technologies can be used in the next generation of “massive” military training programs.

The good news is that the military doesn’t have to start from scratch—there is a huge talent pool of experienced project managers in the games industry to provide first-hand, expert guidance.Read the Full Story

Always Online — Virtual World

CHICAGO (AP) — Not so long ago, in a galaxy not so far away, Chip Collier was on a mission. “I really gotta stop bleeding and dying,” the 24-year old said as he slouched in front of his computer in his ninth-floor Chicago apartment. “I’m really horrible about not paying attention to my battle fatigue.” […]

Children, The Digital Divide, and Federal Policy

The report also examines current Federal policies and policy ideas that could address the new digital divide.Read the Full Story & Download the Brief

IR Recognized for Training Initiative Powered by GeoLearning LMS

International Rectifier (IR) was selected for leading the electronics industry in best practices of developing and improving the skills of its sales staff while making training a significant part of its corporate culture. The company’s e-learning programs are designed to provide product training to their worldwide sales force.GeoLearning’s GeoMaestroâ„¢ learning management system and e-learning delivery […]

America Online and ClassesUSA Announce Partnership to Provide a Vast Directory of Online Degree Programs: Reflects Growing Demand in the $5 Billion Online Education Industry

The directory will be a part of AOL(R) Research & Learn, which is consistently rated as the #1 education site online, according to comScore MediaMetrix. Read the Full Story

Polycom Sets New Standard In Voice Conferencing with Next-Generation, Triangular-Shaped SoundStation Conference Phone

PLEASANTON, Calif. – Dec. 6, 2004 – Polycom®, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the world’s leader in unified collaborative communications solutions, today delivered the SoundStation2â„¢, the next generation of its market-leading line of triangular-shaped SoundStation® conference phones — the most widely used conference phones in the world. Leveraging Polycom’s heritage in business-quality voice communications, the SoundStation2 sets […]

Boston University Division of Extended Education Selects WebCT Vista

LYNNFIELD, Mass., Dec. 6, 2004 -Boston University’s Division of Extended Education will use the WebCT Vista academic enterprise system to develop new degree, graduate and enrichment programs using advanced e-learning principles.The school, which went live on WebCT Vista this fall, is currently developing these new programs:Executive Undergraduate Degree Completion;Master of Science in Computer Information Systems […]

Supporting flexible collaborative distance learning in the CURE platform

An analysis of these scenarios showed a great variance between them and a need to support run-time tailoring of the respective learning environments.Read the Full Story