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E-Agenda to Present New Guidelines For Cross-Border Education

e-Agenda has announced that Ron Perkinson, principal education specialist for the International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, will preview at the 2004 e-Agenda International Summit some important principles in cross-border education guidelines that are presently being developed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development […]

WebEx Provides Virtual Classrooms to Business Leaders of Tomorrow

WebEx Training Center enables students and professors to share documents, software applications, streaming media and video to create an online classroom environment for individuals in remote locations.Read the Full Story

Royalty-free videos available to schools

Through a new offer, subscribers to Discovery’s unitedstreaming video-on-demand service now have access to more than 1,000 video clips that have been copyright-cleared by their producers for editing or reproduction by teachers and students in class projects. (For a full list of available titles…Read the Full Story

SkillSoft Learns the Hard Way

A clear sign: In yesterday’s third-quarter earnings announcement, SkillSoft said it is restructuring its content development organization, which is based in Dublin, Ireland, and Nashua, N.H. The goal is cost reduction.Read the Full Story

Questionmark Online Tests Allow Spoken Responses

Horizon Wimba’s popular Voice Authoring and Voice Board technologies seamlessly integrate with Questionmark Perception using the (Questionmark Perception) Horizon Wimba Connector. The Connector works with Horizon Wimba’s Eduvoice and WebLab systems as well as their new Spoken Response Manager for Questionmark Perception package.Through this integration, educators and trainers can author and deliver online questions for […]

E-learning earns Euro title

Liverpool City Council’s i-learn project scooped the ‘Social Inclusion’ prize at the annual Telecities e-government awards in Vienna.Read the Full Story

Miricle provides spreadsheet training tailored to company objectives

Miricle Solutions has launched its specialist spreadsheet training courses for the corporate market, specifically tailored to each company’s needs and business objectives.Adrian Miric, MD of Miricle Solutions, says: “Before delivering the training we consult with the company and define the course parameters specifically customised to the company’s requirements. The organisation’s own spreadsheets are used as […]

Blackboard Used By More than 70% of Schools on the ‘Forbes.com Most Connected Campuses’ List

The Forbes.com list, released on October 22, 2004, is the result of research conducted by The Princeton Review to determine the computing capabilities, technology policies and coursework at colleges around the country.As technological possibilities expand, colleges and universities are linking students, faculty and campuses in new ways. Whether providing online access to courses and other […]

UNEXT Announces Appointment of Senior Vice President of Business Development

oldstein brings more than 25 years expertise to advance UNext's sector leadership and promote accelerated growth through market positioning, alternative customer acquisition partnerships, cross channel initiatives, and strategic broadening of current product offerings.Read the Full Story

McGraw-Hill Education President Says Content/Technology Pairing Holds Great Promise for Education Worldwide

“Those of us in the field of educational publishing aren’t waiting for the next technology wave. We are bringing digital solutions to classrooms and professionals worldwide now,” Mr. Hirschberg said. Read the Full Story