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New Company Offers Certificate in eLearning Management Company Now Taking Registrations for Next Course to Start in February, 2005

Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) November 26, 2004 — As more and more companies look to develop eLearning programs to train their staff, but lack the resources and expertise to put together and manage these projects, eLearn Campus is now open for business. Read the Full Story

Rebuilding civic pride through virtual communities

Soon, modern Europeans may similarly meet and discuss their communities’ needs and goals at the eAgora.Read the Full Story

Ethiopia leaps ahead in education

Dogged by conflict and bedevilled by socio-political issues, Ethiopia has for some years lagged behind other African countries in acquiring basic academic skills such as reading, writing, and math. Read the Full Story

Embanet Success Letter: When the Help Desk Is Not Just a Help Desk, But Instead, A Retention Tool for Online Programs

While these tools can be useful, most institutions overlook the most powerful retention tool – an effective help desk. Unfortunately, many help desks have earned a deservedly negative reputation over the years. Horror stories of people being made to feel ‘stupid’ or not even having their question answered, still echo.Read the Full Story

Guidelines for Selecting Quality K-12 Online Courses

Whether these predictions become reality remains to be seen, but there is evidence to support the growing presence of K-12 online learning. The technology infrastructure appears in place with 99% of U.S. public schools having Internet access in the fall of 2002 (Kleiner and Lewis 2003).Read the Full Story

Manhattan, Bozeman, Ennis joining statewide distance learning effort

The Manhattan School District is joining other Montana districts in forming a statewide distance learning consortium, which would allow students in one district to take classes taught in another over the Internet.Read the Full Story

School briefs: Online education courses set for early childhood

The program, called Learner Link-Durham County, is intended to help with professional development for early-childhood educators. Read the Full Story

Web classes a popular option for students

With more than 30 web courses being offered next semester, more than any other semester, the classes are filling up quickly.Read the Full Story

World IT Spending Rebounds Thanks Largely to Developing World

According to WITSA’s biennial study, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, ICT spending is expected to grow faster than the global economy at approximately 8 percent a year from 2003 through 2007.Read the Full Story

College back from brink

Faith and finance have become intertwined on the central Phoenix campus. In the nine months since a group of ambitious investors bought the private university, they have given it a new identity as a business operating on faith-based principles and a gospel of efficiency.Read the Full Story