While Students Live Online, Colleges Live in the Past, Says Recruiting Expert
That’s the conclusion of TargetX CEO Brian Wm. Niles, a leading authority on using the Internet to recruit students.Read the Full Story
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ETS Launches ICT Literacy Assessment, an Online Measure of Student Information and Communication Technology Proficiency
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Educational Testing Service (ETS) today announced the launch of the ETS ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Literacy Assessment, a simulation-based testing program that measures postsecondary students’ ability to define, access, manage, integrate, evaluate, create and communicate information in a technological environment. Read the Full Story
CTB/McGraw-Hill Releases First Online Test for Adult Education
TABE Online offers ease of use, a high degree of security, and the ability for organizations and states to easily aggregate and disaggregate critical data for state and federal reporting.Read the Full Story
Arbitron Inks 3-Yr Contract with GeoLearning to Consolidate, Simplify E-Learning
In addition to platform consolidation, Arbitron will purchase e-learning courseware channeled through GeoLearning as part of its 3-year contract. GeoLearning will also provide Internet hosting, maintenance and end-user technical support for Arbitron’s e-learning initiative.Through GeoLearning, Arbitron can select vendors for different types of e-learning courses—one vendor for IT and desktop training and other vendors for […]
Cognitive and Logical Rationales for e-Learning Objects
e-Learning objects, the system to which they belong, and the sequence of messages that form a discourse between the system and its environment are inseparable. Read the Full Story
When Good Technology Means Bad Teaching
Alison Lesht, a senior at Connecticut College, dreaded going to her organic-chemistry classes, held in one the college’s wired classrooms. Read the Full Story
California IT Strategic Plan Released
Kelso states, “The plan will guide the acquisition, management and use of technology within the executive branch of state government for the next five years.” Read the Full Story
Blackboard and North Carolina Community College System Offer Students and Faculty New e-Learning Options
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) announced today an expanded relationship with the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS), enabling the system’s 58 colleges, as well as the system office, to license the complete Blackboard Academic Suite(TM). Unveiled at the League for Innovation in the Community College 2004 Conference on Information […]
Museums offer virtual exhibits on the Web
Every year, the American Association of Museums hands out awards to sites it believes have done especially impressive things with the online presentation of art (the “Muse Awards”). Here are some of this year’s top honorees, each of which beats the stuffiness out of most museum visits.Read the Full Story
Baby, You’re Learning Now!
Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB) November 8, 2004 — Parents want the best for their children. They want them to achieve and succeed and excel in life. And they want to provide them with the unlimited advantages and opportunities a top-notch education can provide. The Brainy Baby Company understands these desires all too well. In fact, they’re […]