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VCampus to Showcase Online Certification Courses at TechLearn 2004 Conference

VCampus Corporation (NASDAQ:VCMP), a provider of comprehensive e-Learning publishing and hosting services to corporations, government agencies, associations and higher education organizations, today announced that it will be featuring two high-demand online certification review courses at the TechLearn 2004 Conference and Exposition being held November 14 – 17, 2004 at the Marriott Marquis in New York.Read […]

Dr. Judith Hale to Address Questionmark Users Conference

Users of Questionmarkâ„¢ Perceptionâ„¢ testing and assessment software will gather at the conference to learn from industry experts, Questionmark staff and fellow educators, trainers and instructional designers. The conference will include technical training, customer case studies, best practices presentations by assessment experts, social events, and open forums for customers, Questionmark technicians and product designers. Details […]

Elluminate Live! 6.0 Delivers Industry Leading Live Video And Multimedia Capabilities In One Collaborative Solution

Pompano Beach, Florida – November 8, 2004 – Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and Web conferencing solutions for corporations and academia, today announced Elluminate Live!TM 6.0, offering the industry’s most comprehensive rich media and cross platform support. This latest release builds on Elluminate’s innovative Java-based Collaborative Communication Framework (CCF) and delivers the […]

Arbitron Signs 3-Year Deal 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 […]

Exclusive Interview with Dr. Scott W. Brown, Professor of Educational Psychology and Director of the Teachers for a New Era Project at the University of Connecticut

Dr. Saba:How did you first become involved in distance education? Dr. Brown:As an educational psychologist I was always intrigued by both the opportunities and challenges students and professors face when teaching. When you consider using DE the issues of instructional design, objectives, class activities, assessment and evaluation become even more central to your planning and […]

California Virtual University: Legislative Progress Report, Fiscal Year 2003-2004

This represents a 53.5 percent decrease in the $2.9 million level of funding received in the previous four fiscal years. The reduced funds were allocated to four locally based regional centers and one statewide center for staff development. Read the report MS Word Document

A tangled Web of Internet offerings

When Jeremy Brown decided to earn his master’s degree online, he faced a dizzying array of choices, from traditional schools like the University of Arizona and the University of Florida to for-profit giants with no central campus, such as the University of Phoenix.Read the Full Story

JCCC [Johnson County Community College] professors honored for showing how math matters

Together, they received the 2004 Award for Excellence and Innovation with the Use of Technology in Collegiate Mathematics at the International Conference on Technology in College Mathematics. One award is given each year.Read the Full Story

Schools rely on suspended tech money

E-Rate reimburses schools for Internet service, wiring and some equipment, getting proceeds from surcharges on long-distance phone bills.Read the Full Story

Group touts free eLearning platform

The software, known as .LRN (“dot-learn”), was originally developed for use at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).Read the Full Story