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WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) announces that more than 150 of the 239 schools included in the 2005 U.S.News & World Report ranking of top tier national universities and liberal arts colleges rely on Blackboard(R) software to create a networked learning environment. In the U.S.News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges […]
PLEASANTON, Calif. – Oct. 19, 2004 – Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the world’s leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced four new educational solutions based on its Polycom VSXâ„¢ 7000 and VSX 8000 video communications platforms – ClassStationâ„¢ Primary, ClassStation Secondary, ClassStation Small and ClassStation Large. The new solutions are specifically designed by […]
GeoLearning, Inc., the leading provider of ASP-hosted human capital management and development (HCMD) solutions, announced today that it is ranked #367 on the 2004 Inc. 500 list of “America’s fastest-growing private companies.†GeoLearning was credited with 4-year total growth of 402% between 2000 and 2003 for an average annual growth rate of 100.4%.“It is an […]
Toronto, October 19, 2004 – Embanet Corporation today announced its efforts to increase retention and completion rates for online courses through the Embanet Help Desk Tracking Systemâ„¢. The traditional industry approach for help desk follow-up is to provide an email response. With the advent of viruses, Internet congestion and email filtering systems, many emails are […]
DENVER – October 19, 2004 – The eLearning Division of eCollege® [Nasdaq: ECLG], a leading provider of value-added information services to the post-secondary education market, today announced plans to launch its Program Intelligence Manager, a set of business intelligence tools enabling institutions to easily identify, capture, analyze and act on key program metrics. Scheduled for […]
Though mid-level within distance learning administration, their educational and technical competencies afford a certain power over curriculum content and format, also suggesting an important place in establishing institutional niches in an era of burgeoning distance learning.Read the Full Story
This initiative was later used as a model for other academic institutions to provide instruction-by-mail programs in a variety of subjects. Now, Penn State is a recognized pioneer in online education. And the university’s World Campus, which uses the Internet and other technologies to offer instruction on an anywhere, anytime basis, provides distance education programs […]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) announced today that it has reached an agreement with MiCTA/ATAlliance that will create increased value for MiCTA/ATAlliance members who purchase certain Blackboard e-learning products and services. Included in the new plan are the Blackboard Learning System(TM), Blackboard Learning System — Basic EditionTM, Blackboard Community SystemTM, Blackboard(R) […]
GeoLearning, Inc., the leading provider of ASP-hosted human capital management and development (HCMD) solutions, announced today that BankAtlantic, one of the largest financial institutions headquartered in Florida, has signed a five-year license agreement for the company’s GeoMaestroâ„¢ learning management platform. The Internet-based system will be used to manage enterprise learning and development for BankAtlantic’s 1,500 […]
Syracuse, N.Y., October 18, 2004– Hezel Associates today announced that its researchers are undertaking an experimental study in elementary schools across the nation to determine the relationship between online teacher professional development and student achievement. Fueled by No Child Left Behind requirements, the study will involve more than 100 teachers and 2,500 students from schools […]