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Athabasca University Forges Partnership With New BC University

“We are delighted to strengthen our association with the new Thompson Rivers University,” Dominique Abrioux, President of Athabasca University, said. “We look forward to creative and innovative ways of working together as the new University takes shape and develops the Open University of British Columbia, for which it is now responsible.”Read the Full Story

California Association of REALTORS(R) Offering Free Continuing Education Courses; REALTORS(R) Pay Only for License Renewal Exams

Market research conducted earlier this year revealed that REALTORS® were looking for a convenient option to live lecture or mail-based courses to fulfill California Dept. of Real Estate-mandated continuing education requirements. Read the Full Story

Melbourne axes campuses

Job losses could not be ruled out and some students who wanted a rural education in a country setting would inevitably be disappointed, vice-chancellor Kwong Lee Dow told the HES. Read the Full Story

Search tool finds scientific content

Scirus was developed in 2001 by parent company Elsevier, a world-wide publisher of scientific, technical, and medical information, to help the company reach a younger audience of undergraduate students and budding scientists.Read the Full Story

Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh Receive Multimillion-Dollar Grant From NSF To Create Center Focusing on the Science of Learning

PITTSBURGH—The National Science Foundation has awarded Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh a five-year, $25 million grant to establish the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center (PSLC), which will sponsor rigorous research into how people learn and, based on what they find, develop technologies and approaches to teaching that will foster consistently high achievement […]

Futuremedia Hits The Home Learning Market With Launch Of Personal Interest E-Learning Courses

In response to feedback from thousands of home computer users already signed up to the hugely successful “Learning For All™” program, (which incorporates the Government’s Home Computing Initiative (HCI)), Futuremedia has unveiled a complete series of new online courses.Read the Full Story

Major New Series On History Of Immigration Coming To PBS “Destination America” A Penguin Television & David Grubin Production With Major Funding From PBS/CPB Challenge Fund Initiative

DESTINATION AMERICA tells the history of worldwide immigration to America through the lens of specific freedoms that millions of immigrants have sought in the United States for nearly four centuries. Read the Full Story

TAPPI Announces New Recognized Education Provider Program

Free online access to training and development resources Read the Full Story

FCC: Broadband Adoption in the U. S. is Increasing

A recent report issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) indicated a rapid increase in the number of lines carrying high speed signals to both residential and commercial customers in the U. S.Read the Full Report

Internet Grants to Schools Halted as the F.C.C. Tightens the Rules

The moratorium at what is known as the E-Rate program began two months ago, with no notice, and may last for months, causing significant hardships at schools and libraries, say state officials and executives at the company that runs the program. Read the Full Story