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CARECENTRIC Launches “The Learning Track” Online Education Portal Using The Learn.Com Learncenter Lms “A new concept in home healthcare”

“Unlike our competitors, we are taking a true blended approach to learning. We have established a skilled team dedicated to become the leaders in the home health systems education,” said Erick Allen – leader of the CareCentric Learning Systems and Development Team. Read the Full Story

Govt studying e-teaching as way to reach school tru

The ministry’s decision is based on encouraging results that have been observed in Akita Prefecture and six cities, including Yokohama, that were designated as special zones for structural reform and have been operating e-schooling. Read the Full Story

272 PTV (Public Television) Stations Broadcasting in Digital

The latest station to make the transition to digital is WYES in New Orleans. The 272 public television stations broadcasting a digital signal serve markets that include 88% of US TV households. Coverage may be limited in specific markets as stations ramp up to full power.Read the Full Story

(My) Three Principles Of Effective Online Pedagogy

This may seem a strange way to begin, but I want to admit that my ever-emerging philosophy of education increasingly diminishes the role of “the teacher” in the teaching/learning equation. It took over 30 years of college teaching experience for me to realize that the learner is, for the most part, in charge of what […]

Report Card on DETC Services

The Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) has a 78-year tradition of providing a variety of “value-adding” services to its accredited institutions, and the Accrediting Commission wanted to learn how these services were perceived by the membership.A mail survey was sent out to all DETC institutions in June, 2004 and 42, or 58% of the […]

Florida Institute of Technology Begins Enrollment for New Online Master’s Degree Made Available by the University Alliance Online

TAMPA, Fla., July 29 /PRNewswire/ — The University Alliance Online and Florida Institute of Technology started enrollment for the newly created online degree program, Master of Science in Systems Management, with an IS Concentration. Melbourne-based Florida Tech began collaborating with the University Alliance Online earlier this year to create and deliver the most innovative online […]

Virtual counselor supplements traditional genetic counseling

Counselors were, however, more effective than the computer program at reducing women’s anxiety and helping them to more clearly understand their risk, reported the study.Read the Full Story

Questionmark Perception Adds New Macromedia® Flash™ Connector for Assessments

Questionmarkâ„¢ Perceptionâ„¢ Flash Connector works together with Macromedia Flash to provide a high level of context within which a question can be answered. For example, detecting a hazardous situation such as a chemical spill or an ignition source within the setting of a Flash movie can measure someone’s sensitivity to hazards better than a multiple […]

e-Learning to Become Strategic Industry

“The global e-learning market grows 30 percent a year. Given the nation¡¯s world-famous information technology infrastructure, Korea could lead the global e-learning market in technology,¡¯¡¯ the MOICE said. Read the Full Story

Home teaching ‘needs more checks’

It is estimated that many thousands learn outside mainstream schools, but parents do not have to let officials know what they are studying. Read the Full Story