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The world honored him in 1950 with the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to reach a settlement between the Arabs and Israelis in the Middle East, but that was only one exceptional accomplishment in an extraordinary life dedicated to achieving harmony and equality among all people, regardless of nationality or race. Read the Full […]
Until now, executives at UnumProvident say they’ve relied on spreadsheets, paper files and databases to track their firm’s training needs. But the growing complexity of the disability insurer’s education programs has created the need for an automated training management solution. For instance, UnumProvident’s underwriting department has workers spread across the country. And managers often ask […]
PHOENIX—March 8, 2004—KnowledgeNet®, the fastest-growing e-learning organization, today announced that La Quinta Corporation (NYSE: LQI), a leader in the lodging industry, has signed a contract with KnowledgeNet to develop expert-led training courses for their more than 7000 employees. In addition to expert-led training, La Quinta will also have access to KnowledgeNet’s powerful and proven learning […]
Previous articles and reviews in MultiMedia Schools have discussed the benefit of Web-based learning activities. Those benefits have moved into educational assessment in big—and in a confusing variety of—ways. Read the Full Story
On Friday, June 11, Bates will receive an Honorary Doctor of Athabasca University . Wallin will accept an Honorary Doctor of Letters on Saturday, June 12. Read the Full Story
Blackboard did not say how many shares it plans to offer or estimate a price per share in a preliminary prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Those details are expected in future filings. Read the Full Story
As a student at Johns Hopkins University, Justin Anderson had fairly idealistic notions when it came to his career. He loved the idea of teaching, and even dreamed of getting a doctorate in history after graduating. Then reality sank in. Read the Full Story
central Alaska — roughly the size of the state of West Virginia. There are 214 students, all of whom live in rural areas with some accessible only by air. A staff of 30 serves students from preschool up to age 21. Between 1975 and 1994, one student from Chugach went on to college, and reading […]
These projects cover, for example, eGovernment services, such as e-procurement and the provision of on-line services for citizens or eHealth services that make use of electronic health records and smart cards within healthcare systems. Read the Full Story
PSPB is one of 16 public broadcasting stations receiving a total of $15 million in grant funds to finance the conversion of television services to digital broadcasting in rural areas. Read the Full Story