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Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee launches SREB’s [Southern Regional Education Board] new Ways In Mentor Web site

The Ways In Mentor Web site, which was launched by Governor Huckabee at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock here, is especially designed for adults and electronic learners. It provides one-stop help and resources – whether the person needs a GED, a college course or an entire degree program.“Ways In Mentor will make access […]

Globalization is changing the higher education industry too

More than a half-million international students flock to U.S. colleges and universities. Yale University has drawn international students for many years and has arrangements with major universities throughout the world. Read the Full Story

GenoMed Offers Web-Based Continuing Medical Education Course For Physicians Nationwide

The course is aimed at the 650,000 physicians in the U.S. who require continuing medical education (CME) to keep their medical license active. Read the Full Story

The American College Names Exec Director for Online Learning

In his new post, Williams will be responsible for creating interactive Web-based learning experiences and for managing the editorial, production and instructional design department. Read the Full Story

Nuclear Management Co. Selects Plateau 4 LMS to Strategically Manage Training Records and Web-based Training Across Its Enterprise

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ — Plateau Systems, the leading provider of enterprise software that manages learning and knowledge readiness, announced today that Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) has selected Plateau 4 Learning Management System (LMS) to manage, track and deploy training records and Web-based learning across the organization, in support of multiple business and […]

Online learning Mâori language trial

The pilot scheme during semester A will see the new Mâori version tested by students enrolled in the postgraduate diploma in interpreting and translating Mâori. Read the Full Story

Sterling Bank Inks 5-Year Contract for GeoLearning’s ASP-Hosted GeoExpress

“We required a single partner capable of providing a complete solution, including a hosted LMS platform to manage our training curriculum, provide both synchronous and asynchronous capabilities, as well as offer custom courseware development services,” explained Rhonda Festervand, Vice President of Training at Sterling Bank. “GeoLearning easily came out on top with an end-to-end solution […]

Inmarsat picks Pathlore LMS from The Matchett Group

There are over 450 employees at Inmarsat’s headquarters in London, but with regional offices and distributors around the world, keeping track of all the training required has been an arduous task. One of the simplest, yet most powerful functions of Inmarsat’s new learning management system (LMS) is to list all of the available training resources.The […]

Roosevelt University Marks 10-Year Anniversary with SunGard SCT By Signing New Outsourcing and Software Agreements

Under the terms of the new agreements, SunGard SCT will provide up to 10 years of software maintenance through its Premier Maintenance program, outsourcing services via its SCT OnSite offering, and remote technology support for all SCT Banner applications currently installed at the University. Also included is programming support to customize applications to meet specific […]

The Effects of Peer-Controlled or Moderated Online Collaboration on Group Problem Solving and Related Attitudes

Thirty-five self-selected groups of four or five students were randomly assigned to the two conditions, which used the same online collaborative tool to solve twelve problem scenarios in an undergraduate statistics course. Read the Full Story