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Teachers leery of online education certification program

The State Board of Education, with only State Superintendent Marilyn Howard dissenting, approved the federal Passport to Teaching certification process in November, which bypasses requirements of state education colleges. Read the Full Story

Web site helps prospective students determine chances of being admitted

But a new Web site may relieve students’ anxiety: it’s designed to gauge students’ chances of being admitted to 80 of the best colleges and universities in the US, including Syracuse University. Read the Full Story

eCollege(SM) Announces Record Quarterly Revenue of $15.2 Million

DENVER, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — eCollege(SM) (Nasdaq: ECLG – News), a leading provider of value-added information services to the post-secondary education market, today announced it achieved record revenue of $15.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2003, up from $6.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2002. Read the Full Story

Wired schools help keep parents in the know

And while she’s at it, she can peek at her current grades, check the date of her next science quiz, or download the middle-school dance schedule. Read the Full Story

Sasani Thrives On Distance Education Deal in Ethiopia

Sasani CEO James Whitehouse said the work in Ethiopia was part of a project to supply about 3000 educational programmes for distance learning . Read the Full Story

SkillSoft Announces Express Guides to Speed ‘Time to Competency’ for New Technologies and Certifications from Cisco Systems and Other Technology Vendors

NASHUA, N.H., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SkillSoft PLC (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading provider of enterprise e-learning, today announced the availability of 24 Express Guides for Cisco Systems certification program support. Based on Cisco’s own instructional materials, these electronically- delivered instructional guides support new and enhanced Cisco technologies and the corresponding new certification requirements. Included in […]

Art Institute Online Chooses SMARTHINKING for 24/7 Student Support

College students are busy. Many hold down a job, support a family, or are simply involved in numerous extracurricular activities. “Our students need help that fits their busy schedules. Services like SMARTHINKING have been proven to attract students and keep students,” says Amy Shields, Director of Student Success for the Art Institute Online. “Such a […]

Harris Corporation Deploys GeoLearning’s GeoMaestro Enterprise LMS

“Harris faces the challenge of any worldwide corporation in a dynamic marketplace where the skill sets, technologies and tools used in meeting business objectives are constantly changing,” said Steve Gilmore, Director of Management and Organization Development for Harris Corporation. “The GeoLearning system will help us efficiently deploy training solutions to our distributed workforce.”The Harris e-learning […]

Preserving Principles of Public Education in an Online World

Largely unknown a decade ago, the phenomenon of online education for secondary, middle, and even elementary school students has been fueled by the growth of computers with Internet access in schools and homes. Read the Full Publication

Blackboard Passes Latest ADL/SCORM Certification Tests with Content Player Building Block

Demonstrating Blackboard’s ongoing commitment to meeting the unique needs of the e-Education market, the company’s SCORM 1.2 compliant Content Player Building Block is compatible with the latest release of its course management software, the Blackboard Learning SystemTM, providing clients with even greater access to UK government-funded content. Read the Full Story