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eCollege(SM) Named to Forbes’ List of the Top 25 Fastest Growing Technology Companies

“2003 was a monumental year for eCollege, and we are extremely proud to be recognized by Forbes,” said Oakleigh Thorne, chairman and CEO of eCollege. “Online programs are becoming central to the way institutions serve the large and growing non-traditional student population. eCollege plays an integral role in powering some of the largest and most […]

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and Docent Sign National Agreement for Learning Software Solutions; Docent Enterprise Also To Be Deployed By Association for Internal Use

Under terms of the agreement, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association will deploy Docent Enterprise(TM) internally to manage, deliver and track training and certifications for its employees. Read the Full Story

Centra Announces Partnership with SAP

The integration will provide a robust technology, training and performance support system that will enable individuals to successfully launch mission-critical virtual classroom training at the convenience of their desktop. Read the Full Story

Factors affecting the use of open source software in tertiary education institutions

It is often available at no cost and is mostly supported by developers providing their services for free. Considerable interest has been shown in OSS by tertiary education institutions (TEIs) because of the promise of a reduced total cost of ownership of the software, potentially better support, freedom from vendor lock–in, ability to tailor the […]

Students choose to use online course feedback

Before students are allowed access to their grades at the end of the semester, they must either complete or opt out of completing evaluations of their classes. This year, more Yalies than ever are choosing the former.Read the Full Story

High prices keeping many out of higher ed

If your answer is the Texas A&M student, guess again. Including tuition and fees and room and board, the Texas A&M-bound student would pay less.Read the Full Story

Forty-six million children out-of-school in South and East Asia

The South and East Asia Regional Report presents the latest education data for 22 countries in the region**, ranging from the Philippines in the East to Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran in the West, and including five of the world’s most populated nations. Read the Full Story

Powell Urges Industry to Adopt “Net Freedom” Principles

“As we continue to promote competition among high-speed platforms, we must preserve the freedom of use broadband consumers have come to expect,” said Powell. “Thus, I challenge the broadband network industry to preserve the following ‘Internet Freedoms:’”Freedom to Access Content. Consumers should have access to their choice of legal content.Freedom to Use Applications. Consumers should […]

ADL’s SCORM Reaches New Milestone

The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative has released Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) 2004, formerly referred to as SCORM Version 1.3.Read the Full Story

Mozilla Renames Browser, Revs New Releases

Mozilla, of Mountain View, Calif., announced that it changed the browser’s name from Mozilla Firebird to Mozilla Firefox. At the same time, the open-source project released updates to Firefox as well as its standalone e-mail application, named Thunderbird. Read the Full Story