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Universities benefit from Sentient DISCOVER

Through its architecture, Sentient DISCOVER seamlessly integrates learning management systems, library management systems, OpenURL Resolvers and content repositories such as online journal databases.Birkbeck – University of London, Bradford University, Buckingham Chilterns University College, Stirling University and the University of Edinburgh are just a few institutions benefiting from Sentient DISCOVER with Athens Authentication.Sue Godsell, Subject Librarian […]

Computer-Mediated Communication: A Vehicle for Learning

This exploratory study examined the experiential communication perceptions of online doctoral students during the infancy of their program.Read the Full Story

Learning (and Teaching) in the Technological Age

Always eager for dialogue, he closed the three-page document with an invitation to respond. “Any thoughts to add to these will be warmly welcomed,” wrote the educational technology professor.Read the Full Story

Campus on a keyboard: Does online learning deprive students of important classroom experience?

For Sr. Airman Aaron Fisher, every day he and his fellow soldiers spent in post-Hussein Iraq required vigilance. But avoiding bullets and bombs wasn’t the only thing on Mr. Fisher’s mind. Some days he was also cramming for a math test. Read the Full Story

Yorkville University – Canada’s Newest University

Canada has long enjoyed a reputation for being a world leader in the development and delivery of quality university programs. However, much of the demand for online degree programs is currently being met by institutions primarily in the United States, England and Australia.Read the Full Story

Expanding Distance Learning Program Using Innovative Video System

The program was so successful that we wanted to extend the use of video to higher education students of all ages and in all locations—including those enrolled around the world in our growing distance learning program.Read the Full Story

Comprehensive HIV website launches in South Africa

In February, carbon copies of two comprehensive HIV/AIDS websites will be launched on an Internet server at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The two sites, “HIV InSite” and “Women, Children, and HIV” are resources developed and maintained by the UCSF Center for HIV Information, or CHI. The center’s director is Laurence Peiperl, MD, who is also […]

New SCT Matrix Student Management Suite Helps Universities Connect with Constituents Across Campus Boundaries

MALVERN, Pa. — February 3, 2004 — It is now easier for universities to foster better constituent relationships, target role-based communication, and manage business operations with the latest upgrade of SCT’s (Nasdaq: SCTC) SCT Matrix™ student management suite version 2.4.1. Large universities face the complex task of balancing the relationships constituents have with individual colleges […]

Social Security Administration Selects GeoLearning for Hosted eLearning Solution

GeoLearning, Inc., the leading provider of hosted learning management systems and e-learning content, announced today that the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has selected the GeoMaestro™ learning management system and e-learning delivery platform to manage agency-wide e-training. The SSA’s e-learning program is part of the federal government’s Gov Online Learning Center e-Training Initiative.The deployment of […]

SkillSoft Announces Major Advancement in Integrated, On-Demand e-Learning For Global Enterprises

NASHUA, N.H., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SkillSoft PLC (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading provider of enterprise e-learning, today announced the availability of SkillPort(TM) 6, the latest version of its delivery platform for e-learning courseware, Referenceware(TM), certification preparation exams, online mentoring, and other information resources. Among major SkillPort 6 enhancements are SEARCH-and-LEARN(TM), which now gives learners the […]