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Kerala News: ‘State yet to recognise potential of distance education’

Even though talks were held with the State Government on the launch of a State Open University last year, no conclusions have been drawn so far, he said.Read the Full Story

DaimlerChrysler UK Drives Training with Pathlore, John Matchett Ltd.

DCUK controls the sourcing, marketing and sales of Mercedes Benz, Chrysler & Jeep, smart and Mitsubishi Canter products in the United Kingdom. With the Pathlore LMS, DCUK’s 360 owned and franchised retailers can view training courses, book places and track individual training histories via an Intranet for the first time.DCUK Dealer Training and Development (T&D) […]

Rights, Risks and Responsibilities: Students and the Internet

In 1994, 54 percent of public schools reported that students had some access to the Internet. Today, about 86 percent of schools in the Southeast report that students have Internet access; of those schools, 42 percent report that students can access the Internet in their classrooms. http://www.ericit.org/fulltext/IR021053.pdfRead the Full Story

The Internet and the right to communicate

The discourse surrounding these rights and the Internet typically deals with each right in isolation and attempt to adapt long established understandings of each right to the new technological environment. We contend there is a need to address information rights within a comprehensive human rights framework, specifically, a right to communicate. This paper examines the […]

ITU [International Telecommunication Union] Brokers Powerful Partnerships at World Information Society Summit

Partners Include WHO, UNESCO, Cisco, Worldspace, Governments of India, Russia, Rwanda and Turkey, and French and Swiss UniversitiesRead the Full Story

Internet2 International Partnerships

…enable collaboration between U.S. researchers, faculty, students and their overseas counterparts.Read the Full Story

How One Community College Copes When Online Enrollment Soars

“Online education is a problem, particularly with science instructors,” Mr. Merrick says. “The fear among faculty is high about losing contact with students and the ability to directly engage them in what goes on in the lab or field.”Read the Full Story

Cowley is one of the fastest growing JUCO’s in nation

Last week, Community College Week listed Cowley as the 33rd fastest growing public two-year college in the country among schools with a student enrollment between 2,500 and 4,999 students.Read the Full Story

World Health Organisation launches eLearning initiative for global public health

The Health Academy is a novel approach to improve health through information technology. It will provide the general public with health information and knowledge required for preventing diseases and following healthier lifestyles.Read the Full Story

HEAD OF THE CLASS: No more pencils, no more books — feds embrace e-learning

The National Weather Service meteorologist figured it would help him make time to take other courses — and he was right. Read the Full Story