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ARLINGTON, Va. – November 4, 2003 – Plateau Systems, the leading provider of enterprise learning management systems (LMS), announced today that Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) has selected Plateau 4 LMS to manage employee training across its enterprise and ensure its consistent excellence in customer service. Rent-A-Center (RAC), the leading rent-to-own operator in the U.S., will use […]
The seminal article by Daniel and Marquis (1979) challenged distance educators to get the mixture right between independent study and interactive learning strategies and activities. They quite rightly pointed out that these two primary forms of education have differing economic, pedagogical, and social characteristics, and that we are unlikely to find a “perfect” mix that […]
I began with Internet-enhanced courses that made use of UNIX-based e-mail, and then progressed to Web-enhanced courses that incorporated online syllabi, readings, and discussion. Read the Full Story
The program is a unique partnership of four universities – Georgia Tech, Savannah State University, Armstrong Atlantic State University and Georgia Southern University – with classes taught live at one of the partner universities.Read the Full Story
The deal was signed by the Australian High Commissioner to Kenya, Mr Paul Comfort, and the rector of the the university, Mr Peter Dzvimbo, at a ceremony at Hotel Inter-Continental. Read the Full Story
These initiatives, according to sources in the education field, will enable higher-learning institutions to remain competitive as their demographics shift from mostly full-time students to more part-time students with jobs and families and professionals returning to school to train for new careers. Read the Full Story
If you have never visited their Web site and are looking for some free online education you need to check them out today at http://www.barnesandnobles.com/Read the Full Story
Meanwhile, in Maine, the nation’s first statewide laptop program is looking financially vulnerable. And a growing number of highly touted laptop programs run by local districts are running into problems.Read the Full Story
With an interface design that integrates into Microsoft Office for Word and PowerPoint and manages Microsoft Producer for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 data, content creators can produce media-rich Web-based learning modules and training presentations without knowledge of the underlying rules of SCORM.Read the Full Story
Dr. Saba: How did you become interested in distance education? Dr. Gunawardena:My career in distance education evolved because of my interest in making alternative educational opportunities available for those who cannot attend a traditional university. This interest began from the time I entered the University in Sri Lanka to do my undergraduate degree. Developing countries […]