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QuickCompliance to Provide Course Content For Oracle(R) iLearning

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ –QuickCompliance, a leading supplier of elearning, training, tracking and testing solutions to the healthcare industry, announced today that it has joined the newly created Oracle iLearning Content Lab, part of the Oracle Partner Network, to test their courseware and ensure the interoperability of its solutions on the Oracle iLearning […]

Memo to ‘the ladies’: Technology is cool

Fanfare accompanied the liftoff from Cape Canaveral as Sally Ride and four other astronauts aboard the Challenger hurtled into space. Among the celebrities cheering for Dr. Ride were two leaders of the women’s movement, Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda. Other onlookers sported T-shirts bearing the upbeat message, “Ride, Sally Ride.”Read the Full Article

Like a Veil: Cross-cultural Experiential Learning Online

During the 1970s and 1980s many universities and other organizations developed opportunities for students and teachers to study abroad or work in culturally diverse settings with American minorities, immigrants, refugees, or international students. And then came the Internet, email, and the possibility for online interaction with people around the globe. Read the Full Article

Senator: Trash illegal downloaders’ PCs

That’s the suggestion made by the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee at a Tuesday hearing on copyright abuse, reflecting a growing frustration in Congress over failure of the technology and entertainment industries to protect copyrights in a digital age. Read the Full Article

UN University, worldwide partners launch online university

Universities in developed countries have been taking ever-greater advantage of new technologies through online learning programmes and other virtual efforts, and it is time now for that experience and expertise to reach educational institutions in the developing world, Mr. Annan said in a message delivered by the UN University Rector, Hans van Ginkel, at the […]

The University of Washington online master’s degree trains managers to anticipate, prepare for terrorism

The online Master’s in Strategic Planning for Critical Infrastructure is a 45-credit program that will prepare managers and other professionals to protect transportation systems, electrical grids, water systems and other essential infrastructure from terrorist attacks and other hazards. “This program analyzes infrastructure to make it less susceptible to any kind of threat,” said Hilda Blanco, […]

Backlash brews over rising cost of college

Take Howard “Buck” McKeon. For years, the Republican congressman from California has watched the price of higher education race ahead of inflation, and he aims to slow it down – somehow.Read the Full Article

2003 Performance-Based Instructional Systems Design Conference

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Richardson Launches ‘Consultative Selling for Pharmaceuticals’ eLearning Program at Society of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Training Conference and Expo

Targeted specifically for Pharmaceutical sales representatives and building on Richardson’s extensive Pharmaceutical experience, this highly interactive online program will debut at Richardson’s booth #401 at the Society of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Training Conference and Exposition, June 8-11 in Orlando, FL.Read the Full Article

University Of Southern California Selects Virage To Enhance Their Distance Education Network; School Of Engineering Builds State-Of-The-Art Webcasting System For E-Learning

With their advanced webcasting system, the School of Engineering enables full-time working engineers the opportunity to earn up to 20 different graduate degrees entirely from a distance.Read the Full Article