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The groups say that the bills, if they became law, could erode fair-use rights even more than the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the controversial federal law that makes it illegal to bypass technologies designed to protect digital works. Read the Full Article
The bill, which primarily is intended to create a notification network for child abduction cases, also contains a measure to ban computer-based simulations of child pornography. Read the Full Article
NASHUA, N.H., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/– SkillSoft PLC (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading provider of e-learning courseware and referenceware for business and IT professionals, today announced a seminar series designed to assist human resources and training executives in the development of blended learning strategies for immediate impact on employee performance and demonstrated return on investment. The seminar […]
GeoLearning, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has selected the company’s hosted GeoExpress™ learning management system to deliver and manage agency-wide e-learning for its employees. GeoLearning’s hosted GeoExpress™ LMS platform will power the delivery of more than 1,500 business skills, desktop computer and IT courseware titles to approximately 2,000 SEC […]
Distance education established its roots as a form of instruction at least 150 years ago as correspondence study (Holmberg, 1986). With the advancements in telecommunications technologies, distance learning programs rapidly expanded so distance education is now defined as “the acquisition of knowledge and skills through mediated information and instruction, encompassing all technologies and other forms […]
The implied answer is, “No,” and yet, several organizations have demonstrated viability, including the University of Maryland University College’s UMUC-Online, Penn State’s World Campus, and the University of Massachusetts’ UMassOnline.Read the Full Article
Many students attending Louisiana colleges and universities are part of Reserve and National Guard forces that have been deployed to the Middle East and Europe. Read the Full Article
The site, called e-Scholar and designed by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, lists government scholarships, fellowships, grants, and internships geared to high-school, undergraduate, and graduate students. Read the Full Article
The recipe for the ‘whole enchilada’ includes plenary, panel and concurrent sessions focusing on student services, wireless technology, e-Learning costs, virtual partnerships, corporate training & education, communication methods & techniques and military education. NUTN 2003, a wonderful professional development opportunity, spans over a 2 1/2 day period and covers the whole nine yards of topics […]
With 24 different masters degrees and certificates offered at a distance, Virginia Tech is using Centra to connect faculty and students from around the world to deliver award-winning education programs online, such as its Master of Information Technology, and new innovative offerings, such as its Master of Science in Ocean Engineering – one of only […]