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Memorials, photos and other artifacts hang on the walls, reminding passersby of the 184 lives taken here during the terrorist attacks. Read the Full Article
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Network lauded as tech boon
Vigorous distance learning applications. Joint research performed online among the state’s major universities. Remote robotic surgery. Read the Full Article
CIPD: E-learning ‘shows potential not performance’
The new Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) study, The Learning Curve, states that unless six key elements of design and implementation are followed then e-learning will not deliver. Read the Full Article
UK colleges open doors online
UK e-Universities Worldwide (UKeU) is a joint initiative between the UK Government, 12 universities and private industry. The company has £62m of funding from the government and has created a set of online courses for students around the globe. Read the Full Article
New Apex CEO sees writing on blackboard
Since becoming president and CEO of Apex Learning Inc. last September, Cheryl Vedoe has been studying hard. Now she’s ready with some answers for the test she faces: how to make the Bellevue-based online education company turn a profit. Read the Full Article
eRate faces renewed scrutiny after reports of widespread fraud
Denounced by conservatives in Congress when it was launched in 1997, the eRate weathered several early storms to become a vital source of funding for schools’ technology infrastructure. Read the Full Article
Corn Growers to Offer High-Speed Internet Access
Under the customized AgriStar program, current and new NCGA members who sign up for a one-year association membership will qualify for significant discounts on the AgriStar Powered by DIRECWAY equipment and monthly service. AgriStar and Hughes Network Systems joined forces last year to develop the high-speed satellite network for agriculture. Read the Full Article
Kinko’s Rapidly Deploys Saba to Support Sales Readiness
Kinko’s Deployment of Saba Marks Its Largest-Ever Learning & Development Software Implementation Kinko’s Rapidly Deploys Saba to Support Sales Readiness, Compliance, and Blended Learning REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. and DALLAS, Feb. 10 — Saba (Nasdaq: SABA – News), the leading provider of Human Capital Development and Management (HCDM) solutions, and Kinko’s, Inc., the world’s leading provider […]
Off-campus branches to split
“Because of the number of students we’re serving and the number of classes we have, it has become a very successful enterprise and it was time for us to separate the Continuing Education and the Extended University,” said Jerónimo Domínguez, vice provost for Extended University. Read the Full Article
Computers take over the classroom
In the remote village of Sarangpur, in India’s northern state of Punjab, the children are getting the chance to enter the computer age in a mobile learning centre.Read the Full Article