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KnowledgeNet Takes the Mystery Out of Microsoft .NET With Free Online Course

KnowledgeNet Inc. today answered the question: “Are you ready for .NET?” KnowledgeNet is conducting a free, online mini-course — “.NET Demystified” — designed to teach the fundamentals of the .NET architecture and how the .NET framework provides the foundation for mission critical applications that help deliver information and success. Designed specifically for those individuals leading […]

Capella University get $7.5 million investment

Schultz’s Seattle-based venture capital firm, Mav eron, said Thursday it has invested $7.5 million in Capella, a Minneapolis-based online university. Maveron will have a minority stake in Capella, and Maveron’s Jody Miller will be a “board observer,” a nonvoting member participating in board meetings and contributing to the direction of the company. Read the Full […]

Fathom.com Shuts Down As Columbia Withdraws

After investing four years and $30 million in Fathom.com, the university-sponsored for-profit online education project, Columbia has decided to call it quits. Read the Full Article

Domestic responsibilities impact on women’s training

The survey, commissioned by management training provider Cambridge Online Learning (COL), reveals that twice as many women as men have missed out on training due largely to domestic demands or because they only work part-time. Read the Full Article

MGL Consulting Corporation Launches MGL University.com for Financial Services Training & Compliance

MGL University.com was developed by MGL in conjunction with 360 Training Inc., an Austin, Texas based developer of Internet-based compliance and workforce training solutions for the financial services industry. Read the Full Article

Higher Education Alert: The Information Railroad is Coming

Educator Astronaut

NASA is looking for the Educator Astronauts to help lead the Agency in the development of new ways to connect space exploration with the classroom, and to inspire the next generation of explorers. Visit the Site

The Virtual Lab Experiment

Ms. Ellison’s laboratory section relies on computer simulations, rather than on actual chemicals and glassware. Read the Full Article

Schools offered wireless networking certification program

The program complements the hard-wired networking programs already offered in schools by the likes of Microsoft and Cisco Systems, its creator says. Read the Full Article

Online — and out of school

As 5-year-old Arabella squirmed in a spare bedroom adorned with watercolors, her mother read aloud from a computer screen the tale of two benevolent dragons. Read the Full Article