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Degrees of Deception

But the truth is, most of them are illegitimate. “The last thing we want to do is see somebody make an investment in one of these programs and then have to start all over again,” said Don Vickers, the head of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation. Read the Full Article

Making the Case for the Use of Web-Based Portfolios in Support of Learning to Teach

Portfolios have been used in teacher education in different formats, in a variety of ways and for different purposes. Portfolios can be used as evaluation tools, to illustrate good teaching, to demonstrate progress, to integrate collection of work, to share work, and to support reflection and professional growth. Read the Full Article

Extended Campus sets new goals

The newly christened “OSU Extended Campus” program is refitting itself in order to integrate itself into the OSU community. Read the Full Article

Wayne BOE fails to approve home schooling applications

The vote resulted in a standstill because some board members are trying to get the message across they don’t agree with recent state legislation allowing parents to teach their children with minimal qualifications. Read the Full Article

Microsoft Selects Click2learn for Enterprise-Wide Global Readiness Initiative

Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 21, 2003– Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS), leader in enterprise productivity solutions, today announced that Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq:MSFT) has selected the Aspen Enterprise Productivity Suite(TM) as its enterprise-wide learning platform. Microsoft recently selected the Aspen Learning Content Management System (LCMS), adding it to the company’s existing Aspen Learning Management System (LMS) implementation. The Aspen Suite will […]

Fathoming the Future of eLearning

Effective March 31 this year, the largest online learning venture will end. Read the Full Article

Macromedia To Offer Online Presentation And Rapid E-Learning Solutions

San Francisco – January 16, 2003 – MacromediaĆ¢, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced the acquisition of privately-held Presedia, Inc., a leading provider of online presentation and e-learning solutions for sales, marketing, corporate communications, and online training. With the addition of Presedia’s flagship product, Express, Macromedia extends its leadership in the online presentation, training, and e-learning […]

School of the Air goes visual

The technology is being installed at the Alice Springs school this week and students in remote central Australia will be able to see their teachers from about April. Read the Full Article

KnowledgeNet Launches Critical Initiative to Boost e-Learning Program Adoption and Effectiveness

PHOENIX, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ — KnowledgeNet(R) Inc., the fastest-growing e-learning company, today announced a new program designed to assist its customers in the successful implementation of their e-learning initiatives. Read the Full Article

ERAU (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) Accreditation Reaffirmed

The announcement came this week in San Antonio at the SACS annual meeting. Embry-Riddle is one of the most complex and geographically distributed universities in the southern association, having residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., with an Extended Campus composed of more than 150 teaching centers in the United States and Europe. […]