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Web site to help train doctors for terrorism, other emergencies

The money awarded to New York City-based World Medical Leaders, a multimedia company developed by and for doctors, will set up a New York State Physicians Intranet site. Read the Full Article

Iowa State delivers courses that fit the learners’ lifestyle

Distance learning is most often defined as learning delivered by technology so the student and the instructor are in separate places. Sometimes, the teacher and student meet at the same time, as in courses delivered by the Iowa Communications Network (ICN). Other times, the learner is confined by neither place nor time, as when courses […]

Scientists Plan 2 Online Journals to Make Articles Available ‘Freely and Universally’

Readers will be able to redistribute the articles in the two journals without limitation, the scientists said. The journals, to be titled Public Library of Science Biology and Public Library of Science Medicine, are expected to start publication during the last half of 2003. Read the Full Article

Dr. Khan’s Strategic Framework for E-Learning

“Is your e-learning is open and flexible,” asks Badrul Khan. Have you fully considered all eight dimensions of e-learning? Read the Full Article

Bayer Diagnostics Uses Canadian e-Learning Expertise To Strengthen Team Skills

IsaiX specializes in e-Learning and CRM tools for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Increasingly, companies and organizations are using collaboration tools such as e-Learning to boost productivity and innovation. Read the Full Article

E-learning company Interwise lands $12M in series D

The Cambridge-based business secured the funding from New York-based firms Lazard Technology Partners and Leeds Weld and Co., and STI Ventures of Amsterdam. Read the Full Article

Perrigo Selects Plateau Systems to Manage Worldwide Learning, Enable FDA Compliance

ARLINGTON, VA – December 17, 2002 –Plateau Systems, a provider of enterprise software that manages all of an organization’s learning and knowledge, today announced that Perrigo Company, the nation’s largest manufacturer of store brand pharmaceutical and nutritional products, has selected Plateau 4 Learning Management System (LMS) to manage and track all of its employee learning. […]

Digital Divide Encompasses More Than Technology

In fact, the information society may be perpetuating social and economic inequalities by race and gender, say Lynette Kvasny, assistant professor of Information Sciences and Technology, and Eileen Trauth, professor of Information Sciences and Technology. By themselves, technology and IT skills will not bring more minorities and women into the workplace. Essential in bridging the […]

TV shows spur interest in forensics classes

Proponents of the courses view them as another way to get kids interested in science and technology. But critics fear this trend raises disturbing ethical questions and might sensationalize violence if not handled correctly. Read the Full Article

Federal Communications Commission Releases Data On High-Speed Services For Internet Access

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today released summary statistics of its latest data on the deployment of high-speed connections to the Internet in the United States. The information being released today was filed by qualifying service providers on September 1, 2002, and includes data as of June 30, 2002. Qualifying providers file […]