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A New Lesson for eLearning Programs: “e” is for Entrepreneurship

With challenging times ahead, universities and colleges are actively seeking different avenues to increase revenues. Realizing the untapped market of online programs and thinking outside of the box, some schools are turning to eLearning as their entrepreneurial answer. Shenendoah University’s Evan T. Robinson shares some points to consider if you choose to follow suit. Read […]

Collegis signs five-year technology management agreement with Seattle University

(Maitland, Fla. and Seattle, Wash. — November 25, 2002) — With a pledge to extend its Jesuit mission for teaching and student learning, Seattle University has agreed to an investment in technology to help enhance and support the quality of its academic and administrative systems. The university has selected Collegis, the leading provider of comprehensive […]

Destinos a popular, award-winning video series on DVD

DVD VERSION OF DESTINOS PROVO, Utah— November 25, 2002 — This December, Annenberg/CPB, a joint effort of the Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB), will release a DVD version of Destinos, a popular, award-winning video series used to teach Spanish and immerse students in the everyday world of native speakers. The DVD […]

Students feel at home in new ‘cyber school’

Gathering around the senior bench is out. Chatting with friends in the online “quad” is in. Read the Full Article

Virtual school must chart a new course

The Indiana Online Academy, still in its infancy, is approaching a crossroads. Read the Full Article

E-learning fails to make the grade

According to a new report from market research company Screen Digest, previous estimates about the size of the corporate e-learning market were greatly exaggerated. Nevertheless, the USD5 billion-a-year industry will still grow to be massive as Europe’s knowledge-based corporations jump in on the trend. Read the Full Article

Texas Department of Information Resources Selects Wire One’s Glowpoint Network

AUSTIN, Texas & HILLSIDE, N.J., Nov 25, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Wire One Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WONE), a provider of video communications solutions, today announced that its award-winning Glowpoint(SM) network has been selected by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to carry videoconferencing traffic for VidNet ( www.dir.state.tx.us/tsd/datavideo.htm), a state-wide video communications system connecting […]

Harrisburg Area Community College’s WebCT-powered distance-learning program propels school to record enrollments

LYNNFIELD, Mass., Nov. 25, 2002 – Harrisburg Area Community College’s WebCT-powered distance-learning program has helped generate record enrollments this fall, WebCT announced today. Total enrollment at the four-campus Pennsylvania community college is up 13 percent, but distance-learning enrollments are up almost three times as much, or 37 percent. The school also increased the average enrollment […]

Macromedia Introduces Director MX

The newly streamlined Director MX workflow allows you to control Macromedia Flash MX objects and launch and edit Macromedia Flash MX files, making your development process easier and more efficient. Intuitive debugging and a new object inspector allow you to spend more time on content creation. And, Director MX provides integrated tools so you can […]

100 Computers of U.S. Midshipmen Seized

School officials confiscated the computers when students were in class on Thursday, an academy spokesman said yesterday. Students found to have downloaded copyrighted material could face penalties ranging from loss of leave time to court-martial and expulsion. Read the Full Article