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Blackboard Introduces Cloud Version of Flagship LMS
Washington, DC (USA), October 2014 - Blackboard has introduced a cloud version of its flagship LMS, Blackboard Learn™. With the addition of a software-as-a-service model (SaaS), Blackboard is now the only company to offer customers three different ways to host their system: locally on site, through Blackboard's Managed Hosting offering, or with the new SaaS/public cloud option. » MORE
Training the Next Generation of Engineers with ANSYS®
Pittsburgh, PA (USA), September 2014 - As engineering students across the globe return to the classroom, more and more of them will learn to harness the power of ANSYS simulation software - the same tools that they'll be expected to use in their future careers. A growing number of schools - including the University of Bath, the Technical University of Hamburg, Georgia Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the University of Tulsa, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Iowa State University, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, and North Carolina State University - are offering all of their engineering students access to ANSYS technology through a campus-wide solution. » MORE
Free Course on "Understanding the Ebola Virus"
Galway (IR), September 2014 - A free online certificate course has been launched to help spread awareness and knowledge of the Ebola virus, its dangers and threat, and information on how to avoid contracting the deadly disease. The course is aimed at individual learners, as well as schools, colleges, and workplaces in Africa and worldwide. On 08 August 2014, the WHO (World Health Organization) declared the Ebola outbreak an international public-health emergency. » MORE
Effective Routes into Tech Careers Changes
London (UK), September 2014 - In the lead-up to A Level results day 2014, a top apprenticeship firm has reported that applications from young people who have chosen not to attend university in pursuit of an IT career are at an all-time high. QA Apprenticeships, a leading IT apprenticeships business, recently published statistics showing a 108% increase in demand for IT apprenticeships from school leavers seeking an effective route into tech careers outside the traditional university programmes. » MORE
Call for Proposals to Study Impact of OERs in Asia
Penang (MY), August 2014 - Researchers worldwide are invited to submit their proposals for a study with the theme "Impact of OER in the developing regions of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa". The Canadian and United Kingdom-supported Research on Open Educational Resources for Development programme is being implemented by ICDE member Wawasan Open University, Malaysia. » MORE
Portable Electronics Present Financial Risks
Tallahassee, FL (USA), August 2014 - Half of America's population now have a tablet computer or e-reader, with college students a significant part of this growing trend, according to a survey released earlier this year by Pew Research Center. These students can't afford to be without their electronic devices, and through coverage provided by service contracts, they can protect their pricey electronics from the drops, spills, and other mishaps that campus life routinely throws their way. » MORE
Hasso Plattner's New MOOC on openHPI
Potsdam (GER), August 2014 - Extensive worldwide interest in the new main-memory database technology has led the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) to offer a further open online course on this topic. The course, to be held in English, will begin on 01 September on the Institute's interactive learning platform, openHPI. » MORE
Judge Business School Launches Lifelong Electives
Cambridge (UK), August 2014 - The Cambridge Executive MBA has announced that it will offer lifelong learning to its graduates through a new annual electives initiative. After graduation from the eighteen-month programme offered by the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, alumni can now return annually to update their knowledge and skills throughout their career. » MORE
To Learn and Design ICT-Based Learning-Design Activities
Barcelona (E), August 2014 - The HANDSON project will launch the third edition of the "Learning Design Studio for ICT-based Learning Activities MOOC" on 27 October 2014. The HANDSON consortium is looking for educators to participate in a free, open, and online course (MOOC) that will support educators in the creation and adaptation of lessons and learning activities with the use of ICT tools. » MORE
Essential Online Guidance on Telemedicine
Ilkley (UK), July 2014 - As part of a "Better Training Better Care" pilot sponsored by Health Education England, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and Western Sussex NHS Foundation Trust have joined forces with Virtual College to develop an online training course: An Introduction to Telemedicine. » MORE
