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Ivy Tech Community College Partners with Blackboard
Washington D.C. (US), September 2012 - Ivy Tech Community College, Indiana's largest public postsecondary institution and the nation's largest singly accredited statewide community-college system, is partnering with Blackboard Inc. to provide technology-enabled solutions and virtualized support for its enrollment-management efforts. This virtual "Student Success Center" will help improve the customer-service experience for Ivy Tech's students and assist the college in its efforts to enroll, retain, and graduate more students. » MORE
Cutting the Cost of Attending University
Bristol (UK), August 2012 - With the recent rise in UK tuition fees to £9,000 a year, the traditional route to a university degree has never been more expensive for the student. "This market is now seeing an unprecedented increase in the range of providers offering degrees, and this increase brings new ways of delivering education", says Debbie Lawley, MD of online learning company WillowDNA. » MORE
Online Professional Development via Mediasite
Madison, WI (US), July 2012 - Sonic Foundry, Inc., a market leader for video management and academic, enterprise, and event webcasting, has announced that The University of Auckland's Faculty of Education is using the company's Mediasite webcasts to meet school eLearning requirements and extend its reach to teachers in schools throughout the country. » MORE
International Scientific Committee Created
Barcelona (ES), July 2012 - With the creation of an international scientific committee, the UOC's eLearn Center (eLC) has made another step forward in enhancing its position as a benchmark research institution for eLearning. This research, innovation and training center, which looks into the most innovative ways of seeing and experiencing eLearning, has consolidated its activities in the three years since its creation and now has a group of renowned experts who offer advice, provide scientific contributions, and raise the profile of the center's activities. » MORE
New OLAT 7.3.1 Public Release Now Available
Zurich (CH), July 2012 - OLAT (Online Learning And Training), an open-source, free-of-charge, and web-based learning management system that supports all major standards, is now publicly available in its latest version, OLAT 7.3.1. » MORE
Experiential Learning to Help Improve Child Protection
Pleasanton, CA (USA)/London (UK) - Toolwire and Leeds Metropolitan University have announced their new collaboration to provide immersive online learning for social work undergraduates in the UK. The learning experience is specifically designed to address key skills and knowledge for effective child protection. » MORE
TIS GmbH's Managing Director Goes Professor
Tübingen (GER), June 2012 - After twelve years as managing director, TATA Interactive Systems (TIS) GmbH, Dr. Nils Högsdal has accepted a position as a professor for Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurship at the "Hochschule der Medien" in Stuttgart (Stuttgart Media University). » MORE
Adoption of eLearning Solutions - Criteria and Trends
Milan (IT), June 2012 - The LISP of the Department of Human Science for Education "R.Massa" University of Milan-Bicocca has published a new research paper on the trends and criteria of adopting eLearning solutions. Here are excerpts from the paper. » MORE
Proust-inspired tips for learning technology success
London (UK), May 2012 - (by Bob Little) Marcel Proust says that the secret of discovery is not to find new lands but to see with new eyes. This is the key to success when introducing new learning technology into any organisation. » MORE
Joint Venture with NHS Institute
Ilkley (UK), June 2012 - Virtual College has partnered with the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement to develop a suite of 55 courses enabling healthcare staff to introduce the Productive Ward programme. » MORE
