November 2006

eXe: eLearning XHTML editor

November 24, 2006

eXe: eLearning XHTML editor. ‘The eXe project is developing a freely available authoring application to assist teachers and academics in the publishing of web content without the need to become proficient in HTML or XML markup. eXe can export content as self-contained web pages or as SCORM 1.2 or IMS Content Packages. The eXe project [...]

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E-Book: E-Learning Concepts and Techniques

November 24, 2006

E-Learning Concepts and Techniques. ‘E-Learning Concepts and Techniques is a collaborative e-book project by Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Instructional Technology students and guest authors. It was a project-based assignment for the online class, E-Learning Concepts and Techniques Spring 2006 and is dedicated in memory of Justin Bennett (1989-2006). It is also dedicated to [...]

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Online Educa Berlin

November 24, 2006

12th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning & Training, November 29 – December 1, 2006, Berlin. From the press release: Online Educa Berlin, the 12th International Conference for Technology-Enhanced Learning, will start on November 30, offering a comprehensive agenda. With more than 300 international presentations, workshops, and seminars the conference provides a thorough overview of [...]

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Master Teachers by Satellite for Afghanistan

November 20, 2006

Distance Learning Comes to Afghanistan. ‘A San Francisco Bay Area-based group has launched a unique educational program that will improve literacy for children in rural areas of Afghanistan via satellite television. The program, known as Master Teachers by Satellite for Afghanistan, is supported by good-hearted Americans, some of whom were born in Afghanistan. Beginning in [...]

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USDLA 2006 Distance Learning Awards

November 17, 2006

Stevens professor wins Online Learning Best Practices Award. ‘In what is billed as the world’s most prestigious distance-learning prize, the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) honored Stevens Institute of Technology’s Professor Steven R. Savitz for his work in the school’s e-learning unit, WebCampus. Savitz, who directs WebCampus‘ graduate Technology Management Program, teaches online and [...]

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We Are Smarter Than Me

November 17, 2006

More Than a Million Invited to Write and Edit First Collaborative Book on Management Best Practices. ‘Taking a page from Wikipedia, publishing giant Pearson, under its Wharton School Publishing imprint, has embarked on a new book publishing project with two innovative collaborators that could involve thousands, if not tens of thousands of authors and editors. [...]

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Faiz Askari: E-Learning: The Critical Factors

November 16, 2006

E-learning: the critical factors. ‘Deploying an e-learning system does not guarantee that it will be successful. Faiz Askari focusses on the factors that can help ensure that a online training programme is a hit. In today’s corporate culture, saving time is the same as saving costs. This is more critical when it comes to training [...]

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Promoting Learning with Second Life

November 16, 2006

Educators explore ‘Second Life’ online. ‘The classroom of the future isn’t on a college campus. It’s in the virtual world of “Second Life”. In “Second Life,” virtual residents – cartoonish-looking characters controlled via keyboard and mouse – create anything their hearts desire. Also known as avatars, the residents start up businesses, stage their own concerts, [...]

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