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What if my kid went to Dawson's School of Online Learning?

As long as you are not teachingOtherwise they would be in a class called Google101.AcronymsYou gotta be careful about acronyms. SOL is a common acro for s**t-outta-luck. With the D in front, you get: da**-s**t-outta-luck. Not what you should use for a school, is it? And you can't use just...

Tags: E-learning, training and certification, Sol, education, Dawson, online learning, Harvard

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

What if my kid went to Dawson's School of Online Learning?

I started wondering, not long ago, if my fictional education aggregator, Dawson's School of Online Learning (DSOL, pronounced Dee-Sole, for short, since every school has to have a good acronym) was such a great idea. How would I feed if one of my own kids decided to go there instead...

Tags: Acronym, Online Learning, E-learning, Training And Certification, Enterprise Software, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Giving education a digital makeover

At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford, business executives discuss the future of education publishing in the Digital Age. They talk about the challenges associated with changing the current system and potential solutions. Panelists include Bruce Kingma, associate provost at Syracuse University; Mark Atkinson, CEO of Teachscape; James Shelton, former program...

Tags: Education, CEO, Online learning, broadband

Videos 2009-08-05

University Boosts PC Security, Manageability to Support Growth in Online Learning

Liberty University is growing rapidly, especially in the technology-heavy online-learning sector. To support that growth, the university needed to upgrade the security and manageability of its personal computers. A key part of that upgrade has been the shift from McAfee antivirus software to Microsoft Forefront Client Security. The university gets...

Tags: PC, Online Learning, University, Microsoft Corp., Liberty University, E-learning, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Hardware

Case studies 2009-04-01

Healthcare Education Provider Increases Sales With Launch of Online Learning Solution

CMR Institute had a business designed around the delivery of educational content via books and CDs. In 2006, the company realized that it had to bring that business online to meet customer demand, deliver new offerings faster, and reduce costs. With assistance from Ironworks, CMR Institute implemented a new e...

Tags: Solution, Online Learning, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Sales, E-learning, Training And Certification, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-03-01

ShareKnowledge Gives Instructors a Complete Solution for Rich Online Learning Portals

Competentum, a Russia-based conglomerate, provides e-learning solutions for online education and training. Founded in 1993, today the company has 200 employees and operates in Russia, Europe, and the United States. Competentum provides turnkey technology solutions for online education and training. In 2007, the company developed ShareKnowledge, based on Microsoft Office...

Tags: Solution, Russia, Online Learning, Microsoft Corp., Competentum, E-learning, Training And Certification, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-03-01

Consultants and Education ICT Supplier Build World's Largest Online Learning Space

RM is a leading provider of Information and Communications Technology ICT solutions in the education sector. RM was charged with providing an online learning network for all primary and secondary schools in Scotland. Partnering with Microsoft Services and Learning and Teaching Scotland, RM delivered the largest Global Microsoft Office SharePoint...

Tags: Education, Online Learning, Microsoft Corp., Information And Communication Technology, RM, E-learning, Training And Certification, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-02-01

UK Secondary School Expands Online Learning Campus-Wide With Secure 3Com Wireless Solutions

While most school departments wrestle with how to affordably "Wire" classrooms for computer education, West Park School in Derby, UK, went in a different direction for a solution in preparation for the school attaining 'specialist status' in 2005. To meet expectations within its government-funded budget, West Park's administrators sought an...

Tags: School, Online Learning, 3Com Corp., Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility

Case studies 2009-01-01

JumpBox for the Moodle Course Management System 1.1.5 (Windows)

Moodle is a course management system that allows educators to create online learning communities for their students. It has an open design with a large developer community creating plugins, themes and modules. It's used all over the world in environments large and small and is one of the better supported...

Tags: Online Learning, Backup System, Moodle, Management System, Backups, E-learning, Microsoft Windows, Training And Certification, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems

Software downloads 2008-12-19

JumpBox for Moodle 1.1.5 (Mac)

Moodle is a course management system that allows educators to create online learning communities for their students. It has an open design with a large developer community creating plugins, themes and modules. It's used all over the world in environments large and small and is one of the better supported...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Online Learning, Backup System, Moodle, Backups, E-learning, Training And Certification, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2008-12-18

Maria Shriver touts new online learning tool

CNET's Kara Tsuboi sits down with Maria Shriver to talk about "The California Legacy Trails," a new online learning tool for students of the state's history.

Tags: Online Learning, Tool, Maria Shriver, E-learning, Training And Certification, Enterprise Software, Software, News, kara tsuboi, maria shriver, california legacy trails, history, government, the california museum

Videos 2008-11-18

Kids have high expectations for school web content

Featured in a recent Ars Technica post, Martin Weller,Professor of Educational Technology at Open University UK, describes the current state of collaboration and online learning tools available at most universities as "systems with 'digital tumbleweed blowing down their forums.'" As he notes, the latest generation of students...

Tags: Web, Online Learning, Student, E-learning, Web 2.0, Training And Certification, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-20

Moodle your way out of the education muddle

What's the biggest bottleneck in both open source and education? Time. Time to write code, time to learn the tools and get value from them. It is a muddle. So why not Moodle? Moodle is an open source course management system....

Tags: Education, Use, Online Learning, Moodle, E-learning, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-04-14

QUT Builds Flexible Environment to Sustain Innovation and Accommodate Growth

Queensland University of Technology QUT is a culturally diverse Australian education provider with campuses in Brisbane and southeast Queensland. As a leader in information technology deployment, QUT constantly assesses ways it can reduce costs and better service staff, students, and alumni. QUT decided to upgrade its environment, including implementing a...

Tags: Innovation, Oracle Corp., Environment, Online Learning, QUT, E-learning, Training And Certification, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Software, Software, Web Services

Case studies 2008-04-01

Real Security for a Virtual University

The University of Applied Science, Regensburg in Germany is a well-respected institution in the field of online learning. The University needed to maintain 24 hour access to online learning for over 17,000 students. They could not have downtime affect productivity of the University's network science laboratory. The University deployed McAfee...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Network, Online Learning, E-learning, Training And Certification, Intrusion Prevention, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Security

Case studies 2007-11-11

Real Results: The True Opportunity of Online Learning

With the advent of online training in the late 1990s, many companies viewed the opportunity to incorporate e-learning into their training mix as simply leveraging technology to reduce costs. However, the true opportunity of online training lies in what happens after it is adopted into an enterprise. ...

Tags: WebEx Communications Inc., Online Learning, Online Training, Computer-Based Training (CBT), Training And Certification

Case studies 2007-11-01

Siemens Hungary Maximizes In-House Technology Know-How With Online Learning Solution

Siemens Hungary wanted to reduce continual stream of ad-hoc Information Technology IT queries directed at the helpdesk by promoting a culture of greater IT knowledge and self-help. The challenge was to improve quality of IT training for all staff by introducing e-learning and ensure more effective and efficient use of...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Siemens AG, Information Technology, Online Learning, Siemens Hungary, Strategy, E-learning, Help Desk, Training And Certification, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, It Operations

Case studies 2007-10-01

City University London Builds High-Performance, Low-Cost, Scalable Infrastructure With One-Stop Support

The City University London wanted to build an infrastructure capable of scaling to provide 24/7 access for thousands of simultaneous users to CitySpace, City's online learning solution and most business-critical application. The challenge was to improve user response times and significantly reduce risk of downtime while lowering technology cost of...

Tags: Oracle Corp., City University, Online Learning, High-performance, City University London, E-learning, Training And Certification, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2007-10-01

Leading Saudi School Connects Pupils, Staff, and Parents With E-Learning Portal

Fakieh School is a prestigious, rapidly growing school in Saudi Arabia. It wanted to improve communication and collaboration among its stakeholders and worked with Microsoft Gold Partner Netways to develop the country's first complete online learning community. Students, staff, and parents have personalised online portals that offer a single point...

Tags: Online Learning, Microsoft Corp., Fakieh School, E-learning, Training And Certification, Portals, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet

Case studies 2007-07-10

Pilot Online Training Solution JUN.2007 (Windows)

Online Training Solution for creating your online learning community. Software provides site owners a convenient opportunity to place Internet courses and tests for remote education in different subjects. You can create training programs and courses, design tests, award certificates with the help of it. You will have ability to manage...

Tags: Online Learning, Online Training, Microsoft Windows, Training, E-learning, Training And Certification, Computer-Based Training (CBT), Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources

Software downloads 2007-06-07