Latest Virtual education Stories
Lectora e-Learning Software Shows How to Use CSS Styling to Customize & Boost the Appearance of e-Learning Courses CINCINNATI (PRWEB) June 25, 2012 Lectora® e-Learning software demonstrates tips to visually enhance and customize online training courses in an upcoming webinar on Wednesday, June 27. Attendees will learn how to modify the visual style of an e-Learning course and enrich the learner experience using CSS (cascading style sheets) technologies. “The flexibility of...
MADISON, Wis., June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the trusted market leader for lecture capture, enterprise and event webcasting, today announced that The Foster School of Business, the School of Medicine and the Professional and Continuing Education's EDGE Program at the University of Washington-Seattle have each selected Mediasite for lecture capture, flipped classroom instruction, special events and inter-departmental collaboration. The Foster...
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VSCHOOLZ is proud to announce an agreement with The Associated Press. VSCHOOLZ will access AP's vast repository of archived media, images, stories and primary source documents to enhance its digital content. The VSCHOOLZ team will tag the content pieces as individual learning objects, assign both a content type and specific level of rigor to each piece of content, and will then align the use of each learning object with national...
PHOENIX, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- StormWind, a next generation IT and custom learning company, has launched a new model for delivering live and recorded, HD quality online training. The StormWind approach increases knowledge retention while it cuts training costs and out of office training time in half. The StormWind live training is a perfect fit for corporate enterprises, government agencies, and large online universities. Elite industry instructors and a movie trailer-like...
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE), the largest public school system in the U.S., has chosen Blackboard Collaborate(TM), in an effort to enhance student achievement and personalize instruction through the iLearnNYC program, Blackboard Inc. announced today. District officials found Blackboard Collaborate - the only online collaboration platform built for education - to be the superior product to offer students and teachers...
NEW YORK and BALTIMORE, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting in the 2012-2013 school year, The Juilliard School and Connections Education are launching JUILLIARD eLEARNING, for K-12 students and educators everywhere. Juilliard eLearning is the world-famous conservatory's first-ever group of online courses, presenting an exciting new option for teaching music and related courses, with distribution and implementation by leading provider of online learning solutions, Connections...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the early days of the Internet, there was something of a stigma attached to online schools like Almeda University. A degree obtained from a virtual campus may have, at one time, held less impact among employers than a degree obtained from a more traditional college or university. Over time, however, online education has become a major industry and a powerful force in shaping the academic community. A company called 2tor...
Participants express satisfaction with learning stress-reducing techniques via Second Life online environment A small study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers found that online virtual communities may be an effective way to train patients in meditation and other mind/body techniques. The ability to learn and practice approaches that elicit the relaxation response – a state of deep rest that has been shown to alleviate stress-related symptoms – in a virtual...
LOST SPRINGS, Kan., March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jerri Kemble, superintendent of the Centre School District and director of the Kansas Online Learning Program, has been named one of 2012's Tech-Savvy Superintendents by eSchool News for her use of technology in offering blended learning to the district's students. Sponsored by GlobalScholar and JDL Horizons, eSchool Media's 12th annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards recognize senior school district executives...
Lectora Hosts a Free Webinar that Exhibits How to Use the New Features in Lectora Online Including the Live Model Gallery Cincinnati (PRWEB) March 12, 2012 Lectora® will host a free webinar that demonstrates how to utilize the new features for collaborative online e-Learning development with Lectora Online version 1.6.2. Conducted on March 14, this session will show attendees how to create highly engaging e-Learning content for their training using the new Live Model Gallery and...
