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Stanford launches New Online Course: Gene Therapy
Stanford, CA (USA), November 2014 - A new Stanford online course, Principles and Practices of Gene Therapy, offers students a fundamental overview of gene therapy and an in-depth look at important trends, research, and advances in the field. Students will gain a clear understanding of how gene therapy works, how it has developed and advanced, and how much potential it has. » MORE
Mobile Content Offering for Public Libraries
Holland, OH (USA) / Toronto (CA), November 2014 - Adding to the creative, professional, and academic growth of library patrons during Canadian Library Month, hoopla digital has announced new content partnerships with CBC, Mongrel Media, Octapixx Worldwide, DHX Media, Nelvana Enterprises/Corus Entertainment, Tricon Films & Television, 9 Story Media Group, Syndicado, MediaCAN, Melbar Entertainment Group, The ShootingStar Film Company, Juice Distribution, and The Fremantle Corporation. hoopla digital's category-creating service, which partners with public libraries across North America, is bringing more than 12,000 movies and TV shows to participating public libraries across Canada. » MORE
iPad-Enabled Online Degree Program
Boca Raton, FL (USA), November 2014 - As of fall 2015, Lynn University will deliver its evening undergraduate degree programs via its award-winning iPad platform. Adult students will be able to pursue their undergraduate degrees online, on campus, or through a combination of both for about the cost of a single year's tuition for a traditional degree program. » MORE
Campus Management Expands Cloud Offering
Boca Raton, FL (USA), October 2014 - Campus Management Corp., a provider of enterprise software products and services for higher education, has announced the expansion of its CampusNetSM Cloud service to include a new enterprise-level offering. CampusNet Cloud leverages Campus Management's experience and understanding of the challenges enterprises face hosting software on premises in terms of overall expense, hardware, and staffing, as well as the challenges of utilizing software-as-a-service (SaaS) models. » MORE
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
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
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
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
