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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
Essential Online Guidance on Telemedicine
Ilkley (UK), July 2014 - As part of a "Better Training Better Care" pilot sponsored by Health Education England, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and Western Sussex NHS Foundation Trust have joined forces with Virtual College to develop an online training course: An Introduction to Telemedicine. » MORE
Bisk Education Achieves LTIv1.1 Certification for its LMS
Tampa, FL (USA), July 2014 - Bisk Education, a worldwide provider of professional education online, has announced that its learning management system (LMS) has officially become Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)TM v1.1 Certified by the IMS Global Learning Consortium. The Bisk LMS is a unique eLearning platform that is offered exclusively to universities that collaborate with Bisk to facilitate the online delivery of their associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees, as well as professional certificate programs. Now as an LTI Tool Consumer, the Bisk LMS accepts seamless integrations from university LTI tools. » MORE
Bob, the Autonomous Robot, Starts Work
Birmingham (UK), June 2014 - G4S, a security solutions group, have enrolled a new recruit this month: A robot from the University of Birmingham has joined its workforce as a trainee security officer on a three-week trial. » MORE
Rising to the Challenge
Berlin (GER), June 2014 - How is a Rift Valley flint knife like a Congolese tablet? Well, they're both technologies made in Africa. One happens to be the first tool known to our species, while the other is a sign that tech manufacturing could soon take off across the Continent. » MORE
Silver medal in the 2014 Learning Impact Awards
Barcelona (E), June 2014 - SpeakApps, the innovative language-learning portal developed by a team of faculty and technologists from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), has won a silver medal at the prestigious international 2014 Learning Impact Awards organized by the IMS Global Learning Consortium, a non-profit organization promoting the use of learning technologies in higher education. The main aim of these awards is to recognize the best innovative initiatives in technological applications that contribute to improving education worldwide. » MORE
Videogame Prepares Students to Learn about Statistics
Stanford, CA (USA), June 2014 - (by Tanner Vea) Dylan Arena and Daniel Schwartz adapted the videogame Space Invaders to help teach statistics. A new study by Daniel Schwartz and Dylan Arena shows how games can prepare students to learn in formal environments, such as school. » MORE
Eisai Helps Address Gaps
Woodcliff Lake, NJ (USA), May 2014 - Eisai Inc. has announced the launch of a website that will provide physicians with access to comprehensive clinical information that addresses obesity screening and risk assessment, provider-patient partnerships, and weight-loss management. The website, called the Obesity Education Network (OEN), was developed under the guidance of a group of weight-management experts and will be updated on quarterly basis. » MORE
Learn to Play Rock Guitar Online
Beavercreek, OH (USA), May 2014 - Even if you've never touched a guitar, JamPlay will have you rocking out in no time. JamPlay is the fastest-growing guitar and bass lesson platform on the web, with over 4,000 hours of instructional videos recorded by more than seventy teachers. » MORE
UOC Extends Its eLearning Model to the Middle East
Barcelona (E), April 2014 - The UOC, together with other European universities, will be leading a three-year project that has the support of the Jordanian government and institutions to develop quality standards in eLearning initiatives that will be applied in blended onsite and distance- learning courses. » MORE
