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Leading Universities Take Higher Education to the Cloud
San Mateo, CA (USA), September 2011 - NetSuite Inc., a provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, has announced that thirteen North American university accounting programmes have made the move to the cloud by adopting NetSuite as a key component of their degree curricula. » MORE
Blackboard Broadens Global Reach of CourseSites
Washington, DC (USA), September 2011 - CourseSites™ by Blackboard, the company's free, fully hosted and supported online course system, has been updated to include a range of new features and support for five additional languages. CourseSites can now be accessed in Spanish, Dutch, French, German, and Brazilian Portuguese. » MORE
First Live Android Tutoring Application Is Ready
New York, NY (USA), September 2011 - Online tutoring provider TutaPoint.com has released the first live tutoring application for the Android Market. The application, "Live USA Tutoring," is the first application for Android that allows students using a smartphone or tablet to connect, communicate, and collaborate directly with a live tutor. » MORE
Introducing the Next Generation of Online Learning
Phoenix, AZ (USA), September 2011 - The University of Phoenix, the largest private university in the U.S., has introduced The Phoenix Lecture Series, a video series that captures the insights from three of the most influential business thinkers of our generation - Professor at the Harvard Business School Clayton Christensen, London Business School's Gary Hamel, and co-founder of MIT Media Lab Nicholas Negroponte. » MORE
Mobile E-Books Embraced by Learners
Brisbane (AU), September 2011 - When you see young people engrossed in their mobile phones, don't assume they are just wasting time on games or texting friends. They may, in fact, be completing the latest module of their training course. » MORE
Oxford College of Marketing Provides Open Access
Oxford (UK), September 2011 - Anyone now studying in or applying to take a course with the Oxford College of Marketing will, on request, be given open access to the digital modules of the CAM Digital Diplomas. » MORE
Glanjo - Global Language Journal launched
Noida, UP (IN), July 2011 - Glanjo, Global Language Journal has just been released at the Global Language Association (GLA) office in India. The magazine, according to its publisher Mr. Devanshu Kalra, aims at generating and moderating the dialogue among cultures through language and literature. » MORE
Guinness World Records Marks Social Media Day
London (UK), July 2011 - On global Social Media Day - 30 June 2011 - Guinness World Records announced New Social Media Records for Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. These records include the most "likes" on a Facebook page, which totaled 47,194,601 and were achieved by the platform's own product page on 29 June 2011. » MORE
Center for Creative Technologies to Open in Armenia
Yerevan (AM), July 2011 - The Tumo Center for Creative Technologies has announced its grand opening for Sunday, 14 August 2011. Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic of Armenia visited Tumo for a private tour in late June, accompanied by the Minister of Education and Science, Armen Ashotyan, and the Mayor of Yerevan, Karen Karapetyan. » MORE
Are Smartphones Useful For Vocabulary Learning?
Hong Kong (HK), June 2011 - Hong Kong is at the leading edge of smartphone penetration: 58% ownership compared to North America's 41%, according to recent reports. Neil Ballantyne is based in Hong Kong, where he is the Mobile Learning Manager for the British Council. The following are some of his insights regarding Hong Kong's learning market. » MORE
