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Linz (AT) / Vancouver (CA), March 2007 - The University of British Columbia at Vancouver has been offering an online graduate level program on the development and perspectives of eLearning for several years. The Master of Educational Technology (MET) program is meant for teachers in secondary education, university, and polytechnic lecturers, as well as for trainers and HR officers who work in adult education. Now an introductory course on the MET program can be taken via the Center for Distance Learning at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria. » MORE

Madrid (Spain), February 2007 - The Spanish Internet community is enflamed by a draft bill: Ley de Impulso de la Sociedad de la Información (the Law of "Impulse of the Information Society") proposes to allow the regional governments to close websites viewed as objectionable without a court order. » MORE

Washington D.C. (USA), February 2007 - In recent years, the World Wide Web has been transformed by collaborative tools that help many people create and develop resources online. These implements are known collectively as 'wikis', and they represent the leading edge of what many Web experts and analysts call 'Web 2.0.' The most famous wiki is of course Wikipedia, the collaboratively authored encyclopedia. Now there's a new wiki dedicated entirely to teaching resources and curriculum development. It's called Curriki. » MORE

Berlin (GER), December 2006 - At ONLINE EDUCA 2006, the session on "eLearning in Russia" presented visitors with an overview of the various efforts the country is undertaking to upscale its education system. The Russian government is currently investing in an overall eInitiative named "eRussia" (Electronic Russia for 2002-2010) that includes "eEducation", a program to develop ICT infrastructure in the education sector. » MORE