By Rick Seltzer. Faculty worry proposed buyer for Westminster Choir College has more experience working with steel than with education. Now a seminary is suing to block the sale. More...
25 mars 2018
24 mars 2018
The Changing Business Model For Colleges And Universities
Techno-News Blog. In terms of changes to the business model on the cost side a variety of strategies to reduce the cost of running colleges and universities are being implemented. More...
23 mars 2018
Blackboard to Adopt OKI Specifications
Blackboard to Adopt OKI Specifications
Somebody out there is listening: I guess I'm just a little surprised it's Blackboard. More...
23 mars 2018
eBusiness in Education: Case Studies on the Effective Use of Electronic Business in the Education Sector
eBusiness in Education: Case Studies on the Effective Use of Electronic Business in the Education Sector
From time to time I suggest in this newsletter that there is a link between e-business and e-learning. Not that anybody doubts that, I suppose, but the connection between the two is drawn in rigorous detail in this comprehensive report on the use of e-business practices by leading educational institutions in Australia and around the world. More...
23 mars 2018
Weathering the Commercial Storm: Why Everyone Should Steer Clear of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
Weathering the Commercial Storm: Why Everyone Should Steer Clear of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
Important but technical article advising people to "steer clear" of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA), an act governing software and information licensing and intended to set a uniform national standard for such transactions. More...
22 mars 2018
Pricing Changes by Blackboard and WebCT Cost Some Colleges More -- Much More
Pricing Changes by Blackboard and WebCT Cost Some Colleges More -- Much More
We all knew that the less expensive learning management systems - notably WebCT and Blackboard - would be raising prices. Right? But what price increases! According to this article, WebCT's new system, Vista, will cost in the six figures for most colleges. More...
22 mars 2018
Selecting a Vendor: Market Demand
Selecting a Vendor: Market Demand
You will have to register as a member of the elearningleaders Yahoo group in order to read this item (a major annoyance) but it's worth the effort to have a look. More...
22 mars 2018
WebCT Launches Industry's Premier Academic Enterprise System, WebCT Vista
WebCT Launches Industry's Premier Academic Enterprise System, WebCT Vista
Pricing is of course not mentioned in this short press release as WebCT launches its new "integrated, enterprise-class" learning management system. More...
21 mars 2018
Crazy Microsoft Is The Best Microsoft
Crazy Microsoft Is The Best Microsoft
Mark Wilson, Co.Design, 2018/03/12
Back in 2010 EA released a hockey game for the Nintendo Wii that featured an actual hockey stick as a controller. It was the greatest thing ever, and I spent hours - days! - standing in the dining room developing my career from Peewee to Pro. They didn't support it the following year and I lost interest. More...
12 mars 2018
Hungary: the Night of trades (Szakmák éjszakája)
The Night of trades are interactive events organised in 2016 and 2017 as part of initiatives aiming to improve the attractiveness of VET and bring education closer to the business world, sectors and trades. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)