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Launch Startup to Commercialize Breakthrough Personal Knowledge
Networking Software
Graham Glynn, PhD, a neuroscientist and director at the Center for
Learning & Academic Technologies at Penn State University, has joined
with other eLearning experts to found Learning Management Solutions, a
developer of personal knowledge management and personal knowledge
networking software. The company's first product, KnowledgeWorkshop,
allows computer users to create, manage, share and publish knowledge
bases covering all aspects of their personal and professional lives.
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eLearning - The 21st Century Path to Success
Britain has seen a massive growth in the popularity of Internet-based
adult education over the last decade, to the extent that it is currently
revolutionizing the way the country’s population learns. At the helm of
the revolution is learn direct, the Government-sponsored initiative run
by the University for Industry, which has helped 1.2 million people
since 2000 to improve their workplace skills, boost their employability,
or simply try something new. The program is delivered throughout
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by the Fareham-based Hampshire and
Solent Learning Hub, whose chief executive, Denise Candy, is fanatical
about the benefits of eLearning. (Online Recruitment Magazine)
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National University Adopts iLinc Communications for Web Conferencing
National University has purchased 250 iLinc licenses to fulfill its enterprise-wide
Web conferencing and collaboration needs. National University will deploy the
full iLinc product suite, which includes ConferenceLinc, LearnLinc, MeetingLinc,
and SupportLinc. With close to 17,000 full-time equivalent students, more than
109,000 alumni, and 26 campuses in 11 major metropolitan areas, National University
is the second-largest private, nonprofit university in California. National
University offers more than 55 undergraduate and graduate degree and 16 teacher
credential and certificate programs. National University selected LearnLinc
after an extensive evaluation of virtual classroom software to provide Internet
distance learning to their students.
UK College Introduces Distance Learning
The Canterbury Christ Church University College, UK, is planning to offer it
courses in management and communications for Indian students and executives
through distance learning. The college has recently tied up with the Pune-based
Training and Advanced Studies in Management and Communications (Tasmac) to avail
of its infrastructure facilities for a study centre and an admissions office
in India. (Business Standard)
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