LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, May 27, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- New York City Outward Bound (www.nycoutwardbound.org) announced today that Preston A. Davis, President-Broadcast Operations and Engineering, ABC Television Network Group and Jeffrey Gural, Chairman of Newmark Knight Frank have joined its Board of Directors, bringing the total number of Directors to 28.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, May 28, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Over the past two years, Seward Inc. has worked with clients to design and deliver training courses using Moodle {www.moodle.org}, an open source learning management system. With over 50,000 installations in 207 countries, Moodle is quickly gaining the attention of educators around the globe.
BUFFALO, NY, May 28, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Bryant & Stratton College, a pioneer in career education since 1854 and the premier provider of online associate's degrees, announced today that beginning this fall it will offer an online Associate's Degree in Interactive Media Design. Bryant & Stratton adapted the new online program from the popular and established campus-based Interactive Media Design Associate's Degree program. This is the first online program offered by Bryant & Stratton in a creative career field.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, May 28, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- When Tony Eyers, Ph.D., was teaching at China's Zhengzhou University in 2006, he noticed a serious problem: there was a major lack of music teaching resources but a substantial market for learning. Motivated to fill the void, the world-renowned harmonica player and instructor teamed up with a colleague to translate harmonica lessons, music and information into the Mandarin language.
Hot on the heels of BECTA being disbanded we hear that Michael Gove has written to top performing schools to offer them the opportunity to opt out of Local Authority Control, giving spending and decision making power back to those who know best what they need - the teachers. OfSTED graded Outstanding schools can now express their interest in becoming an Academy and start the three-month fast track process to controlling their own destiny.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, May 31, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Languages4you, a team of specialist translators with extensive experience, announced it has partnered with Rancon, a digital agency, in order to provide a new powerful travel translation App for the iPhone. Phrasebook languages include English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, Chinese (Mandarin) and Arabic.
SANTA BARBARA, CA, June 02, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Veteran screenwriter and author Skip Press will teach an online course on screenwriting for beginners at KSURF's Virtual University. The course will be taught online using KSURF's state-of-the-art e-learning platform to create a virtual classroom and discussion forum where students can interact with the instructor, ask questions, and share their writings.
Enrollment for the course is now open. Unlike a traditional classroom, there is no waiting for classes to begin -- students can enroll and start learning the same day. The instructor's "office" is open 24/7, and students can work at their own pace in their spare time from the comfort of their home or office.
Enrollment for the course is now open. Unlike a traditional classroom, there is no waiting for classes to begin -- students can enroll and start learning the same day. The instructor's "office" is open 24/7, and students can work at their own pace in their spare time from the comfort of their home or office.
WALTHAM, MA, June 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- SyberWorks, Inc., a leader in custom e-Learning Solutions and the Learning Management System (LMS) industry, today announces an article available in the SyberWorks Online Media Center: "Documentation and e-Learning (Part 6): Documentation and e-Learning (Part 6): Get Real!— Delivering Training to Mobile Users,'" by Dave Powell, Documentation Manager for SyberWorks, Inc.
ST ALBANS, ENGLAND, June 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Giunti Labs - the leading learning and mobile content management solution provider - has been given a 'Learning Impact Leadership Award' at this year's IMS Learning Impact Awards, held in Long Beach, California, in May.
Giunti Labs, along with the Region of Tuscany, in Italy, received the award for 'Building Europe's largest lifelong learning for employment initiative'. The project - known as the Training Innovation Research and (job) Orientation (TRIO) - uses the Moodle LMS and the HarvestRoad Hive digital repository (DR).
Giunti Labs, along with the Region of Tuscany, in Italy, received the award for 'Building Europe's largest lifelong learning for employment initiative'. The project - known as the Training Innovation Research and (job) Orientation (TRIO) - uses the Moodle LMS and the HarvestRoad Hive digital repository (DR).
BROOKLYN, NY, June 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Joy L. Williams, Associate Education Analyst for The New York City Department of Education, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in recruitment and credential management.
As an associate education analyst for The New York City Department of Education, Ms. Williams is responsible for hiring employees, reviewing visas, managing credentials and ensuring their accuracy. An advocate for lifetime learning, Ms. Williams was driven to enter her profession by her desire to make a difference in the lives of others. She attributes her success to her determination, prayers and the support she receives from her mother.
As an associate education analyst for The New York City Department of Education, Ms. Williams is responsible for hiring employees, reviewing visas, managing credentials and ensuring their accuracy. An advocate for lifetime learning, Ms. Williams was driven to enter her profession by her desire to make a difference in the lives of others. She attributes her success to her determination, prayers and the support she receives from her mother.