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- SimpleClass (zip)
- If you are new to distance education, SimpleClass will offer free online lessons on how to securely receive payments from your students via the Internet using gateways such as PayPal(TM) amongst other ways to ease your way into this new virtual environment. Try your hand with SimpleClass's version of online...
- Tags: Lesson, SimpleClass, E-learning, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2008-04-22
- Dell Servers and Storage Help Liberty University Deliver Education With a Higher Purpose
- Founded in 1971 as a Christian academic community in the tradition of evangelical institutions of higher education, Liberty University has witnessed a booming five-year enrollment growth of around 124 percent - a doubling in size since 2000. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, Liberty currently has around 9,600 enrolled students, and it...
- Tags: Education, Dell Computer Corp., University, Dell Server, E-learning, Storage, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- Case studies
- Maintaining a Consistent Broadband Training Program Through Global Knowledge's Virtual Classroom e-learning
- PDSP is a wholesale provider of packet data services, including DSL, Frame Relay, LAN products, ATM, and Virtual Point Of Presence-Dial-up Access Service (VPOP/DAS). Since 2000, PDSP and Global Knowledge, a worldwide leader in IT education and training solutions, worked together to deploy a Broadband boot camp for its 750...
- Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., Broadband, E-learning, Training, PDSP, Workforce Management, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Networking, Human Resources
- Case studies
- Distance Education: Facing the Faculty Challenge
- For a variety of reasons, faculty resist efforts to force them into distance learning. They resist individually or as a whole, often seeking the guidance of union representatives. While individual faculty members may have individual reasons to resist participating in the latest wave of distance education, there are several reasons...
- Tags: Distance Education, University Of West Georgia, Faculty, E-learning, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers
- Staff Perceptions of e-learning in a Community Health Care Organization
- The world is changing at an ever-increasing pace. The one constant one can depend on is change. Today, rapid and accurate acquisition of knowledge is essential in order for organizations to capture the competitive advantage and remain viable. However, the challenges are far-reaching. How do organizations cope with the increased...
- Tags: Knowledge, E-learning, University Of West Georgia, Health Care, Strategy, Management
- White papers
- At CGI, e-learning Is Both a Challenge and an Opportunity
- CGI is Canada's largest independent information technology services firm and the eighth largest in the world. CGI needed to overcome several learning challenges, including a decentralized structure and employee mobility; lost revenue during training time due to less billable hours; and the need for dynamic learning programs in a constantly...
- Tags: E-learning, CGI, SkillSoft, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Case studies
- Staff, Students, Faculty Embrace e-learning at University of Houston
- Founded in 1927, the University of Houston is one of Texas' leading public academic research and teaching institutions. With the appointment of a new president in 2003 and a growing need within the information technology organization for improved, expanded and more formalized training and professional development opportunities, the university's IT...
- Tags: University Of Houston, Professional Development, Information Technology, E-learning, Training, SkillSoft, Strategy, Workforce Management, Management, Human Resources
- Case studies
- Major Manufacturer Helps Employees Save A$702,000; Speeds Rollouts Up to 40 Percent
- CSR Limited, one of Australia's leading manufacturers, faces the continuing challenge of maximizing the value of its increasingly sophisticated, Microsoft-based infrastructure. To meet that challenge, CSR takes advantage of the Microsoft Software Assurance for Volume Licensing program. The company's benefits include training vouchers good for 90 instruction days per year...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., E-learning, Workforce Management, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
- Case studies
- Professional Services Firm Saves $390,000, Maximizes Microsoft Technology Benefit
- CSR Limited, one of Australia's leading manufacturers, faces the continuing challenge of maximizing the value of its increasingly sophisticated, Microsoft-based infrastructure. To meet that challenge, CSR takes advantage of the Microsoft Software Assurance for Volume Licensing program. The company's benefits include training vouchers good for 90 instruction days per year...
- Tags: Professional Services, Benefit, Microsoft Corp., E-learning, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
- Case studies
- Successfully Re-Skilling a Work Force With Customized Virtual Classroom e-learning
- SEM manufactures telecommunications switching equipment and sells it to carriers worldwide. When SEM began producing telecommunications products for the new converged carrier market, the product shift meant that they had to re-skill their sales force and sales engineers so that they could understand and sell into this new market. The...
- Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., E-learning, Telecommunications, Training, Sales Strategy, Workforce Management, Telephony, Sales Force Management, Sales, Human Resources, Networking
- Case studies
- Global Knowledge Delivers Successful Virtual Classroom e-learning Program for Worldwide Telecommunications Systems Company
- Telecommunications Systems Company (TSC) is a worldwide, industry-leading organization based in Sweden. TSC needed to train 1,400 of their employees to transition from fixed line technology to mobile telephony on a business user perspective. Training needed to be cost-efficient, traceable, measurable, and designed for technical, human resource, and management staff....
- Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., E-learning, Training, Workforce Management, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Networking
- Case studies
- Healthcare IT Department Develops Project Leaders Through e-learning
- Based in Wilmington, Del., Christiana Care Health System is one of the largest healthcare providers in the mid-Atlantic region. Christiana Care's information technology department supports various projects throughout the health system that often require specialized training or expertise in particular IT areas, as well as project management skills. Following a...
- Tags: Information Technology, Leader, E-learning, Health Care, SkillSoft, Healthcare IT Department, Vertical Industries, Strategy, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Human Resources
- Case studies
- Tuning Employees Back Onto e-learning
- Headquartered in London, Marconi has research and development facilities in 19 countries, manufacturing operations in 16 countries and customers in over 100 countries. Marconi's primary focus had been on returning the business to stability and profitability, so there were no elaborate designs around training and limited scope for investing in...
- Tags: Marconi, Training, E-learning, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
- Case studies
- Current Trends in Distance Education: An Administrative Model
- Current practices and procedures of distance education programs at selected institutions in higher education in Ohio were studied. Relevant data was found in the areas of: content of the distance education program's mission statement; needs assessment procedures; student demographics; course acquisition, development, and evaluation criteria and procedures; hierarchical approval of...
- Tags: Distance Education, E-learning, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers
- HSBC Use eLearning to Improve Understanding of Business Continuity
- Until a few years ago, the HSBC Group had recovery plans for their businesses but these had been developed over time in an unstructured manner. The HSBC Group didn't have any standard requirements within the bank which their operating countries could use either raise their own levels of business continuity...
- Tags: Siemens AG, Business Continuity, It Services, E-learning, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- Perception Differences About Participating in Distance Education
- Non-traditional distance education is increasingly common in higher education. While many distance programs are separated into continuing education or adult education programs, infusion of distance education courses as options for traditional higher education students is beginning to take hold. For this to be successful, faculty of the institution need to...
- Tags: Distance Education, E-learning, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers
- Why One Distance Learning Company Has Fully Embraced its Web Conferencing Platform
- Download this case study to find out why distance learning pioneer ULiveandLearn selected Macromedia® Breeze™ Live for its Web conferencing platform. The paper details how the virtual education company used Breeze to produce an extremely complex, eight-hour Web seminar for WHYY-TV in Philadelphia and the Hospice Foundation of America. Find...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Distance Learning, Web, Philadelphia, Macromedia Breeze Live, Web Conferencing, E-learning, Channel Management, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
- Case studies
- Oracle Case Study: Universitas 21 Global
- Universitas 21 Global needed a dependable and efficient business application system that could support its vision for online education. The system needed to be flexible and reliable, offer 24/7 realtime access, and be able to fulfill the online learning needs of students with diverse backgrounds. Universitas 21 Global licensed Oracle's...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Business Application, Online Learning, E-learning, Enterprise Software, Software
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- Australian University Uses Multimedia to Revamp e-learning and Improve Teaching Techniques
- With one of the most culturally diverse student bodies in the world encompassing a range of socio-economic backgrounds, Victoria University had to ensure that its e-learning programs accounted for differences in culture and learning styles. They also had to deliver consistent teaching across 13 geographically dispersed campuses, as well as...
- Tags: Technique, Multimedia, Microsoft Corp., E-learning, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- SumTotal Systems Powers ELearning at U.K. Retail Giant B&Q
- Founded in 1969, B&Q employs more than 28,000 in over 300 stores throughout the U.K. and the number is rapidly growing. B&Q's mission proclaims that the company "Will be the best at giving people the inspiration, confidence, and solutions to create homes to be proud of". To accomplish that, and...
- Tags: SumTotal Systems, B&Q, E-learning, Marketing Research, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Human Resources
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