Education Technology - Business ExchangeMost Active Articles2009-11-24T03:34:14.082-05:00Business ExchangeBusiness_Exchange@businessweek.comurn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:education-technologyTom Gilestgiles603Chegg Raises An Ungodly $112 Million For Online Textbook Rental Serviceurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8773157683583666344-855e93cc730e038ca1a56e8f2dd01dca2009-11-20T09:20:50.628-05:00Looks like VCs are really loosening their wallets. College textbook rental service Chegg says it has raised a stupendous $57 million in a fourth round of funding. It’s the latest company to pull in a big round this month; RockYou, Motley Fool, and...Looks like VCs are really loosening their wallets. College textbook rental service Chegg says it has raised a stupendous $57 million in a fourth round of funding. It’s the latest company to pull in a big round this month; RockYou, Motley Fool, and...paidContent.orghttp://paidcontent.org/article/419-chegg-raises-57-million-for-online-textbook-rental-service/Bindu Shahbshah5824400Education | Military to Debut Virtual Schoolurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:18323689071644779369-78b8bdc898f42074f93ed65fe926b1272009-11-20T15:09:51.500-05:00A new online curriculum is in the works to ease school transitions for itinerant members' children When new assignments force members of the armed forces to move, it often means children need to switch schools. In some military families, children...A new online curriculum is in the works to ease school transitions for itinerant members' children When new assignments force members of the armed forces to move, it often means children need to switch schools. In some military families, children...ihavenet.comhttp://www.ihavenet.com/Education-Military-to-Debut-Virtual-School.htmlDean Mikelisdmikelis0842200Education | Tapping the Power of the Local Libraryurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9147843791350471919-baca5bf0c8f7226e65bdc2fa7bab357f2009-11-20T15:10:22.017-05:00Public libraries offer free Web access to powerful and otherwise expensive databases Doing research in our pajamas is a huge benefit of the Web and modern computers. But committed readers and researchers still want access to local libraries, with...Public libraries offer free Web access to powerful and otherwise expensive databases Doing research in our pajamas is a huge benefit of the Web and modern computers. But committed readers and researchers still want access to local libraries, with...ihavenet.comhttp://www.ihavenet.com/Education-Tapping-the-Power-of-the-Local-Library.htmlDean Mikelisdmikelis0840000Dr. Mike Offerman, Capella University: Quality, Access and Transparency in Higher Educationurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8880637348622283155-bab8ca91fe4f107683da1efd0c5e5cc32009-11-20T10:10:59.219-05:00"This self-congratulatory, self-righteous and self-serving viewpoint is the real obstacle to progress. Nonetheless, progress is being made. Slowly.""This self-congratulatory, self-righteous and self-serving viewpoint is the real obstacle to progress. Nonetheless, progress is being made. Slowly."highereducationmanagement.wordpress.comhttp://highereducationmanagement.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/dr-mike-offerman-capella-university-quality-access-and-transparency-in-higher-education/Keith Hampson, PhDkhampson7040000Why Education Needs Social Mediaurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4934802360949619918-c0c03bfb5cb2af1f621469b6c620f9ba2009-11-13T09:07:20.061-05:00I read an article the other day on John Merrow's blog, titled 'Technology in Schools: Problems & Possibilities.' In it, he outlines three fears he has concerning the implementation of emerging media technologies into education: The digital divide...I read an article the other day on John Merrow's blog, titled 'Technology in Schools: Problems & Possibilities.' In it, he outlines three fears he has concerning the implementation of emerging media technologies into education: The digital divide...business-strategy-innovation.comhttp://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009/11/why-education-needs-social-media.htmlBraden Kelleybkelley034222200Interactyx Limited Affiliate Program Continues to Growurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12601266746252089161-0111cc9c3d70826736138b7df92ff3e22009-11-17T10:24:49.364-05:00Interactyx Limited is pleased to announce that our affiliate program that is focused on reaching new international markets and providing additional penetration into select domestic industries with our award winning eLearning solution, TOPYX®, is continuing to grow. TOPYX® is an affordable eLearning 2.0 Software as a Service (SaaS) solution with integrated social learning, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality fulfilling the modern eLearning needs for corporate training, academic institutions, associations and small to midsize businesses.Interactyx Limited is pleased to announce that our affiliate program that is focused on reaching new international markets and providing additional penetration into select domestic industries with our award winning eLearning solution, TOPYX®, is continuing to grow. TOPYX® is an affordable eLearning 2.0 Software as a Service (SaaS) solution with integrated social learning, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality fulfilling the modern eLearning needs for corporate training, academic institutions, associations and small to midsize businesses.interactyx.comhttp://www.interactyx.com/interactyx-limited-affiliate-program-continues-to-growJeffrey Rothjroth9681100U.S. Joblessness May Reach 13 Percent, Rosenberg Saysurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5830474325485211792-578b1e16820ba39cf2214a9f9bbf4b9c2009-11-13T02:01:49.427-05:00By Vincent Del Giudice and Thomas R. Keene Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. unemployment rate may rise to a post-World War II high of 13 percent in the aftermath of the recession, said David Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Sheff & Associates Inc.By Vincent Del Giudice and Thomas R. Keene Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. unemployment rate may rise to a post-World War II high of 13 percent in the aftermath of the recession, said David Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Sheff & Associates Inc.bloomberg.comhttp://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ae847z_sopUECursos Inglescingles9375401Female Desire Drug May Prove That Sex Really Is All in Her Headurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9131129350282234651-e78a3cf4c2c283dd37b85a643eb65f1f2009-11-13T01:57:18.204-05:00Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH is banking on sex really being all in women’s heads. The German drugmaker is putting the finishing touches on a pill designed to reawaken desire by blunting female inhibitions. Unlike Viagra, which...Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH is banking on sex really being all in women’s heads. The German drugmaker is putting the finishing touches on a pill designed to reawaken desire by blunting female inhibitions. Unlike Viagra, which...bloomberg.comhttp://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aQ9vUGSu4krgCursos Inglescingles9372101My interview with Burck Smith, CEO of the seriously disruptive venture, Straighterlineurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4534409508950004218-394b8d352b39b955511a3f27cc6ccfd72009-11-11T21:45:54.784-05:00"In most industries, new technologies increase value to the end-user – improved quality, reduced cost, or both. However, education has focused only on expanding access. Costs to the end-user have actually increased.""In most industries, new technologies increase value to the end-user – improved quality, reduced cost, or both. However, education has focused only on expanding access. Costs to the end-user have actually increased."bit.lyhttp://bit.ly/3gIdWNKeith Hampson, PhDkhampson7043300Interview with Keith Hampsonurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10660641121679622736-6ada5452356d9934a7fcc666edc6f2ce2009-11-03T09:37:45.335-05:00"Our poor track record at innovation in higher education should have taught us by now that isolated efforts by lone faculty members are rarely sustainable, and because of the highly segmented quality of our organizations, poorly communicated (and thus, disseminated). Substantive change requires thoughtful planning, organization-wide coordination to be realized. ""Our poor track record at innovation in higher education should have taught us by now that isolated efforts by lone faculty members are rarely sustainable, and because of the highly segmented quality of our organizations, poorly communicated (and thus, disseminated). Substantive change requires thoughtful planning, organization-wide coordination to be realized. "dreducation.comhttp://www.dreducation.com/2009/11/keith-hampson-director-digital.htmlKeith Hampson, PhDkhampson7044310Jack Welch Sets Out to Upend Online Business Education - Technologyurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7016999684141542217-9031f0c827b4c4d323d3b3d9bb39e2942009-11-04T10:52:23.080-05:00November 1, 2009 With Typical Vigor, Jack Welch Sets Out to Upend Online Business Education Can a high-profile program backed by a legendary business magnate lure students? Elise Amendola, Associated Press Jack Welch teaches a management course at...November 1, 2009 With Typical Vigor, Jack Welch Sets Out to Upend Online Business Education Can a high-profile program backed by a legendary business magnate lure students? Elise Amendola, Associated Press Jack Welch teaches a management course at...chronicle.comhttp://chronicle.com/article/Jack-Welch-Sets-Out-to-Upend/48968/Bindu Shahbshah5829900Education Investment Analysis: Two Sourcesurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5668348854499165460-39efbcf56166998eb0be1f5788fa058e2009-11-02T16:09:08.976-05:00Two U.S. investment firms provide reports on the education industry for interested readers. The reports cover K12, corporate and higher education. The commentary often goes beyond investment-related advice, and addresses policy issues and, of...Two U.S. investment firms provide reports on the education industry for interested readers. The reports cover K12, corporate and higher education. The commentary often goes beyond investment-related advice, and addresses policy issues and, of...highereducationmanagement.wordpress.comhttp://highereducationmanagement.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/education-investment-analysis-two-sources/Keith Hampson, PhDkhampson7048800Interactyx Limited's TOPYX is Named Best of Elearning! 2009 Award Winnerurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15345523273083599989-8606bd12bf8718eb7e675ca638b735522009-11-10T11:30:36.689-05:00We are proud to announce that Interactyx Limited’s eLearning solution, TOPYX®, was named a Best of Elearning! 2009 award winner by Elearning! Magazine. TOPYX® is an affordable eLearning 2.0 Software as a Service (SaaS) solution with integrated social learning, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality fulfilling the modern eLearning needs for corporate training, academic institutions, and small to midsize businesses.We are proud to announce that Interactyx Limited’s eLearning solution, TOPYX®, was named a Best of Elearning! 2009 award winner by Elearning! Magazine. TOPYX® is an affordable eLearning 2.0 Software as a Service (SaaS) solution with integrated social learning, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality fulfilling the modern eLearning needs for corporate training, academic institutions, and small to midsize businesses.interactyx.comhttp://www.interactyx.com/interactyx-limiteds-topyx-is-named-best-of-elearning-2009-award-winnerJeffrey Rothjroth9681100McGraw-Hill Expands Multimedia College Offeringsurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1519047214964163010-3b3644057ce16c8011eb96eded8141072009-10-28T10:34:31.749-04:00NEW YORK -- McGraw-Hill Cos. is taking college coursework a step further with a product that delivers material over the Web and aims to help students study better. The result of years of research, Connect expands on the textbook publisher and financial-information provider's success in the college and digital products markets, two bright spots in a tough publishing environment. NEW YORK -- McGraw-Hill Cos. is taking college coursework a step further with a product that delivers material over the Web and aims to help students study better. The result of years of research, Connect expands on the textbook publisher and financial-information provider's success in the college and digital products markets, two bright spots in a tough publishing environment. djnewsplus.comhttp://www.djnewsplus.com/article/DN-CO-20091027-020586.html?mod=J1&a=T+Wire&h=WSJ%2810%2F28%29+McGraw-Hill+Expands+Multimedia+College+Offerings+Bindu Shahbshah5828800Carter Presidential Library and Museum Showcases Cutting-Edge Audio-Visual Technologiesurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14353972484034632162-f07a3f294af37aebeed201c5851837c82009-11-09T17:31:46.521-05:00The Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia recently reopened after an $8.5 million renovation. The Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia recently reopened after an $8.5 million renovation. digitalsignageuniverse.comhttp://www.digitalsignageuniverse.com/marketing24.htmlLionel Tepperltepper4370000Training for the Agesurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2202765819031619007-2fec7833f593d8891c581592667a98e82009-11-04T11:55:29.854-05:00Finding the right technology mix for all your employees - Many of us have a workforce filled with a mix of baby Boomers, Traditionalists and Generation X & Y and this means Training Departments need to tailor technology in training and delivery very carefully. Seeking input on how workers view your training resources is important. Have you ever asked your employees to evaluate the delivery of your training/educations?Finding the right technology mix for all your employees - Many of us have a workforce filled with a mix of baby Boomers, Traditionalists and Generation X & Y and this means Training Departments need to tailor technology in training and delivery very carefully. Seeking input on how workers view your training resources is important. Have you ever asked your employees to evaluate the delivery of your training/educations?interactyx.comhttp://www.interactyx.com/blog/training-for-the-agesJodi Harrisonjharrison7662200Informal Learning 2.0urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2766996868805089167-a07d6cc53d912e0e14ae2ce459810aed2009-10-21T18:56:21.691-04:00In the world of business, the era of networks is crowding out the Industrial Age. Network connections are replacing rigidity with flexibility, penetrating internal boundaries and silos and knocking down the walls that have separated businesses from their customers. Networks are ushering in new ways of doing business. Corporate approaches to learning have to change as well.
Some cutting-edge corporations are adopting a new bundle of practices – let’s call them informal learning 2.0 – in order to improve operating efficiency by:
* Slashing time to performance
* Increasing customer loyalty through learning
* Replacing bureaucracy through self-service
* Developing more informed marketing partners
* Improving learning along the supply chain
At the same time, the informal learning 2.0 approach sets the stage for broad cultural changes that strengthen the organization for the long term by enabling it to:
* Maintain flexibility in the face of incessant change
* Respond rapidly to competitive threats
* Put innovation on everyone’s to-do-list
* Enable workers to be all that they can be
* Establish frameworks for continuous improvements
In a networked corporation, there is scant difference between knowledge work and learning. Workers become problem solvers and innovators instead of cogs in the machine. The objective is ingenuity, not conformity. Business success depends on them working together rather than as individuals. Collaboration rules. They work and learn in what has been tagged by CLO Magazine as “learnscapes”.
Corporations can create superior “learnscapes” by injecting practices that foster optimal learning: interaction, ease of access, timely reinforcement, peer coaching, and cognitive apprenticeship and so on. Developing and nurturing “learnscapes” is not just something to keep training departments busy; it’s the top responsibility of this group and the ultimate key performance indicator.
Isn’t it time to get everyone in the corporation involved in learning?
To learn more please attend a free webinar – Informal Learning 2.0 – Learnscapes
Register for a session now by clicking a date below:
Wed, Oct 28, 2009 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDTIn the world of business, the era of networks is crowding out the Industrial Age. Network connections are replacing rigidity with flexibility, penetrating internal boundaries and silos and knocking down the walls that have separated businesses from their customers. Networks are ushering in new ways of doing business. Corporate approaches to learning have to change as well.
Some cutting-edge corporations are adopting a new bundle of practices – let’s call them informal learning 2.0 – in order to improve operating efficiency by:
* Slashing time to performance
* Increasing customer loyalty through learning
* Replacing bureaucracy through self-service
* Developing more informed marketing partners
* Improving learning along the supply chain
At the same time, the informal learning 2.0 approach sets the stage for broad cultural changes that strengthen the organization for the long term by enabling it to:
* Maintain flexibility in the face of incessant change
* Respond rapidly to competitive threats
* Put innovation on everyone’s to-do-list
* Enable workers to be all that they can be
* Establish frameworks for continuous improvements
In a networked corporation, there is scant difference between knowledge work and learning. Workers become problem solvers and innovators instead of cogs in the machine. The objective is ingenuity, not conformity. Business success depends on them working together rather than as individuals. Collaboration rules. They work and learn in what has been tagged by CLO Magazine as “learnscapes”.
Corporations can create superior “learnscapes” by injecting practices that foster optimal learning: interaction, ease of access, timely reinforcement, peer coaching, and cognitive apprenticeship and so on. Developing and nurturing “learnscapes” is not just something to keep training departments busy; it’s the top responsibility of this group and the ultimate key performance indicator.
Isn’t it time to get everyone in the corporation involved in learning?
To learn more please attend a free webinar – Informal Learning 2.0 – Learnscapes
Register for a session now by clicking a date below:
Wed, Oct 28, 2009 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDTinteractyx.comhttp://www.interactyx.com/blog/informal-learning-2-0Jodi Harrisonjharrison7667700SunGard Higher Education Outlines a Vision for the Open Digital Campusurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10199606086349163118-90cd72a5ea31a013e01c3993b1907db32009-10-28T16:57:13.054-04:00SunGard Higher Education today announced the Open Digital Campus, a new vision and technology strategy which aims to give colleges, universities and foundations more flexibility to shape how technology meets their evolving needs.SunGard Higher Education today announced the Open Digital Campus, a new vision and technology strategy which aims to give colleges, universities and foundations more flexibility to shape how technology meets their evolving needs.sungard.comhttp://www.sungard.com/pressreleases/2009/highered102609.aspxRonald Minarmina4103300Blackboard, Northwestern University Partner on Google Apps Integrationurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11447667212792790214-3d64363011df56273863c81db5b9a9b12009-11-03T09:35:46.045-05:00Building Block Adds Popular Tools to Blackboard Learn Platform WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) and Northwestern University have partnered on an integration to make Google Apps(TM) Education Edition...Building Block Adds Popular Tools to Blackboard Learn Platform WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) and Northwestern University have partnered on an integration to make Google Apps(TM) Education Edition...Reutershttp://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS84206+02-Nov-2009+PRN20091102Bindu Shahbshah5820000Free Online Courses, at a Very High Price - Technologyurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11685196833455512372-9b4d2272a0e61f0072b48ba83b72cbaa2009-10-28T09:05:58.150-04:00Steven T. Ziegler leapt to MIT off a mountain. He was on a hang glider, and he slammed the ground hard on his chin. Recovery from surgery on his broken back left the 39-year-old high-school dropout with time for college courses. From a recliner, the...Steven T. Ziegler leapt to MIT off a mountain. He was on a hang glider, and he slammed the ground hard on his chin. Recovery from surgery on his broken back left the 39-year-old high-school dropout with time for college courses. From a recliner, the...chronicle.comhttp://chronicle.com/article/Free-Online-Courses-at-a-Very/48777/Bindu Shahbshah5821100Online College Access Comes at a High Price for Students, Survey Says - Technologyurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9039404476422998347-b998019055547bcb4f89ea86da47950d2009-10-27T09:33:52.468-04:00October 22, 2009 Online College Access Comes at a High Price for Students, Survey Says By Marc Parry Online programs are expanding access to education, but a survey reveals new details about the cost of that access, suggesting that students enrolled...October 22, 2009 Online College Access Comes at a High Price for Students, Survey Says By Marc Parry Online programs are expanding access to education, but a survey reveals new details about the cost of that access, suggesting that students enrolled...chronicle.comhttp://chronicle.com/article/Online-College-Access-Comes-at/48895/Bindu Shahbshah5822200After Delay Due to Illness, Jack Welch Online MBA to Launchurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12694152964467246153-21e459fe7ec0cf798b8bd149c6bcc6d92009-10-29T14:41:47.554-04:00The Jack Welch Management Institute, an online business school backed by the former GE CEO, will launch classes on Jan. 4, after a semester-long delay caused by Mr. Welch's 14-week hospitalization for a staph infection. The online MBA program, which...The Jack Welch Management Institute, an online business school backed by the former GE CEO, will launch classes on Jan. 4, after a semester-long delay caused by Mr. Welch's 14-week hospitalization for a staph infection. The online MBA program, which...online.wsj.comhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704335904574497552298175562.htmlGeoff Gloecklerggloeckler2350000Virtual Labs Make College Feasibleurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13994542485231907193-ceafbe268587ced3446717f5404444422009-09-30T15:37:49.533-04:00Many colleges are offering hands-on, virtual labs as part of their IT programs. Now IT professionals can go back to school to further their education, and since these courses are online, you can "make the schedule fit with your busy lifestyle without worrying about commuting schedules, rush hour, or missing your kids' soccer games." Many colleges are offering hands-on, virtual labs as part of their IT programs. Now IT professionals can go back to school to further their education, and since these courses are online, you can "make the schedule fit with your busy lifestyle without worrying about commuting schedules, rush hour, or missing your kids' soccer games." windowsitpro.comhttp://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/102888/virtual-labs-make-college-feasible.htmlKelly Wanlasskwanlass8135212Interactyx Limited Named a Finalist for Best of Elearning! 2009urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1005196569744841505-a16526f4f36343d0fac4aacaa1efcf9f2009-10-29T11:51:21.580-04:00We are pleased to announce that Interactyx Limited has been named a finalist for the Best of Elearning! 2009 by Elearning! Magazine. TOPYX® is an affordable eLearning 2.0 Software as a Service (SaaS) solution with integrated social networking, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality fulfilling the modern eLearning needs for corporate training, academic institutions, and small to midsize businesses.We are pleased to announce that Interactyx Limited has been named a finalist for the Best of Elearning! 2009 by Elearning! Magazine. TOPYX® is an affordable eLearning 2.0 Software as a Service (SaaS) solution with integrated social networking, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality fulfilling the modern eLearning needs for corporate training, academic institutions, and small to midsize businesses.interactyx.comhttp://www.interactyx.com/interactyx-limited-named-a-finalist-for-best-of-elearning-2009Alfred Novasanovas7140000Learning Tools in Tough Economic Timesurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15215504875837045763-7fe20d591973bc9398fd61a075fe8f172009-10-15T15:25:29.546-04:00Free Webinar - Franchise 2.0 – All Aboard, Your Training is Leaving the Station - Thurs. Oct. 22 12pm ET Interactyx Limited Announced as Finalist in the Best of Elearning! 2009 Free Webinar - Social Networking and eLearning to Build, Fund, and Train...Free Webinar - Franchise 2.0 – All Aboard, Your Training is Leaving the Station - Thurs. Oct. 22 12pm ET Interactyx Limited Announced as Finalist in the Best of Elearning! 2009 Free Webinar - Social Networking and eLearning to Build, Fund, and Train...bit.lyhttp://bit.ly/Z10QEJodi Harrisonjharrison7664400