In any large, well-established organization, making changes can be as challenging as reversing the direction of an aircraft carrier. The military is no exception. But three different elements came together to create the “perfect storm” for radically changing the way the U.S. Navy provides advanced training to its personnel around the world. [more]
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Learning never stops, regardless of when or where we earned those coveted college and university degrees. We continue to learn throughout our lives, and continuing professional education has become critical to foster new life skills and develop our careers. [more]
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During BbWorld® ’07, the global Blackboard users conference held in Boston this past summer, Blackboard announced the recipients of its prestigious Blackboard Greenhouse Exemplary Course Program™ awards. Nick White and Adonica Aune of Capella University, a user of Blackboard Professional Education
solutions, were among the winners. [more]
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In our current era of competing priorities, during which every organization is expected to do more with less, showing a beneficial return on your investments is critical. How do you measure the return on investment (ROI) from your technology investment? [more]
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This past summer during BbWorld® ’07, ProEd users of the Blackboard Academic Suite™ received a first-hand look at the new features of Release 7.3, which contains some exciting enhancements. Since not everyone was able to attend the users conference, in this article I will highlight the new features and discuss their significance. [more]
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Blackboard would like to express sincere gratitude to everyone who invested time, expertise and creativity into BbWorld® ’07 in Boston this past summer. Your participation made the global event the most successful gathering of the Blackboard user community to date. [more]
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The advent of the Internet has changed education structures around the world. Students can study now at their own respective pace and time, with interactive content. This invaluable opportunity has transformed the paradigm of traditional education. Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje(SENA), the National Service of Learning, is the most important institution for training and capacity building in Colombia, and it understands this paradigm shift well. [more]
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