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http://www.edu1world.org/Global/26771 New features now available on edu1world ! tweetmeme_source
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New features now available on edu1world !

by Liz Dietz on 08/09/2010 12:09   0 comments , 81 views
As part of our commitment to continuously enhance  edu1world, we have rolled out some new features that we hope you will find useful.  To properly access these features you will need to delete your temporary internet files (under tools, internet options on your browser).

The enhancements include...

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http://www.edu1world.org/Global/26477 Social Software Platform Enterprise Hive Now Generally Available tweetmeme_source
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Social Software Platform Enterprise Hive Now Generally Available

by News on 07/27/2010 12:18   0 comments , 82 views
Enterprise Hive has just been announced as generally available, offering a competitive edge to the education, government, and technology industries. An advanced and flexible social software platform, Enterprise Hive offers more functionality at a lower cost than any other product on the market today.
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http://www.edu1world.org/Global/27483 Kingston University Drives Virtual Learning with Quest Software tweetmeme_source
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Kingston University Drives Virtual Learning with Quest Software

by News on 08/31/2010 11:53   0 comments , 74 views
Kingston University today announced it is implementing the Quest Software, Inc. desktop virtualization solution, Quest® vWorkspace, to give staff and students virtual access to their university desktop and learning resources from any location, on a wide range of devices, at any time.
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http://www.edu1world.org/Global/27379 A challenge to new Canadian copyright law tweetmeme_source
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A challenge to new Canadian copyright law

by Tony Bates on 08/27/2010 19:55   0 comments , 3 views

Valiente, G. (2010) New copyright law hits opposition Canada.com, August 23

‘Last week, the Canadian Association of University Teachers and the Canadian Federation of Students filed an objection with the Copyright Board over a proposed new royalty program. The program was proposed by Access Copyright, a private non-profit body that licenses literary [...]

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http://www.edu1world.org/Global/27315 Ontario students’ vision for the Ontario Online Institute tweetmeme_source
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Ontario students’ vision for the Ontario Online Institute

by Tony Bates on 08/25/2010 21:18   0 comments , 26 views

Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (2010) The Ontario Online Institute: Students’ Vision for Opening Ontario’s Classrooms Toronto ON: OUSA

OUSA have produced a superb document outlining their position regarding the proposed Ontario Online Institute. While strongly supporting the concept, OUSA raises a whole set of key issues that need to be addressed if the new [...]

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http://www.edu1world.org/Global/27225 St. Andrew's Anglican College Deploys Wire-like Reliability Via Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays tweetmeme_source
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St. Andrew's Anglican College Deploys Wire-like Reliability Via Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays

by News on 08/24/2010 13:38   0 comments , 79 views
Xirrus®, the leader in High Performance Wi-Fi that delivers the most coverage, bandwidth, and user density in the industry, announced today the deployment of Xirrus high performance 802.11n Wi-Fi Arrays across St. Andrew's Anglican College campus in Queensland, Australia.
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http://www.edu1world.org/Global/27131 The Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning tweetmeme_source
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The Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning

by Tony Bates on 08/20/2010 01:03   0 comments , 55 views

Le Meridien Kochi

The Sixth Pan Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF6) will take place from 24-28 November 2010 at Le-Meridien, Cochin Resort & Convention Centre (Kochi, Kerala), India. The theme of PCF6 is: Access and Success in Learning: Global Development Perspectives.

The Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning has grown to become one [...]

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http://www.edu1world.org/Global/27130 Conference on learning environments and ecosystems in Engineering Education tweetmeme_source
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Conference on learning environments and ecosystems in Engineering Education

by Tony Bates on 08/20/2010 01:03   0 comments , 55 views

Petra, Jordan

IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference: “Learning Environments and Ecosystems in Engineering Education” EDUCON2011 Princess Sumaya University for Technology Amman, Jordan 4-6 April 2011

Call for Papers

The conference is the second of a series sponsored by the IEEE Education Society within IEEE Region 8. It will provide an interdisciplinary forum [...]

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http://www.edu1world.org/Global/26907 Report on e-Learning Africa 2010 tweetmeme_source
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Report on e-Learning Africa 2010

by Tony Bates on 08/12/2010 00:46   0 comments , 66 views

© ICWE GmbH 2010

The eLearning Africa conference was held in Lusaka, Zambia in May. Here are some stats on the conference:

eLearning Africa 2010 in a nutshell

1778 participants from 78 countries, 86% from Africa

323 speakers and chairpersons from 50 countries, 65% from Africa

16 ministers and [...]

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http://www.edu1world.org/Global/26560 IBM Opens the First Multipurpose Cloud Computing Center in Poland tweetmeme_source
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IBM Opens the First Multipurpose Cloud Computing Center in Poland

by News on 07/29/2010 12:16   0 comments , 187 views
IBM Poland (NYSE: IBM)  and the Wroclaw University of Technology today announced an agreement to establish the first university cloud computing center in Poland.
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http://www.edu1world.org/Global/26561 Follett International, DO IT Technologies Form Partnership to Enhance Learning in South Africa tweetmeme_source
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Follett International, DO IT Technologies Form Partnership to Enhance Learning in South Africa

by News on 07/28/2010 23:00   0 comments , 121 views
Follett International, a global supplier of educational materials in more than 148 countries, and DO IT Technologies PTY, Ltd., a sister company of Publications Network Pty Ltd (SAPnet), a leading bibliographic data management provider, announced this week a partnership that will enhance teaching and learning throughout Southern Africa.
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http://www.edu1world.org/Global/26505 Open educational resources in Chinese and English tweetmeme_source
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Open educational resources in Chinese and English

by Tony Bates on 07/27/2010 22:29   0 comments , 90 views

Hong Kong

Recently the Open University of Hong Kong launched its free digital platform called ‘Open Learning ‘.

‘Open Learning gathers together a wealth of audio-visual educational materials and courseware unit covering a broad range of subject areas…There are TV programmes produced by the University’s Educational Technology and Publishing Unit, and recording [...]

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