Canadian eLearning Technology Holds its Own

This past month I’ve been conducting a learning management system (LMS) evaluation for a client, in collaboration with Bryan Chapman. We used the Brandon-Hall LMS knowledge base to gather data and I was amazed at how comprehensive it is, with 78 systems listed [I do not receive any benefits for recommending this knowledge base]. I also remarked at how many Canadian LMS are listed - twenty! For a nation 1/10 the size of the US, we’re doing quite well with our technology development. I guess that’s obvious when the largest academic LMS in the US sues its Canadian competitor.

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Terrific slide show: Where mobile is and where it is headed

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Pewaukee qualifies for school funding

Pewaukee qualifies for school funding State would help start kindergarten for 4-year-oldsBy AMY HETZNER
ahetzner@journalsentinel.comPosted: April 21, 2008

Village of Pewaukee - The Pewaukee School District is one of 32 school districts to qualify for state funding to help start up a 4-year-old kindergarten program next school year, the state Department of Public Instruction announced Monday.

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NECC 2006 Notes

I spent some time over the weekend following all the NECC postings. It really is terrific to be able to attend in such a way. It seems the conversations were the best part. I’ve listened to podcasts, read posts and viewed some great pictures. It really is like being there.

There was great coverage from so many bloggers. Wow! Have we come a long way! One standout for me was Julie Lindsay of elarning blog . She did a terrific job of posting about many of the NECC sessions. Thanks Julie, for such great coverage.

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