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Announcing the New Percolate Learning Management System
Michaels & Associates proudly announces the launch of their new Percolate LMS. Sherry Michaels, President, said, "This has been a labor of love for the last year, and because we’ve gained so much experience in working with our clients’ LMS issues, the challenge has all been worth it! We were motivated to solve these issues and remove roadblocks typically found in working with an LMS. Complexity and a lack of clarity have traditionally been the hallmarks of LMSs. Percolate aims to fix that." - May 10, 2012 - Michaels & Associates
High Impact Prospecting and Rock the Deadline Partnership Offers Content Creation and Demand Generation Services
Combined marketing services provide marketers with a comprehensive content solution for email marketing, lead generation and social engagement. - May 08, 2012 - H-I-P (High-Impact-Prospecting, LLC)
The Pharma Compliance Group Announces Exclusive Sales Agreement with LearnSomething, Inc. for DEA Compliance Online Training
The Pharma Compliance Group (PCG) announce that it has signed an exclusive marketing and sales agreement with LearnSomething, Inc. to offer online training for the pharma industry to support DEA compliance of the CSA and CFR for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other DEA registrants. - May 07, 2012 - Pharma Compliance Group, LLC
MindReps.com Releases Medical Terminology Quiz
MindReps.com, a free educational website, has released an innovative medical terminology quiz feature to help students master this topic. - May 07, 2012 - MindReps.com
Career Step Announces Launch of New Computer Technician Training Program
Career Step has launched a new Computer Technician training course designed to prepare students for the CompTIA A+ certification exams. - May 03, 2012 - Career Step
Global Academy Online Creates $50M Hybrid Startup
Global Academy Online, Inc. announces the formation of an international consortium to develop hybrid universities in Vietnam, the Peoples Republic of China, Costa Rica, Canada, and the USA. - May 02, 2012 - Global Academy Online, Inc.
Online Degree Talk Tells About How Online Course Has Changed a Teenager's Life Just at the Age of 15
Here we highlight an often neglected feature of online learning: accelerated learning. A survey was carried out by OnlineDegreeTalk which revealed how the flexibility and convenience of online education is helping students to graduate earlier; the time students save on commute and the flexibility they get to take classes at their own time and pace can now be used to pursue more courses in less time. - May 02, 2012 - Online Degree Talk
Latest Course International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety
Good news: For those who want to get the qualification; NEBOSH International Technical Oil and Gas Certificate (IOG). It will be a great opportunity to get qualified in oil and gas safety from SHEilds, the accredited NEBOSH course provider at very affordable prices. “Keeping in mind the... - April 29, 2012 - Sheilds
CourseKing Presents – the Rajasthan Royals Top Fan Contest to Win an iPad
CourseKing, an online portal has partnered with the ever popular IPL team, Rajasthan Royals to run a unique Top Fan contest. - April 22, 2012 - Course Exchange Ltd.
New Training Video Q&A Offers Insight on Launching a Fitness Career; Celebrity Fitness Expert John Spencer Ellis Answers Student Questions in Online Video
In a brand-new online training video, fitness expert John Spencer Ellis answers questions from personal training students. Topics covered include getting started, challenges, education and more. - April 21, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Virtual Speech Center Releases a New iPad App for Speech Language Pathologists
Virtual Speech Center Inc., the provider of mobile applications for speech therapy, announced today the release of Auditory Workout, an iPad application available for download on Apple’s ITunes App store. Auditory Workout was created by a certified speech and language pathologist for... - April 20, 2012 - Virtual Speech Center Inc.
Inside Out: An Experimental Artistic Process, Nine Artists Exhibit Together After a Six Month Experiment Documenting the Creative Processes That Went Into Each Work
Nine artists present a collection of work illustrating their journey in documenting the conceptual process involved in creating their art. The exhibition will include drawings, writings, sketches and even a few false starts, that ultimately resulted in this show of more than 60 mosaics. The exhibition will be held April 13-June 29, 2012, in the Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics, located at 1800-1806 W. Cuyler Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60613. - April 07, 2012 - The Chicago Mosaic School
Career Step Launches New Medical Billing Career Training Course
Career Step has announced the release of a new Medical Billing training course designed to prepare students in just a few months for successful careers in healthcare reimbursement. - April 06, 2012 - Career Step
New Triathlon Coaching Website Offers Certification and Business Training for Triathlon Coaches
A new triathlon coaching and certification website offers education, certification and business training for triathlon coaching. Online at http://www.triathloncoachingprogram.com/, the site is provided by the International Triathlon Coaching Association. - March 31, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
EF Englishtown Selected as a Finalist in Two CODiE Award Categories
EF Englishtown, the world’s leading online English school, today was nominated as a finalist in both Best Corporate Learning/Workforce Development Solution and Best Reading/English Instructional Solution for the Software & Information Industry Association’s CODiE Awards. - March 30, 2012 - EF Education First
Vizigy eLearning Technologies Announces Release of Its eLearning Platform Publisher API
Vizigy, Inc. announced the release of its eLearning Platform Publisher API, which enables companies and content publishing partners to directly publish instructional videos directly from approved video editing and creation software applications to the Vizigy eLearning platform. - March 29, 2012 - Vizigy eTraining Solutions
NJCTS Wednesday Webinar Series Continues with April 11 Presentation of "Managing Tourette Syndrome in the Classroom"
One-hour discussion will be given by Susan Conners, a Tourette author and educator for more than 30 years. - March 26, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
American College of Healthcare Sciences Hires Danielle Silverman as Adjunct Faculty Instructor
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has hired Danielle Silverman as Adjunct Faculty Instructor for NAT 306 Holistic Health Consulting and Business online course available at www.achs.edu. - March 22, 2012 - American College of Healthcare Sciences
Nidhi Infotech Launches World-Class Virtual Training Environment
Investment in Technology Extends Classroom for Java Training and .NET Training Clients throughout Bangalore. - March 22, 2012 - Nidhi Infotech
Bryant & Stratton College Online Medical Reimbursement & Coding Degree (AAS) Now Offered in New York
Associate’s degree program will help graduates prepare for careers in physician coding and hospital inpatient coding - March 21, 2012 - Bryant & Stratton College Online
Magical Concepts - A New iPhone and iPad App for Speech-Language Pathologists and Parents
Magical Concepts was created by a certified speech-language pathologist who wanted to make “drilling” with flashcards fun and motivating. This engaging, colorful app includes over 2000 photos accompanied by audio instructions. Children are welcomed by Mago the Magician, who encourages them to work hard. Children earn stars for each correct response, and when they accumulate enough stars, they are rewarded with a magic show. - March 20, 2012 - Virtual Speech Center Inc.
Growing Demand for Quality Education is Triggering ICT Usage in Education Sector, Finds Netscribes
Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd., launches ICT Adoption in Education Sector in India 2011 report covering a market with strong growth potential. It is a part of Netscribes’ Information Technology Series. - March 18, 2012 - Netscribes, Inc.
Registered Tax Return Preparer Exam Preparation Course
Unlimited Simulated Exams for the new 2011 IRS RTRP Competency exam for tax preparers is announced by GlobalED Virtual University. - March 17, 2012 - GlobalED Virtual University
New Book Release
CGMP University inc of San Jose announced the release of two books: 1. How to design a Pharmaceutical Quality system. 2. Principles of design controls for medical device. - March 16, 2012 - cGMP UNIVERSITY INC.
GCFLearnFree.org Updates Its Most Popular Program
Due to it’s popularity and widespread use by organizations around the world, the GCFLearnFree.org team chose to do a complete overhaul of Computer Basics, updating all educational content within the lessons. In the Fall, the text, informational graphics, and interactives were updated and recently, GCFLearnFree.org launched 14 brand new video tutorials. - March 16, 2012 - GCFLearnFree.org
Capstone Digital Announces the 2012 ACORE Grant Winners
Capstone Digital, developer of personalized literacy environments for students, announces the winners of its 2012 Arkansas Capstone Online Reading Experience (ACORE) grant. The ACORE grant program matches schools’ funding dollar for dollar towards the purchase of myON reader, a literacy... - March 16, 2012 - Capstone
NJCTS Webinar Series Continues March 28 with Presentation on Sleep and Developmental Disabilities
One-hour presentation by Dr. Lawrence W. Brown will center around lessons for children, especially those with Tourette Syndrome and associated disorders - March 15, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
GEF Institute Announces Sustainability Concepts Certification
New Certification in Sustainability Offers Credit Bearing Online Courses - March 14, 2012 - Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Studica Exhibits at Game Developer Conference
Studica, Inc., the education source for software and technology products around the globe, is exhibiting at the Game Developer Conference (GDC). This will be Studica’s first presence as an Exhibitor at the show. GDC is renowned for being a central point to the digital games industry for... - March 09, 2012 - Studica
GCFLearnFree.org Launches New ESL Program
Utilizing various educational tools, the GCFLearnFree.org ESL program allows learners to see images and videos of words, hear them used in sentences and paragraphs, and practice matching words and sounds. Everything is self-paced and self-directed so that students can choose to focus on the areas that are most important and relevant to learn. - March 08, 2012 - GCFLearnFree.org
RES Unveils What is the Definition of, a New Definitions Site for Readers
What is the definition of love? A new web site gives definitions without all the clutter. - March 07, 2012 - RES
Announcing the Launch of KIDOZGAMES.com - A gaming portal for kids
KIDO’Z is proud to announce the launch of kidozgames.com, a safe gaming portal for young kids. With hundreds of hand-picked fun and educational interactive games for kids, KIDOZ Games enables your child to learn while having fun. The kids’ friendly interface provides direct access to... - March 06, 2012 - KIDO'Z Ltd
New Working Style for English Speakers by Best Teacher
Best Teacher will bring a new and creative working opportunity to all English speakers in Japan this coming April. - March 03, 2012 - Best Teacher
Revolutionary Web App to Cut Homework Preparation Time by Half, While Improving Quality
Innovative web app decreases homework preparation time while increasing work quality. Experts: "sCoolWork has the potential to substantially influence how people process information." - March 01, 2012 - Skills and Knowledge
uCertify Introduces Jigyaasa – an Interactive Learning Platform
A powerful learning platform that makes learning engaging, effective and fun for students and educators of all ages. The flexible platform supports a variety of learning tools catering to multiple learning styles and to a student’s pace of learning. - March 01, 2012 - uCertify.com
uCertify Prepkits for MTA Exams Are Now Microsoft Approved Exam Prep
The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certification is designed for helping those individuals who want to validate their fundamental technology knowledge, for improving their career. The following MTA PrepKits from uCertify have been approved by Microsoft as conforming to the Microsoft... - March 01, 2012 - uCertify.com
BigMarker.com Offers Free, Lifetime Web Conferencing and Project Management Tools for Schools, Educators, and Students
Get a Private Community for Life Through March 1st - February 25, 2012 - BigMarker.com
Brand-New Website Offers Full Spectrum of Life Coaching Training and Certification for Coaches of All Levels
A new website at http://lifecoachcertification.us/ offers life coach training courses for both new and advanced coaches. Offered by the Spencer Institute, the site provides holistic life coaching training. - February 23, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
NESTA Certified Personal Fitness Trainer Certification Gains Full National Board of Fitness Examiners Approval
After a recent comprehensive review of the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association’s (NESTA) Personal Fitness Trainer Certification, the National Board of Fitness Examiners (NBFE) named the program a fully approved affiliate. NESTA is the only personal trainer certification that... - February 21, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Montlick & Associates, Georgia Personal Injury Attorneys is Founding Sponsor of New National Anti-Bullying Organization and Kids' Club
Montlick & Associates, Georgia Personal Injury Attorneys, is Founding Sponsor of a new National Anti-Bullying Organization and Kids Club, in partnership with Children Without a Voice USA. The A4K, Ambassadors for Kids Club is a non-profit youth organization dedicated to keeping America's children safe. Membership is free to any child that joins the club and takes the pledge. The A4K Club teaches kids to use their voices to stand up and speak out when they see another child being bullied. - February 20, 2012 - Montlick & Associates, Attorneys at Law
NJCTS Wednesday Webinar Series Continues with Presentation on OCD in Children and Adolescents
On Feb. 29, Dr. Allen Weg will discuss assessment, diagnosis and treatment, as well as how the disorder affects kids' ability to function in school. - February 16, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
TrafficSchool.com Becomes First Ever Home Study and Internet Traffic School Licensed by the CA Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Out of the roughly 200 court approved home study programs, TrafficSchool.com has become the first school approved by the DMV to offer Internet and homestudy courses throughout California. As the first approved DMV internet school, TrafficSchool.com will be able to provide ticketed drivers the kind of uniform traffic safety curriculum that the new law demanded. - February 16, 2012 - TrafficSchool.com
Partnership Announcement Between JRInstitute.com and Skiptracejobs.com to Enhance Online Educational Growth
The Judgment Recovery Institute announced today a partnership agreement with SkiptraceJobs.com which will allow both companies to better expand their online educational courses in the skip-tracing and the judgment recovery training arena. - February 12, 2012 - Judgment Recovery Institute
Simple Earth Hops Announces Commercial Hops Webinars
Brewing Up a Community Hops Webinars to be held on the 3rd Saturdays of March-April-May - February 12, 2012 - Simple Earth Hops - slower. smaller. local.
GCFLearnFree.org Launches First Original Mobile App Math Game, Good at Math
The interactive math game, Good at Math, allows players to choose between practicing addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, or all four skills at once. - February 10, 2012 - GCFLearnFree.org
NESTA Personal Trainer Certification Testing Centers Now Available Across the Globe
Previously available only in North America, the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association’s (NESTA) exams are now offered globally. NESTA personal fitness trainer course is online and self-paced. - February 09, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
GoodSemester Brings Education Into the 21st Century with Launch of Cloud-Based Open Learning Platform
GoodSemester is proud to advance education through the launch of its revolutionary online platform for learning. GoodSemester (https://www.goodsemester.com) is urging users to share course content to facilitate collaboration and the acceleration of learning through access to an open repository of... - February 06, 2012 - GoodSemester
CompTIA Approved Cloud Essentials and Storage+ Courses from uCertify
uCertify is one of the few test prep software providers to earn the seal of CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum (CAQC) for their Cloud Essentials (CLO-001) and Storage+ (SGO-001) courses. This means that these course materials have been approved by CompTIA to be quality curriculum for their Cloud Essentials and Storage+ certification exams. - February 05, 2012 - uCertify.com
SHIFT Wins Silver Brandon Hall Learning Technology Awards
SHIFT a leader in innovative in the eLearning environment, won a coveted Brandon Hall Silver award for excellence in the Technology for Testing or Learning Evaluation category. - February 03, 2012 - SHIFT
Lagond Music School Announces the Lagond-A-Thon, a 10th Anniversary Celebration, and Their First Live Streaming Fundraising Event on the Lagond Music Website
In celebration of its 10th Anniversary, the Lagond Music School, a not-for-profit organization located in Westchester County, announces the Lagond-A-Thon, a live video streaming performance and fundraising event on Friday, February 10th from 8pm to 12 midnight. This global online performance will commemorate the innovative contemporary music school’s 10 years of serving a diverse community of over 1,000 students. - February 02, 2012 - Lagond Music School