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Education Grid Launched Jointly by Immersive Education Initiation and The Ford Program-Global Education Initiative
In March 2008, the Media Grid, a Boston-based public utility for digital media founded by computer grid pioneer Aaron Walsh, and the Ford Program-Global Education Initiative, an international donor NGO, formed a joint initiative to further education in underserved communities worldwide.  The Ford Program-Global Education has developed three innovative approaches for delivering applied-learning science-engineering programs for K-12 youth and teachers in underserved communities worldwide.  Media Grid has launched two open source education initiatives in less than a year. The Immersive Education Initiative, begun in 2007, is an international consortium of 300 universities, colleges, research institutes and companies that are supporting the development of virtual reality and game-based learning and training systems.  In June 2008, the initiative launched The Education Grid in partnership with Sun Microsystem’s Laboratory’s Project Wonderland, to conduct classes more...
July 1, 2008
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ALISON has launched the Perfect Global IT Skills Certification. Free and self-certifiable IT skills training is now available to everyone.

Continuing to lead its revolution of online learning, ALISON today announced the launch of the ALISON ABC IT certification. The certification can be achieved via the study of highly-interactive multimedia courseware which is freely accessible for study by anyone once they are a registered learner with ALISON. Whether a person is completely new to compute more...

Added by  Mike Feerick  August 14, 2008

This page provides various statistical information on Latin American and Carribean countries.

Added by  Imran Uddin  August 14, 2008

The study is intended to provide guidance to organisations working in the education sector and is directed towards policymakers, ICT practitioners and donor agencies, in particular.

Added by  Najmee Chowdhury  August 13, 2008

WTO offers a number of interactive training modules on WTO subjects. Each module is built on course material developed by WTO experts and includes a number of interactive tests to assess the user’s progress.
Interactive courses are:
> General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
> Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
> SPS Handbook: How to apply the transparency provisions of the SPS Agreement
> WTO dispute settlement system
> Handbook on Accession to the WTO

Added by  Kasem Ali  August 10, 2008

Kindly go to the link below in order to know what is happening in the world of open education:

http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/06/stories/2008080652892200.htm

Added by  Shambhu Ghatak  August 6, 2008

When John Sexton, the president of New York University, first met Omar Saif Ghobash, an investor trying to entice him to open a branch campus in the United Arab Emirates, Mr. Sexton was not sure what to make of the proposal - so he asked for a $50 million gift. 'It's like earnest money: if you're a $50 million donor, I'll take you seriously,' Mr. Sexton said.

Added by  Kasem Ali  August 5, 2008

With experience in development sector Micro Associates introduces tools for development sector practioners and community to serve there mapping needs through the fingure tips.

Free download available Micro Mapper .
Mapping tool for capturing data from the neighborhood in rural and urban areas.


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