Henry DeVries dropped this in my email…….
Record Online Offerings at UC San Diego Extension
Online continuing education offerings increased 83 percent last year at the University of California San Diego, according to Elizabeth Meyer, director of online learning for UC San Diego Extension.
During the 2009-2010 academic year fully online classes UC San Diego Extension at served a record 11,738 enrollees in 791 courses, up from 432 classes the previous year.
Meyer credits the strong demand for fully online courses to changing attitudes. Both employers and adult workers have come to appreciate the unique value of a multi-media learning experience.
“Fortunately, the increasing popularity of Web 2.0 tools – including blogs, social media, video sharing, and wikis – is positively influencing how adults perceive online education,” says Meyer. “The lingering attitude that online education lacks the rigor of traditional face-to-face classroom instruction is changing.”
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The Custom Content Council 2010 Pearl Awards Finalists are:
9 Threads, American Airlines Publishing, Ariad Custom Communications, Ascend Intregrated Media, BIV Custom Publishing, Bravo Digital Media, C-E Publishing, Concept Publishing, D Custom, DCP, Dino Publishing, Element One, Emphasis Media Limited, Golf Digest Properties, Grupo BPMO, Hanley Wood, HCP/Aboard Publishing, Heritage Auction, Infel AG, Ink, Javelin Custom Publishing, Journal Communications, Journal International Verlags- und Werbegesellschaft mbH, Journey Group, King Fish Media, Korn/Ferry International, Leverage Media LLC, Luminary Publishing, Maggie Ltd., McMurry, Meredith Integrated Marketing, MSP Communications, New Media Publishing, Novimedia, Nxtbook Media, Pace Communications, Parents Network Custom Solutions, Penton Custom Media, Rodale Custom Content & Marketing, Rogers Publishing, Spafax, SPOT ON media, sQills, a unit of Sanoma Magazines Belgium, Story Worldwide, Text Pacific, The Pohly Company, Time Inc. Content Solutions, TMG, Totem, and Wiesner Media.
The event takes place on Thursday, November 11th at the Water Club in NY city.
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This in from Elizabeth Buccianti from Vantage Communications ………….
La Jolla based Blue Sky Network, today announced that the Saudi Red Crescent Society will be installing its GPS-based aviation tracking devices on the Saudi Red Crescent Society’s first-aid helicopter fleet.
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TV Viewing Habits:
Are Americans Still Watching in Real Time?
This Marist Poll Reports:
Do Americans still gather around their TV screen to catch up on their favorite shows? Find out the answer in a recent national Marist Poll.
Plus, The Marist Poll’s Senior Writer and Web Editor Jared Goldman addresses how Americans’ changing viewing habits could affect TV show formats in his new blog “On-Demand TV: What’s the Story?”
To read Goldman’s blog and to find complete survey findings and methodology, go to The Marist Poll’s website, http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu.
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This in from Erin Adler……There is a new website/mobile app. How many times have you had to use the ‘forgot my password’ option when trying to log in to an account? In this digital age of PIN numbers, codes, passwords and combinations, it’s easy to misplace your login information or worse, completely forget it.
Master Lock Vault to the rescue!
Just plug in all of your various passwords or even combination codes inside the Master Lock Vault, and they will be secure with the highest level of website security available today — a 256bit encrypted connection.
You can use the Vault either by visiting www.masterlockvault.com (available in desktop and mobile versions) or the iPhone App.
