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January 21, 2003
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Training, e-Learning and Collaboration Updates
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1. Founder of LifeLong Learning College Dies
2. Macromedia Purchases Presedia
3. TRENDS Live: Video Report on Consumer Electronics and Learning
1. Founder of LifeLong Learning College Dies: A hero of the world of Learning, Hanna Fromm, died recently at the age of 89. She was the founder of the first college for retired people, located in California.
Hanna created the Institute of Lifelong Learning in 1976.
She expected 50 students or fewer when she threw open the doors, she once said. She got, to her surprise, 600 takers - the elderly with an undying thirst for knowledge. Now the institute has more than 1,000 adult students taking courses ranging from foreign affairs to opera. Retired university professors from esteemed campuses such as Stanford and UC Berkeley teach the classes.
Thanks to her efforts, there are hundreds of similar programs around the country for seniors. Hanna, we will miss you! You truly launched the concept of Lifelong Learning!
2. Macromedia Purchases Presedia: Macromedia announced that it has acquired Presedia, the company that developed Express. According to a Macromedia announcement, "Express enables non-technical professionals to use existing office productivity tools like Microsoft PowerPoint, annotate their presentations with audio, and combine these two elements into a streaming Macromedia Flash application delivered via a hosted or licensed solution. The content can contain slides, audio, animations, quizzes, and surveys. The system tracks and reports results, and can also be integrated with existing learning management systems." Additional info at http://www.macromedia.com
3. TRENDS Live: Video Report on Consumer Electronics and Learning: Watch a 10 minute video report that I compiled on "What We Learned About Training at the Consumer Electronics Show". I took a team from The MASIE Center to the world's largest "gadget and electronics" show to look at trends in personal video players, plasma screens for the classroom and on-line gaming for training. Watch the free streamed report at http://www.masie.com/ces/
COMING SOON: e-Learning EXPERIENCE - A Blended Learning Seminar Boston - Washington, DC - San Jose - Chicago - All-On-Line Edition Only $495 - http://www.masie.com/experience/
*** Elliott Masie's TechLearn TRENDS ***
Training, e-Learning and Collaboration Updates
Host: e-Learning EXPERIENCE Regional Seminars
Info @ http://www.masie.com/experience
1. Founder of LifeLong Learning College Dies
2. Macromedia Purchases Presedia
3. TRENDS Live: Video Report on Consumer Electronics and Learning
1. Founder of LifeLong Learning College Dies: A hero of the world of Learning, Hanna Fromm, died recently at the age of 89. She was the founder of the first college for retired people, located in California.
Hanna created the Institute of Lifelong Learning in 1976.
She expected 50 students or fewer when she threw open the doors, she once said. She got, to her surprise, 600 takers - the elderly with an undying thirst for knowledge. Now the institute has more than 1,000 adult students taking courses ranging from foreign affairs to opera. Retired university professors from esteemed campuses such as Stanford and UC Berkeley teach the classes.
Thanks to her efforts, there are hundreds of similar programs around the country for seniors. Hanna, we will miss you! You truly launched the concept of Lifelong Learning!
2. Macromedia Purchases Presedia: Macromedia announced that it has acquired Presedia, the company that developed Express. According to a Macromedia announcement, "Express enables non-technical professionals to use existing office productivity tools like Microsoft PowerPoint, annotate their presentations with audio, and combine these two elements into a streaming Macromedia Flash application delivered via a hosted or licensed solution. The content can contain slides, audio, animations, quizzes, and surveys. The system tracks and reports results, and can also be integrated with existing learning management systems." Additional info at http://www.macromedia.com
3. TRENDS Live: Video Report on Consumer Electronics and Learning: Watch a 10 minute video report that I compiled on "What We Learned About Training at the Consumer Electronics Show". I took a team from The MASIE Center to the world's largest "gadget and electronics" show to look at trends in personal video players, plasma screens for the classroom and on-line gaming for training. Watch the free streamed report at http://www.masie.com/ces/
COMING SOON: e-Learning EXPERIENCE - A Blended Learning Seminar Boston - Washington, DC - San Jose - Chicago - All-On-Line Edition Only $495 - http://www.masie.com/experience/
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